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- Craig Mazin wants key cast from Baldur's Gate 3 meaningfully on-screen in the HBO series, familiar or new characters.
- Craig Mazin previously cast actors from The Last of Us game into its TV adaptation, setting precedent for hiring game performers.
- Swen Vincke says Craig Mazin reached out, is a huge fan, and Larian will have a chance to share thoughts.
- The HBO series will occur after the video game, raising fan concerns because multiple possible endings complicate continuity choices.
- Larian ended its partnership with Wizards of the Coast and has no public involvement; its upcoming Divinity game will exclude generative AI.
When the Baldur’s Gate TV show was announced in 2025, people quickly became suspicious when it was confirmed that developer Larian has no involvement in it. Now, actor Samantha Béart–who plays Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3–has shared a positive-sounding update about the live-action series.
Béart told GamesRadar that Craig Mazin, who is heading up the Baldur’s Gate TV series, reached out to personally express that he believes the “key cast of Baldur’s Gate 3 should be meaningfully on-screen on the show as someone familiar or someone new.”
Those comments don’t tell us much in the way of specifics, but it sounds positive that Mazin wants the cast of the game to be involved in the show in some part. That wouldn’t be unprecedented for Mazin, as he also hired actors from The Last of Us game to be in The Last of Us TV show.
Before this, Larian boss Swen Vincke said Mazin reached out to the studio and discussed how he is a huge fan of the game.
The Baldur’s Gate TV show, which is being made for HBO where Mazin also has The Last of Us, will depict events that occur after the video game, and fan concerns stem from the fact that there are several possible endings that the show can pick up from.
Vincke addressed this as well, saying, “The endings of BG3 were created so they could serve as narrative soil for new adventures. There’s plenty of directions they could go. I’m eager to find out which ones Craig and his team will pick. He’s reached out for a chat, so we’ll have the opportunity to tell him our thoughts.”
That Larian would have no official, public involvement in the Baldur’s Gate TV show is hardly a surprise given that the studio ended its partnership with Baldur’s Gate and Dungeons & Dragons owner Wizards of the Coast.
Up next for Larian is a new Divinity game. The developers used generative AI in the early stages of development, angering fans. The final game won’t have any generative AI content in it, however, Larian is promising.
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