Bethesda Softworks’ The Elder Scrolls franchise can decently claim to be the largest RPG series in the world. Despite the last full installment, the huge success Skyrim, launched in 2011, has remained very popular. This is partly due to the fact that the game mentioned was brought to almost all platforms under the sun, but spinoffs like MMO The Elder Scrolls Online and mobile title The Elder Scrolls: Blades they also helped keep the franchise in the spotlight.
We know that The Elder Scrolls VI is in development at the moment, although nothing is known what it will consist of and all we saw was a small teaser trailer that basically confirmed the existence of the title. It may take a while before we know more about it, but in the meantime, there is a new rumor being reported by insider Daniel Richtman this week that says Netflix is working on a show based on The Elder Scrolls, which will be as big as your opinion about The magician.
An interesting aspect of this is that Bethesda Softworks is already developing a major adaptation for a TV series of one of its games with Netflix’s main competitor. Earlier this year, they announced that the Westworld the team was working on Fall, which will arrive at Amazon Prime sometime in the future.
In any case, it will be interesting to see when and where this will be defined. The Elder Scrolls‘Tamriel’s world is a big place with a lot of history and hundreds of years pass between titles. Furthermore, as games are about player freedom, there’s no memorable character like Geralt’s The magician focus on. Still, I can easily see a program that explores legal elements like the Dark Brotherhood murder bureau or the Thieves Guild. In addition, it would be fun to get new insights into the Daedric Princes, especially the ever-entertaining Sheogorath.
Perhaps this can also be linked directly to the next Elder Scrolls games. After all, it would be cool to watch a prequel show setting up the world before we explore every inch of it ourselves.