One of the best video games of all time is being turned into a TV series—by the network behind some of the best series of all time. Nevertheless, the response has not been entirely enthusiastic.
What an announcement! Baldur’s Gate 3 is getting a sequel… just not as a video game for now. Larian’s already legendary role-playing game will, as Deadline reports, picked up by HBO.
The network behind some of the best TV shows of all time (Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, The Wire) has apparently reached an agreement with Hasbro and is set to continue the epic story of the role-playing game milestone.
Good omens
At first glance, everything about this announcement sounds extremely promising. This is mainly due to the people involved. The series based on Baldur’s Gate 3 is being produced by none other than Craig Mazin.
Mazin was the leading figure behind the series adaptation of The Last of Us, which was also produced by HBO. The series is considered one of the best video game adaptations to date. However, with Season 3, The Last of Us is coming to an end, after which Mazin will reportedly devote himself to Baldur’s Gate 3.
According to his own statement, the screenwriter has put almost 1,000 hours of playtime into the role-playing game, making him a hardcore fan of the original. He is also said to be a passionate player of Dungeons & Dragons:
“I’m an avid fan of D&D and the brilliant way Swen Vincke and his talented team have adapted it. I can’t wait to bring Baldur’s Gate and all its incredible characters to life with as much respect and love as possible, and I am deeply grateful to Gabe Marano and his team at Hasbro for entrusting me with this incredibly important project.“
What exactly is it about?
Unlike the adaptation of The Last of Us, however, the Baldur’s Gate 3 series will not be an exact retelling of the story from the game. Instead, the series will pick up right where the story ends and revolve around a new group of heroes who encounter old acquaintances on their journey.
Since it will apparently be a live-action series, it is unclear whether the well-known voice actors of beloved characters such as Astrarion (Neil Newbon), Shadowheart (Jennifer English), or Karlach (Samantha Béart) will reprise their roles. But the actors are likely to appear in the series in some form or another.
It is also unclear which ending the creators will choose. Baldur’s Gate 3 offers extremely different endings for each individual character. However, we expect that at least no ending will be chosen in which one of the popular companions bites the dust.
Presumably, it won’t be an ending in which we completely subjugate the world. It’s likely that the Absolute will be defeated and the Sword Coast saved.
Divided reactions at Larian
Surprisingly, Larian has not been involved in the production of the series in any way. The development studio behind Baldur’s Gate 3 and creator of all the popular characters does not own the rights to Baldur’s Gate 3 and its world – these are held entirely by Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro, respectively.
As a result, there has been no collaboration to date. However, studio head Swen Vincke has already spoken out and signaled his strong support for the project:
Crazy that a story that started out in a small hotel conference room eventually evolved into a narrative inspiring enough for it to become a HBO series.
We worked incredibly hard on making Baldur's Gate 3 worthy of its legacy. Its characters and narratives are the result… https://t.co/eOuA5JEvn4
— Swen Vincke @where? (@LarAtLarian) February 6, 2026
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“It’s crazy that a story that started in a small hotel conference room eventually evolved into a narrative that was inspiring enough to become an HBO series.”
We worked incredibly hard to make Baldur’s Gate 3 worthy of its legacy. Its characters and narratives are the result of the collaboration of many teams, and I think I speak for everyone when I say that they think it’s cool and hope that whatever comes next will be implemented with the same passion.
The endings of BG3 were designed to serve as a foundation for new adventures. There are many possibilities for how it could continue. I’m curious to see which ones Craig and his team will choose. He has invited us to a meeting so we can present our ideas to him.
We’re keeping our fingers crossed that the story we’re developing for Divinity will be just as successful. In any case, we’re working hard on it :)”
Initial discussions between the showrunner and Larian are now underway, and Vincke seems ready to participate in the production of the series. However, there are also other opinions at Larian about the whole project.
Director of Publishing Michael Douse expresses his dissatisfaction with the entire announcement on X and continuously reposts negative reactions to the announcement. He himself is also quite indignant that the actual creators of the story have not yet been consulted. Above all, he clearly hopes that the minds behind the story, the writers at Larian, will be given the recognition they deserve for their achievement. So far, there are no exact timelines or further information about the content of the series. The whole project is just getting started. So it will be quite a while before we see the fruits of their labor. In the meantime, Larian is already developing its next big role-playing game, Divinity.
What do you think of the announcement? Does it sound promising to you, or more like a pretty bad idea? Feel free to write your thoughts in the comments!
