While promoting the Fallout series released today on Prime Video, Bethesda’s Todd Howard was asked about a potential adaptation of The Elder Scrolls.
According to the readings of several Geiger counters, the Fallout series is indeed the explosive success so hoped for by its creators. We can then legitimately expect that the idea of an adaptation of The Elder Scrolls will also be in the cards. Here’s what Todd Howard had to say on the issue on IGN.
To promote the first adaptation of a Bethesda license, Todd Howard was present in Los Angeles. As a reminder, the man was an executive producer on the Amazon Prime Video show. It would also seem that the fact that the project came to fruition, and with an explosive result, is almost a miracle. “ It’s something I refused for a decade. Everyone wanted a Fallout series or movie. But I didn’t really feel it “, he confides at the microphone of IGN.
To follow up on this revelation, the question was obviously asked regarding an adaptation of Bethesda’s other flagship license, The Elder Scrolls. Unfortunately for fans, it seems that such a thing is not planned for the moment. “ Everyone is now asking for an adaptation for The Elder Scrolls in particular, and I continue to say no. The project must arise naturally with good ideas, and not as something forced “, indicated Todd Howard.
A delicate creative process for Bethesda
This seems to have been the case with the Fallout series. Bethesda would have found in Jonathan Nolan the ideal creative partner to adapt it to the small screen. Strong links have indeed been found between its past creations and the post-apocalyptic nature of the video game franchise. And it seems that the alchemy between the two has produced a beautiful irradiated baby with this first season. All that remains is to hope that Bethesda finds the same thing for The Elder Scrolls.
“ I can’t predict the future, but it’s been one of the most exciting projects I’ve ever been a part of. We are currently on cloud nine », specified Todd Howard regarding the launch of the Fallout series. This will most certainly be entitled to a second season. Taking all this into account, it seems that there is not yet room for an adaptation of its other flagship license. Perhaps we’ll hear about it again as we approach the still very distant The Elder Scrolls 6?
