HBO Greenlights Baldur’s Gate Show Because RPGs Deserve More Cliffhangers
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- •HBO announced development of a Baldur’s Gate TV show continuing the story of Baldur’s Gate 3.
- •Craig Mazin, co-creator of The Last Of Us, will serve as showrunner, writer, and executive producer.
- •The show plans to feature both new protagonists and characters from the game, with the full cast possibly returning.
HBO just announced it’s conjuring a Baldur’s Gate TV show to continue Larian Studios’ critically acclaimed yet apparently cliffhanger-addicted Baldur’s Gate 3. That’s right, the same RPG where you spend hours debating which fantasy lizard-tooth necklace is best is getting a fancy sequel in live-action format—because what the world needs more of is awkward tavern dialogues on screen. The show’s mega-hat-holder Craig Mazin, aka the guy behind The Last Of Us, is back to simultaneously create, write, executive produce, and run the showrunner hamster wheel. He promises fan-favorite characters will return (Andrew, please let them keep the voices), but also new protagonists because why not cram every magical D&D subplot ever created? HBO’s schedule is still as vague as a mysterious quest prompt, but rest assured, the entire Baldur’s Gate 3 cast will be contacted for participation, likely being asked if they’d fancy acting beyond 'roll a d20'.
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Nothing screams ‘peak originality’ like hiring the Last of Us guy to turn a D&D sequel into your next HBO binge. Fantasy gamers, prepare for existential crises with higher budgets.
Baldur’s Gate 3 turned into an HBO series sounds like what happens when your cool D&D campaign invites Hollywood to fail the charisma check.
When you love a game so much you want it to bleed over into TV, but end up with more dramatic pauses than Lefthanded Groomsmen ever dreamed of.
Source: Theverge | Published: 2/6/2026 | Author: Jay Peters
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