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Wizards of the Coast A new live-action “Dungeons & Dragons” TV series is in the works at Netflix based on the iconic franchise’s popular “Ravenloft” storyline.
As this series goes into development in collaboration with the Hasbro-owned “D&D” maker Wizards of the Coast, Netflix has scrapped another “D&D” project inspired by the table-top roleplaying game’s “The Forgotten Realms” setting.
From creator John August and executive producer Alfonso Cuarón, the “Ravenloft” series is described as a “prestige fantasy series where adventure collides with gothic horror and tragic romance, Ravenloft and its Domains of Dread redefine adventure through character-driven stories of dark magic and supernatural intrigue. At the heart of the series, Ravenloft follows the making of the vampire Darklord Strahd von Zarovich, whose story of power, love, obsession, and undead transformation charts his origins from tragic antihero to one of Dungeons & Dragons’ most notorious villains.”
Along with August and Cuarón, “Ravenloft” is executive produced by Gabriel Marano for Hasbro, Richard Schwartz, and Gaby Rodriguez for Esperanto Filmoj.
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