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Disney+’s Eragon Series Names Co-Showrunners Todd Harthan and Todd Helbing With Marc Webb Joining as Executive Producer

Author Christopher Paolini is co-creating the adaptation, signaling a fidelity-focused reset following the franchise’s poorly received 2006 film.

Overview

  • Todd Harthan and Todd Helbing will lead the live-action series as co-showrunners, with Harthan set as co-creator alongside Christopher Paolini.
  • Paolini, Harthan, and Helbing are attached as writers and executive producers on the project.
  • Marc Webb has boarded as an executive producer, joining Rachel Moore and Bert Salke, the latter via Co-Lab 21.
  • A writers’ room opened late last year and is currently ongoing, marking a tangible step forward in development.
  • 20th Television is producing and has optioned rights to the entire Inheritance Cycle, and while the official logline has been released, no casting or release timeframe has been announced.