Paolini will serve as co-writer and executive producer on the series. The series would be based on the Christopher Paolini young adult novel series “The Inheritance Cycle,” with “Eragon” being the first of the four books in that series.
While audiences await further details on the series, they can revisit the Eragon movie available to stream on Disney+ now.Updated: An “Eragon” live-action TV series is in early development at Disney+, Variety has learned exclusively. Much like Eragon, the Percy Jackson show also has its source author, Rick Riordan leading the charge as creator and co-showrunner with Dan Shotz, pointing towards the streaming platform's dedication to making up for the mistakes of prior adaptations of both novels with a more authentic approach. The Eragon show marks the latest major novel franchise to get a TV adaptation at Disney+ following the in-production Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Additionally, with Paolini himself attached to help usher Eragon to the screen with the Disney+ show, the likelihood for a more faithful adaptation of his novels seems very high.
By expanding it to a TV series in favor of a 100-minute movie, Paolini's story told over the 500-page novel can properly have every element and bit of character development get its time on screen instead of racing to establish a new film franchise to compete with the Harry Potter films. Though some may be hesitant for another adaptation following the panned movie, news of the Eragon show's development is sure to draw some positive attention for fans of the novels. Sources further report that the studio is looking for someone to work with Paolini, as he lacks television writing experience. The series will be based on The Inheritance Cycle novels from Christopher Paolini, who sources report is also attached to co-write and co-showrun the adaptation. Variety has brought word that an Eragon show has entered development at Disney+. Related: Seriously, Every Percy Jackson Update Makes Disney+'s Show More Exciting Due to the poor reviews, plans for Eragon sequels were scrapped by Fox, though now it looks as though the franchise is getting another shot at the screen. The novel's success also inspired 20th Century Fox to acquire its rights and develop it into a feature-length film, which hit theaters in 2006 to widespread critical disdain and was only a modest box office success, grossing over $250 million against its $100 million production budget. Eragon quickly became a hit upon its publication, landing as the third-best-selling children's hardback book of 2003 and the second-best-selling paperback of 2005 and spawning a franchise of four books, which as a whole has received mixed reviews but has sold over 33.5 million copies worldwide.
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