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Sienna Guillory and Ed Speelers wear armor and look up in 2006's Eragon

Published Feb 4, 2026, 5:38 PM EST

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Twenty years after it disappointed on the big screen, and four years after a new TV adaptation was announced, Eragon is showing signs of life. The Disney+ series adaptation of Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle quadrilogy of novels has just appointed its showrunners. The show may be set to join Disney+'s litany of new fantasy series in the near future.

According to reports, Todd Harthan and Todd Helbing are the new co-showrunners of the series. Harthan is a TV veteran of Psych and The Resident who currently serves as showrunner of the smash hit procedural High Potential, while Helbing has experience as showrunner on The Flash and Superman and Lois. Marc Webb has signed on as an executive producer for the series; the director of films like 500 Days of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man, and Snow White, he has TV executive producing credits on series like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Why Women Kill, and Death and Other Details. A writers' room for the series was assembled last year.

What Is 'Eragon' About?

Eragon is the first book of the Inheritance Cycle; it centers around the titular Eragon, a farm boy who finds a mysterious egg in the mountains, which hatches into the dragon Saphira. Eragon and his new companion meet Brom, the last of a now-vanished order of dragon riders; to prevent a dragon rider from challenging his rule, the three are soon pursued by the cruel King Galbatorix and his monstrous servants. Intended to be the first film of a series, the first book was adapted for the big screen in 2006. The first and only film directed by veteran special effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier, the film starred Ed Speleers as Eragon, with Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, Djimon Hounsou, Garrett Hedlund, Joss Stone, John Malkovich, and Rachel Weisz as the voice of Saphira. The film made $250 million against a $100 million budget, but was a disappointment to critics and fans of the book alike, garnering a 16% Rotten score on Rotten Tomatoes; the planned film franchise failed to materialize.

Paolini wrote Eragon at age fifteen; the book eventually made its way on to the New York Times bestseller list for over two years. Three sequels followed: Eldest, Brisingr, and Inheritance. Paolini was the first to announce the Disney+ adaptation of his works back in 2022, and will serve as a writer and executive producer on the series.

An Eragon series is in development at Disney+; no release date has yet been announced. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.