HBO is developing a TV adaptation of Hasbro’s fantasy role-playing video game series “Baldur’s Gate.”
Craig Mazin, the co-creator and showrunner of HBO’s hit video game adaptation “The Last of Us,” will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Mazin is also the created of HBO’s 2019 limited series “Chernobyl.” Mazin also executive produces alongside Jacqueline Lesko, Cecil O’Connor and Hasbro Entertainment’s head of television Gabriel Marano.
Part of the “Dungeons & Dragons” franchise, the first “Baldur’s Gate” game was released in 1998. Most recently, “Baldur’s Gate 3” debuted in 2023 and achieved significant critical and commercial success, becoming the first-ever title to win all five major Game of the Year awards and crossing 15 million players.
“After putting nearly 1000 hours into the incredible world of ‘Baldur’s Gate 3,’ it is a dream come true to be able to continue the story that Larian and Wizards of The Coast created,” Mazin said in a statement. “I am a devoted fan of ‘D&D’ and the brilliant way that Swen Vincke and his gifted team adapted it. I can’t wait to help bring ‘Baldur’s Gate’ and all of its incredible characters to life with as much respect and love as we can, and I’m deeply grateful to Gabe Marano and his team at Hasbro for entrusting me with this incredibly important property.”
“We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with Craig Mazin on ‘Baldur’s Gate,’” said Francesca Orsi, executive vice president and head of drama programming at HBO. “His deep and long-standing passion for the source material paired with his remarkable talent for building immersive worlds filled with rich, compelling characters promises groundbreaking results.”
“The fans have been eagerly awaiting an adaptation of ‘Baldur’s Gate,’ and we could not ask for better partners than HBO and the incomparable Craig Mazin to build this world with,” said Marano.