Disney’s ‘Eragon’ Series Gets an Exciting Update
Back in 2022, Variety reported that Disney+ and Christopher Paolini were teaming up to develop an adaptation of the author’s bestselling young adult novel, Eragon.
At the time, it was announced that 20th Television would produce the series, with Paolini attached as a co-writer and executive producer. Bert Salke was also involved with the project.
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“This has been a long time coming,” Paolini shared on Twitter. “I can’t tell you how many conversations, meetings, and messages were needed to reach this point—and we’re still just at the beginning! None of this would have been possible without everyone who has read the books, supported the tweetstorms, and participated in this fandom over the years. So a huge thank you from me to every Alagaësian out there. You brought the thunder.”
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In the years since the Eragon series was first announced, updates on the project have been few and far between.
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Earlier this year, however, Deadline reported that Disney had assembled a creative team for Eragon and begun the process of creating a writers’ room.
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Now, we have another update to share!
Christopher Paolini Gives an Update
Christopher Paolini took to X today to announce that Eragon is officially in development at Disney+.
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According to the author, Todd Harthan will serve as showrunner, Todd Helbing has been hired as co-showrunner, and Kerry Williamson will write the series.
Paolini went on to explain that scripts are now being written.
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“To say this is surreal, is an understatement,” he concluded. “But it’s super welcome and I’m super happy to be in this position.”
You can watch Paolini’s full video below.
Now that the @disneyplus #Eragon series is officially in development, many of you have been asking exactly what that means . . . 📣🎥✍️ pic.twitter.com/53awziMewj
— Christopher Paolini (@paolini) March 5, 2026
