The original Dungeons & Dragons movies didn't leave the franchise in the best place, giving the impression that the game was about as exciting as the nerdy stereotype made it out to be. Released between 2000 and 2012, these movies took themselves far too seriously. Fortunately, Honor Among Thieves came out in 2024 to give D&D a good name.
The problem is that a Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves sequel is unlikely because of its disappointing box office performance. But despite the numbers, the movie was a raging success among fans of the source material and critics. Meanwhile, Amazon Prime Video is also pumping out a stellar Dungeons & Dragons show, The Legend of Vox Machina. All of these successful Dungeons & Dragons productions are great for the franchise overall, but they may actually cause problems for The Forgotten Realms, the new D&D show due to come out on Netflix.
Honor Among Thieves' Popularity Means Netflix's D&D Show Will Be Compared To It
The Forgotten Realms Won't Escape Comparison To Honor Among Thieves
Those behind The Forgotten Realms are likely aware of the comparisons to Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves that it will be courting. Through all the Dungeons & Dragons productions over the years, the community has maintained high standards. This was a problem for the D&D movies, and it will be a challenge for The Forgotten Realms. Honor Among Thieves got a lot of things right about the universe it was adapting, and the new show will likely have to please the same audience.
Fans and critics will inevitably get wrapped up in discussions about the show and the recent movie, comparing the two to the detriment of both.
Although The makes the D&D show seem promising, it has high expectations to meet after Honor Among Thieves does. Honor Among Thieves enjoyed a resurgence on Netflix recently, despite its low box office returns. This confirms that even more people than originally suspected liked the movie. These fans and critics will inevitably get wrapped up in discussions about the show and the recent movie, comparing the two to the detriment of both. The truth is that it will be hard to compare the two usefully, namely given the differences between a TV show and a movie.
Unfair Comparisons Could Set Netflix's Dungeons & Dragons Show Up To Fail
The Forgotten Realms Will Be Best Appreciated In Its Own Right
The Forgotten Realms could be facing unfair comparisons that set it up to fail if fans and critics maintain a rigid idea of what it should be. With the clue in the name, the show will be embracing what may be Dungeons & Dragons' most famous campaign setting - the Forgotten Realms. Honor Among Thieves also thrived in this setting, so the show may end up using similar locations. Neverwinter, the city ruled by Hugh Grant's character in Honor Among Thieves, is a hugely important city in the Realms and may well end up used in the show.
The Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons TV Show Doesn’t Have To Break The Bank To Adapt Drow Like Drizzt
The Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms TV show is coming to Netflix, and it may note some key tips for adapting fantasy species like drow.
Drow ranger Drizzt Do'Urden ventures to Neverwinter in an important miniseries of American writer R.A. Salvatore's The Legend of Drizzt book series. Drizzt won't be the main character of the show but may well end up having a key cameo, given his importance in D&D lore and position as arguably the most beloved D&D character. This would help the show stand out, but still, it could risk looking like a lower-budget version of Neverwinter. This can lead to claims that the show should have invented an entirely new story, with original characters, like Honor Among Thieves.
The New Dungeons & Dragons Series Shouldn't Be Too Similar To Honor Among Thieves
The Forgotten Realms Should Be Unique
Shawn Levy's reassuring involvement in the Dungeons & Dragons show points toward it being an original venture, which is what it should be. There are not all too many details available about The Forgotten Realms, but what is known is exciting. After all, there are many famous locations and characters for the show to explore that Honor Among Thieves did not touch on. In general, it is quite unlikely that there will be a huge amount of crossover between the movie and the show, if any. The team that put together the movie is far removed from the show's team.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves was a t venture between Hasbro, eOne, and Paramount Pictures.
Hasbro sold eOne, which helped produce Honor Among Thieves. Honor Among Thieves' unlikely best character - Jarnathan, of course - definitely deserves an appearance in any future D&D endeavors, including The Forgotten Realms. But all things considered, the main adventuring party of the movie most likely won't appear in the TV show, whether or not the show adventures to Neverwinter or explores the Harpers. This is fantastic news, because a whole new set of creative minds will be covering the Realms, even if the show touches on similar ground to the movie.
Honor Among Thieves' Harpers are also explored in Dungeons & Dragons' multi-author book series.
Shawn Levy's involvement with the show is exciting because he worked on Stranger Things, which is yet another fantastic D&D production released in recent years. Up there with Honor Among Thieves and The Legend of Vox Machina, Stranger Things is a dark fantasy live-action TV series, and therefore the closest thing to The Forgotten Realms around. The Forgotten Realms would be better off looking to Stranger Things than Honor Among Thieves for inspiration, if it has to look anywhere. Fortunately, Levy can help Dungeons & Dragons do just that.
- Franchise
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Original Release Date
- 1974
- Publisher
- TSR Inc., Wizards of the Coast
- Designer
- E. Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson
- Player Count
- 2-7 Players
Dungeons and Dragons is a popular tabletop game originally invented in 1974 by Ernest Gary Gygax and David Arneson. The fantasy role-playing game brings together players for a campaign with various components, including abilities, races, character classes, monsters, and treasures. The game has drastically expanded since the '70s, with numerous updated box sets and expansions.
Your comment has not been saved