drow ranger Drizzt Do'Urden, especially as there is a built-in spinoff that could nurture the franchise for years. Although D&D inventor Gary Gygax created the drow, with a little inspiration from Norse myth, American novelist R. A. Salvatore invented Drizzt in the late 1980s. Salvatore sent a manuscript to TSR, then-owners of D&D. This manuscript got him the gig of writing his first published book, The Crystal Shard. This opener to The Icewind Dale Trilogy introduced Drizzt, who could lead a TV show with the potential for multiple spinoffs.

Drizzt and his two scimitars have featured in 42 novels, including those co-authored by Salvatore and his son, and multiple short stories and graphic novels. Drizzt has also starred in video games and, of course, inspired legions of PCs in the tabletop game which started the whole D&D franchise. A 2021 TV show was set to explore the Underdark (via Collider), and this may have remained the plan, even when the show switched hands in 2023. This Paramount venture was canceled but is now being shopped, leaving Drizzt and his potential spinoffs very much in the cards (via Deadline).

A Drizzt Do'Urden TV Show Could Lead Into A Spinoff About His Daughter Brie

Breezy Is A Fitting Lead For A Dungeons & Dragons Spinoff

Brienelle Zaharina Do'Urden is the daughter of D&D's Catti-brie and Drizzt, and is more than fit to lead her own TV series. This could function as a spinoff after the establishment of Drizzt's TV show, which should happen first. The reason the exciting D&D live-action TV show was canceled related to creative differences at Paramount+, rather than the box office performance of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, as some believe (via TVLine). While critically flawless, the movie suffered commercially. But this hasn't necessarily had any impact on the live-action D&D show being planned, especially with high-potential characters like Breezy.

As reported by Deadline, Hasbro remains committed to its show. Screen Rant).

A D&D Series About Drizzt's Daughter Has Just As Much Potential As His Own Story

Breezy Should Get The Spinoff She Deserves

Fans were jubilant to hear that Drizzt would see more action in Brie and the Borrowed Blade by Purpah and Ryan Maniulit when it was announced at San Diego Comic-Con in 2023, so a live-action show with Breezy would be welcomed. Breezy is one of the drow that must star in a D&D Drizzt show, and the webtoon confirms that she could lead her own well-received series afterward. The webtoon is "uncertain" as of September 2024, but a Drizzt TV show and a Breezy spinoff would answer years of hope and speculation, and fill the gap left by the webtoon (via Tumblr).

R. A. Salvatore's diverse books about Drizzt Do'Urden became known as a series called The Legend of Drizzt.

Perhaps the most exciting nod to a TV series about Drizzt and its future spinoffs lies in the progress of the book series. An audiobook released in October 2024 guides The Legend of Drizzt toward a bright future, demonstrating Breezy's ability to front a story. Like in Brie and the Borrowed Blade, Brie's parents feature heavily in this story, ensuring the loyalty of the series' oldest fans. Hasbro has laid off a lot of staff, facing financial difficulty, which probably surrounds the delays of the webtoon. But while Salvatore keeps writing and fans keep reading, the characters may materialize on-screen.

Drizzt's Spinoff Prospects Make Him The Right Lead For A Live-Action Dungeons & Dragons Series

Salvatore's Story Could Run For Decades

While the live-action D&D TV show is being shopped, its contents remain unknown, but the huge spinoff potential in Salvatore's sprawling series makes it, by far, the most logical source material. The material surrounding Drizzt Do'Urden and characters like Artemis Entreri could draw in whole new legions of fans with its mainstream appeal. Artemis and Drizzt face off in a love-hate series of duels almost akin to Batman and the Joker or Sherlock and Moriarty, then become teammates and even stranger — friends. This series has the character development and darkness that streaming giants beg for.

Betwixt Two Worlds is available to buy on Audible.

Breezy is a naive new hero in The Legend of Drizzt books, ready to be sharpened into the deadly scimitar of every balor's nightmare. Brie offers exactly the kind of character development that has made Artemis Entreri one of the best fantasy characters of recent years. Salvatore, Maniulit, and Purpah all stand ready to create more material on demand, enabling flexibility for a Drizzt TV show and a Breezy spinoff. Drizzt has been overdue for a TV show since 1988; bringing him to life in a series would give it landmark importance and allow a diverse range of follow-up productions.

Dungeons & Dragons should keep looking to Salvatore's story to inform its future on-screen.

Jarlaxle alone could give D&D the icon it needs, and his status as "Uncle Jax" to Brie in Betwixt Two Worlds proves that Salvatore knows where his series should head. Betwixt Two Worlds centers on Drizzt more than ever, rather than pushing him out of the story like some previous books. This, along with a focus on Drizzt's daughter — Brie — and her worldly uncle Jax, is a winning formula. Salvatore is almost sure to write more books, which will likely answer questions about Artemis, Kimmuriel, and Dinin. Thus, Dungeons & Dragons should keep looking to Salvatore's story to inform its future on-screen.

Sources: Collider, Deadline, TVLine, Screen Rant, Tumblr