Amazon Prime's Fallout series has got off to an incredibly positive start, and it's already raised some questions about which other Bethesda franchises could be adapted for this format.
One obvious series that comes to mind is The Elder Scrolls, so what are the chances? Speaking to IGN, Bethesda's Todd Howard (who was the executive producer on the Fallout show) mentioned how he'll probably keep saying "no" to the idea of an adaptation but "you never know" what could happen.
"Everybody asks, like, about Elder Scrolls, and I keep saying no also. And I would approach those - I'll probably say no. You never know if someone's gunna click."
"I can't predict the future..."
So, right now there's "nothing in the works" in terms of an Elder Scrolls adaptation, and Howard suggested that he doesn't want to force anything into becoming a reality.
Elsewhere, Fallout 4's next-generation update for Xbox Series X|S has also been confirmed for later this month, and The Elder Scrolls Online is currently celebrating its 10th anniversary.
Would you be interested in more Bethesda TV series? Let us know in the comments.
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No hurry to retcon anything in TES universe like New Vegas in Fallout to appease Todd's ego so I understand why.
A live action Elder Scrolls show sounds like it would be bad. It would have to be heavily CGI, which TV shows usually don't have the budget to do well. And I don't see the internet handling the casting of all the different races in the games well either.
It could maybe work as an animated show, but I just don't know that this is necessary.
The problem is now would be a bad time for a new fantasy show there are so many out there. Game of Thrones, House of Dragon, Lord of the Rings, Wheel of Time, The Witcher. I feel that if an Elder Scroll game was to come out it would just be lost among all the others and do very poorly.
@Tasuki Normally I would agree but after watching just a couple of episodes of Fallout, I think if the same people were involved they would do a very good job of making an Elder Scrolls series. With Fallout they’ve kept it very faithful to the games and despite only being two episodes in, I think its a fantastic series so far.
I do understand that if there ever was an Elder Scrolls series it would be a massive undertaking and a hell of a lot more ambitious with it needing a lot of CGI scenes, many different characters of different races, different locations with forests, snowy mountains etc and the unique architectures. Basically another Game of Thrones with a similar budget.
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