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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OB1" data-source="post: 9364518" data-attributes="member: 6796241">It doesn't come as a shock to me that the TV series didn't make it out of development, the vast majority of planned series don't.  One of the big issues Marvel faces is that when you 100% commit to a show and a release date going forward before a pilot is shot is that what sounds like a good idea in the pitch doesn't pan out as you get into pre-production, but you have to move forward anyhow.  GoT went through a massive re-write and re-cast after the pilot was shot, had it not, it would never have become the phenomenon it did.  So perhaps this is the best thing possible for the D&D series.As for DaDHat, the pandemic likely killed it's best chance to become a breakout hit.  It also ran into a catch 22 where they spent a LOT of cash on the three big name stars (Pine, Rodriguez and Grant) in an era where big names don't provide a box office lift equal to the cost.  That said, without those three, it's unlikely it would have done nearly as well streaming as it did.  The best chance to get a sequel would be with a budget of $50-70M that drops those 3 and moves forward with the rest of the cast and try to capitalize off of the streaming success.</blockquote>