It won’t be long before one of the fantasy highlights of the year hits theaters with “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”. As of March 30, 2023, the blockbuster adaptation of the cult fantasy game is flickering across local screens. Then Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez and ‘Bridgerton’ star Regé-Jean Page, among others, can show their skills at beating monsters and exploring dark vaults.
A kind of “Game Of Thrones”, but with more humor – that’s how actor Chris Pine described the project in the past. And of course Paramount is convinced of the concept and believes in the success of the brand. how now reported exclusively, was for the in-house streaming service Paramount+ ordered an entire series of the legendary role-playing game with pen and paper – and that before the release of “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”!
The previously untitled live-action series will be eight episodes long and has the potential to launch a Dungeons and Dragons universe with “scripted and unscripted shows.”
The director of “Red Notice” developed the series
The series was developed by the director of “Red Notice”. Rawson Marshall Thurberwho also wrote the script for the pilot episode and will direct it himself.
There are no official story details on the project yet, so we don’t know if the series will be a spin-off from the movie or if it will be a full-fledged fantasy story. The “Dungeons & Dragons” universe certainly has plenty of material and characters to offer, as the pen and paper role-playing game, considered the forefather of the game genre, can now look back on nearly 50 years of franchise history.
When will the series be released on Paramount+?
It remains to be seen whether the series, like the movie “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”, relies on a mix of fantasy and humor or ventures into some darker realms. As the project is still in an early stage of development, we do not expect series production to start in mid-2024.
For those of you who want to get back into the “D&D” mood, we’ve included the trailer for the fantasy spectacle “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” below. The film will run in German cinemas from March 30, 2023.