Eragon Disney+ Series Picks Up Showrunners, Marc Webb as Executive Producer

Movement is afoot for Disney’s live-action Eragon TV series, with quality the Disney+ amusement has picked up a brace of showrunners, according to Variety.

Todd Harthan and Todd Helbing volition reportedly service arsenic co-showrunners connected the series, with Harthan slated arsenic a co-creator alongside writer Christopher Paolini, the writer of the archetypal 2002 Eragon novel.

Harthan is presently showrunner for the transgression comedy/drama bid High Potential and was the creator of short-lived constabulary procedural Rosewood. Todd Helbing was the showrunner and co-creator of Superman & Lois, and was besides showrunner connected The Flash for a fig of seasons.

In summation to this news, Marc Webb (director of The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2) has besides joined the task arsenic enforcement producer.

News of an Eragon TV bid successful improvement for Disney+ was revealed backmost successful mid-2022, but caller faces boarding the task is simply a important measurement for the bid aft respective years.

Eragon was antecedently adapted by 20th Century Fox arsenic a movie successful 2006. Featuring an experienced cast, Eragon met a mediocre captious reception but did reportedly gain astir $250 cardinal astatine the container bureau globally. It was intended to kickstart a franchise and acceptable the signifier for follow-up films based connected the novel’s sequels, but these plans ne'er came to pass.

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