D&D Movie/TV D&D movie and series not in the same universe

[Henadic Theologian]

Paramount's 'Dungeons and Dragons' show won't connect to the movie

D&D is adventuring onto both the big and small screen. What will this shared universe look like?

www.inverse.com

I think what they mean is that the movie is set in the Forgotten Realms and the TV show is a different setting, so perhaps the War of the Lance is back on the menu or maybe Greyhawk or Planescape.


They do suggest future crossovers are possible so that suggests it's the same multiverse still.

Could be Eberron's big war maybe.

 

[bedir than]

Paramount's 'Dungeons and Dragons' show won't connect to the movie

D&D is adventuring onto both the big and small screen. What will this shared universe look like?

www.inverse.com

I think what they mean is that the movie is set in the Forgotten Realms and the TV show is a different setting, so perhaps the War of the Lance is back on the menu or maybe Greyhawk or Planescape.


They do suggest future crossovers are possible so that suggests it's the same multiverse still.

Could be Eberron's big war maybe.

Oh, that's new new.

Maybe only Kolstad's show is connected to the movie

 

[Parmandur]

Paramount's 'Dungeons and Dragons' show won't connect to the movie

D&D is adventuring onto both the big and small screen. What will this shared universe look like?

www.inverse.com

I think what they mean is that the movie is set in the Forgotten Realms and the TV show is a different setting, so perhaps the War of the Lance is back on the menu or maybe Greyhawk or Planescape.


They do suggest future crossovers are possible so that suggests it's the same multiverse still.

Could be Eberron's big war maybe.

"War of the Lance" seems like a very strong concept for a big budget TV show.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

"Universe" in TV terms doesn't mean "universe" in the geek sense. It just means it's its own set of characters and settings.

The show could easily be set in Waterdeep or Phandalin, which I think is a better bet than Krynn.

 

[Parmandur]

"Universe" in TV terms doesn't mean "universe" in the geek sense. It just means it's its own set of characters and settings.

The show could easily be set in Waterdeep or Phandalin, which I think is a better bet than Krynn.

The sourcing is vague, and could mean anything.

Given that theyvjust put out a big Dragonlance board game, however, makes Dragonlance a fairly plausible path for future development. And the original trilogy could make a decent big budget show, adapted right.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The sourcing is vague, and could mean anything.

Given that theyvjust put out a big Dragonlance board game, however, makes Dragonlance a fairly plausible path for future development. And the original trilogy could make a decent big budget show, adapted right.

True, but it's also be a lot more expensive than just running around on Ye Olde Fantasy TV Sets, which is what Waterdeep would mostly require. Any show that's got wall to wall dragons (eventually) is going to be compared to House of the Dragon, which isn't a comparison I would invite unless I had an HBO-sized budget.

 

[Parmandur]

True, but it's also be a lot more expensive than just running around on Ye Olde Fantasy TV Sets, which is what Waterdeep would mostly require. Any show that's got wall to wall dragons (eventually) is going to be compared to House of the Dragon, which isn't a comparison I would invite unless I had an HBO-sized budget.

I mean, Paramount may be willing to bring an HBO-sized budget.

But it could seriously be anything. A simple low Level Dungeon romp would be great.

 

[MockingBird]

I just hate how Paramount+ canceled the planned Workaholics movie.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

I just hate how Paramount+ canceled the planned Workaholics movie.

I have no idea what that is.

 

[occam]

True, but it's also be a lot more expensive than just running around on Ye Olde Fantasy TV Sets, which is what Waterdeep would mostly require. Any show that's got wall to wall dragons (eventually) is going to be compared to House of the Dragon, which isn't a comparison I would invite unless I had an HBO-sized budget.

I've never played in Eberron or consider myself a fan, particularly, but that is a property I would love to see in a well-funded series. The setting seems tailor-made for longer-form storytelling, as opposed to tentpole movies.