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A potential Dungeons & Dragons series has been in the works for a few years now, but the talent seems to have lined up perfectly for this incarnation. Crevello — creator of the Apple TV+ miniseries WeCrashed — was involved in the previous series planned for Paramount+, which fell through in 2023. Meanwhile, Levy has a proven track record at Netflix with Stranger Things, which has also helped popularize D&D in recent years. This series also has the strength of Hasbro Entertainment behind it, unlike before when the former subsidiary eOne was in charge.
The Forgotten Realms reportedly has a pilot script from Crevello already. If it goes to series, he will executive produce alongside Levy and Dan Levine of Levy’s company 21 Laps, which has a deal with Netflix. Levy is fresh off the success of Deadpool & Wolverine, and is an executive producer on Stranger Things which will has one final season premiering this year.
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Netflix has already had a lot of success in the fantasy genre with shows like The Witcher and Shadow & Bone, but a there’s no brand in the space that compares with Dungeons & Dragons. Insiders said that if The Forgotten Realms is successful, Netflix hopes to expand the franchise and perhaps develop an interconnected cinematic universe.
Forgotten Realms is a fantasy world setting used for in many D&D games, novels, and other media. It is the most similar to medieval fantasy worlds like J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, featuring elves, dwarves, orcs and other fantastical people living alongside humans. It’s also the setting for many video games like massively popular Baldur’s Gate 3 released in 2023.
The Forgotten Realms is in development, so there’s no guarantee we’ll see a finished product and there’s no estimate on when it might debut. For now, you can stream Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves on Prime Video and Paramount+.
