Hold up. Pause everything. Cancel your plans. I need everyone to stand very still while I finish frothing at the mouth.
Because HBO — yes, that HBO — is bringing Baldur’s Gate 3 to television. Not “inspired by.” Not “set in the same universe.” No. This thing is reportedly picking up right where the game ends.

Which is an absolutely unhinged sentence when you stop and think about it.

Baldur’s Gate 3 doesn’t have an ending. It has thousands. Entire online communities exist purely to argue whether a particular dialogue choice fundamentally alters the metaphysics of the universe. So the idea that HBO is about to walk in, choose one ending, and declare “this is canon now” is guaranteed to upset at least half the fandom on principle alone. Though if you ask me, pick my ending where me and Laezel fly off into the sunset together.

That said, canon was always inevitable. Dungeons & Dragons has to move forward. Baldur’s Gate has to keep existing as a setting. And let’s not forget that BG3 itself is already a sequel to the D&D campaign Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus. This franchise has always been quietly choosing outcomes behind the screen while we scream about player agency. This time, they’re just doing it loudly.

The series will reportedly deal with whatever that canonical ending ends up being, and will feature a mix of familiar faces and brand-new characters. The main focus, however, is a new lead — someone who starts as a complete nobody and works their way into becoming a full-blown hero. Which is extremely on-brand for D&D, and extremely dangerous for my emotional wellbeing.
Because that means reopening old wounds. Old gods. Old mistakes. Old companions whose stories I thought were finished, only for prestige television to drag them back out and recontextualise my trauma in high definition. (And if you are curious about those old gods check out this playlist)

There’s also another Dungeons and Dragons –related series in development, and HBO hasn’t ruled out the possibility of the two shows crossing over. Its unlikely as they are on Netflix, but its not impossible.

The current showrunner is Craig Mazin. Yes, he has written some absolute garbage in the past. We all have sins. But he’s also the mind behind Chernobyl, The Last of Us, and has worked on Mythic Quest. More importantly, he’s a Dungeon Master and has clocked over 1,000 hours in Baldur’s Gate 3. Also im not a professional writer so who am I to judge.

Anyway 100 hours not a casual number. That is the number of someone who understands D&D not as a “story,” but as a machine that generates consequences, regret, and deeply personal nonsense you swear was “just roleplay.” How many of those hours were spent in character creation is unknown, but spiritually? All of them.

He doesn’t need to force himself into an existing protagonist’s shoes. He understands the setting, the tone, and how D&D stories actually function — which gives this adaptation a fighting chance.

The real questions are these:
Is there a new child of Bhaal?
Will I see that sweet angel Karlach again?
And will I ever be able to accept the brutal truth that I can’t fix Shadowheart — no matter how many timelines, playthroughs, or prestige television adaptations I’m given?

This could be incredible.
This could be a complete mess.
Either way, Baldur’s Gate is rolling initiative again — and we are all failing the wisdom save.

And if you love Baldurs Gate 3 check out my video on the games missing companion.

Until next time folks