D&D Movie/TV Is the D&D TV Show Based On Drizzt?

We don't know much about the D&D TV show yet. Here's what we do know.

• The writer is Derek Kolstad (John Wick).
• It will be 6-10 serialized episodes.
• It's a work in process and as yet untitled.
• WotC has just launched a "Summer of Drizzt" PR campaign, which includes an animated short with Benedict Cumberbatch narrating.
• The accompanying press release said "A live action tv show is in development with eOne entertainment and, although not focused on Drizzt, a movie set in the Forgotten Realms starring Chris Pine, Hugh Grant, Rege-Jean Page, Michelle Rodriguez, Sophia Lillis, and Justice Smith is in production." That reads like the former is Drizzt, the latter isn't.
• ComicBook.com asked WotC directly, who said "the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons movie was "not focused on Drizzt, but there is a TV show in development that might be."
• The TV show was confirmed to be set in the Underdark. The approach is a "tinier sliver" of the world, compared to epic stories like Lord of the Rings. He compares it to Star Wars and Jaws. He mentioned that he's like to go "deeper and deeper into the Underdark".
• See this interview with the writer on Collider.

There's novels and statues and stuff all available or coming out this summer, plus Funko POPS, MtG cards and more.

D&D Movie/TV - D&D Movie Synopsis Namechecks Harpers, Red Wizards, and Neverwinter [UPDATED - MAYBE NOT?]

A précis of the Dungeons & Dragons movie has appeared as part of its copyright registration, confirming it's set in the Forgotten Realms. The film stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Hugh Grant, and Rege-Jean Page. An ex-Harper turned thief escapes from prison with his...

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[doctorbadwolf]

What? He got to use the greatest single world in dialog ever. Repeatedly!

Yeah he was great.

 

[Mercurius]

I'm really missing "Drow Classic." The new variants generally look kind of sickly.

 

[imagineGod]

I'm really missing "Drow Classic." The new variants generally look kind of sickly.

If Wizards of the Coast are honest with fans in diversifying drow, nothing stops all variants existing side by side, Ike with humans. Obviously, there may be certain Lloth level xenophobic cities, but even those can show other different drow in subservient roles to the earlier dark editions of drow.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

Do you think animation would be better? Invincible is a cartoon for adults, and lot of anime titles aren't for children. I mean it would be cheaper than action-live if lots of expensive FXs were necessary.

Other matter is what will happens when Hasbro-Paramount deal ends in the next years. I guess Disney will try to offer something, showing Onwald as example to promote Hasbro franchises, but Netflix will also want to produce something about the Hasbro brands.

 

[MarkB]

Do you think animation would be better? Invincible is a cartoon for adults, and lot of anime titles aren't for children. I mean it would be cheaper than action-live if lots of expensive FXs were necessary.

Animated isn't necessarily better or worse, but we're already effectively getting a D&D animated series in the form of Legend of Vox Machina. WotC/Hasbro may want to keep their media differentiated for now.

 

[Reynard]

Do you think animation would be better? Invincible is a cartoon for adults, and lot of anime titles aren't for children. I mean it would be cheaper than action-live if lots of expensive FXs were necessary.

Other matter is what will happens when Hasbro-Paramount deal ends in the next years. I guess Disney will try to offer something, showing Onwald as example to promote Hasbro franchises, but Netflix will also want to produce something about the Hasbro brands.

Netflix has been producing some really good western anime lately. I would love to see an Eberron Anime from them.

 

[wicked cool]

some of the animation in love death robots is excellent

 

[ZeshinX]

While it's still something I'd give a watch, I gotta say a TV show focused heavily on the Drow/Underdark is enormously disappointing to me. I had become thoroughly sick of both by the end of the 90's and still very much am.

 

[Dioltach]

Here's a thought: does this mean we'll finally get a canon decision on how to pronounce "drow"?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Here's a thought: does this mean we'll finally get a canon decision on how to pronounce "drow"?

Rimes with Slough.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Rimes with Slough.

Good lord, man -- "sluff" and "drow" have no sounds in common whatsoever.

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You know, I could get into a Game-of-Thrones style TV show set in Menzoberranzan. A bunch of backstabbing, inter-house trickery would be just the thing (with various ploys & excursions elsewhere to keep things interesting). The houses don't need to be completely evil or chaotic stupid, only diet coke evil and ambitious.

The purple lighting might be a bit much, though.

 

[Higgs]

Drizzt....I was excited for a show, but now I just threw up in my mouth a little.

 

[Orius]

Here's a thought: does this mean we'll finally get a canon decision on how to pronounce "drow"?

It's been known for decades that it rhymes with "bow".

 

[SehanineMoonbow]

As for diversifying the drow...if they actually looked at the lore, they would see they already have a foundation to do this--Eilistraeens and Vhaeraunites. But instead, it sounds like they're writing an entire new subset. I'm definitely not against diversifying drow, but I am tired of seeing Eilistraee and Vhaeraun constantly reduced to footnotes. Maybe they are in these new cities, but they weren't mentioned in the description, and if RAS is the one introducing these new drow, I doubt we'll see them.

I like Drizzt well enough (most of the time), but I think I'll sit out the "Drizzt summer".

 

[Scott Christian]

Geralt, played by Henry Cavill, did no favors for his career. Lots of "hmm" and nothing more in dialog.

Well, I imagine it is a tough acting job to play an emotionally semi-castrated character.

 

[Morrus]

Geralt, played by Henry Cavill, did no favors for his career. Lots of "hmm" and nothing more in dialog.

I think his career is doing just fine.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

As for diversifying the drow...if they actually looked at the lore, they would see they already have a foundation to do this--Eilistraeens and Vhaeraunites. But instead, it sounds like they're writing an entire new subset. I'm definitely not against diversifying drow, but I am tired of seeing Eilistraee and Vhaeraun constantly reduced to footnotes. Maybe they are in these new cities, but they weren't mentioned in the description, and if RAS is the one introducing these new drow, I doubt we'll see them.

I like Drizzt well enough (most of the time), but I think I'll sit out the "Drizzt summer".

Honestly I hearing this from alot of folks and other complaints about the new Drow. This is the most pissed I've seen the FR community since the Spellplague. They need to clarify things.

 

[imagineGod]

I think his career is doing just fine.

"Hmm"...

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Good lord, man -- "sluff" and "drow" have no sounds in common whatsoever.

Don't know if joking or not, but in case of not, an extract of poetry. It rimes:

Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough
It isn't fit for humans now,
There isn't grass to graze a cow

 

[Oofta]

Just in case people really don't know, we do have the canon pronunciation for drow here. Pronounced just like one alternative of the word "row".