There has been a lot of talk about a Dungeons and Dragons live-action TV show, but a hero-villain duo tips the scales in their favor, offering fantasy its next Batman and Joker. Paramount abandoned its D&D TV show after box office disappointment Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thievesbut the concept is being explored. As such a broad franchise, Dungeons and Dragons there are corners that not all D&D fans know, from tabletop and video games to films and books. But the Dark Elf Drizzt Do’Urden and his archenemy need little introduction.
Drizzt Do’Urden originated from RA Salvatore Icewind Dale trilogy of books in 1988, but has gone on to appear in 39 books that have a semi-cult following. He also appears in Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance video game and is a playable character in the popular Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition game. It was a travesty that Drizzt was cut off from the Honor among thieves film, but their place of origin, the Underdark, had a cameo, teasing an exciting future for the drow in cinema. But it’s Artemis Entreri who really makes Drizzt perfect for the screen.
Drizzt and Artemis’ love-hate standoff is the perfect hook for a live-action TV show
Heroes need an archenemy who reflects them
Drizzt Do’Urden and his archenemy, Artemis Entreri, have the perfect ongoing standoff of love and hate to take the world by storm in a long-running TV series or set of films. Stories, especially in fantasy, need hero and villain duos like thiswhere they are two sides of the same coin and are so obsessed with beating each other that they don’t actually want the other to die. Typically, the villain is much more obsessed with the hero, as is the case with Entreri: Drizzt’s Doctor Who Master; the Joker to his Batman. Entreri and Drizzt manage to reconcile during the story, making them even more fascinating.
The Legend Of Vox Machina Proves The Time Is Right For Dungeons & Dragons TV
The time is right for a Drizzt Do’Urden TV show
Although Paramount foolishly abandoned D&D TV show, The time has never been so right for a Dungeons and Dragons series. The incredible Amazon Prime Video The Legend of Vox Machina prove it. The American cartoon, created in the anime style, adapts the first campaign of the web series Real Play Critical Rolewhich aired in YouTube. Called “Vox Machine“, this campaign exemplified Matt Mercer’s absorbing and hilarious dungeon master skill. The animated show captured that spirit while remaining accessible, avoiding confusing knowledge dumps.
The Legend of Vox MachinaMore importantly, it was marketed for its own sake, and not as “Dungeons and Dragons.“That’s why so many people watched it and connected with it. D&D It’s about getting together with friends and save the world, not about abstract myths that the uninitiated struggle to understand. The Legend of Vox Machina proved that, but Drizzt and his nemesis can take it to the next level. They’re the perfect focus for a multi-season Dungeons and Dragons live-action TV show, which is the best way to immerse yourself in this world and its enormous modern relevance.