‘Eragon’ TV Series in the Works for Disney+ From Author Christopher Paolini
thewrap.comTwitter, saying “Y’all are the best fans.” Paolini last year called on fans to push Disney for a “proper” adaptation of his books after the 2006 film based on “Eragon” flopped.
The “Eragon” series would focus on the four young adult and fantasy books as part of Paolini’s “The Inheritance Cycle” of novels, with “Eragon,” first published by Knopf in 2003, being the first in that franchise.
The series also includes the books “Eldest,” “Brisingr” and “Inheritance.” Paolini, who has not written for television previously, will be paired with another writer and showrunner, and the search for that individual is underway.
Bert Salke will executive produce for his Co-Lab 21 banner. Disney did not respond to a request for comment. “Eragon” follows a farm boy named Eragon who discovers a dragon egg and raises it to be his companion, Saphira.
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