World of Darkness launched in 1991 with the tabletop role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade and expanded to titles such as Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Mage: The Ascension, Orpheus and Hunter: The Reckoning.
The shared universe also comes from producer Christine Boylan, Hivemind and Paradox Interactive.
He will work with Christine Boylan, a writer and producer on TV shows such as The Punisher, Castle and Constantine, alongside production company Hivemind, known for The Witcher and The Expanse. They will work in concert with Paradox Interactive, which has controlled the rights to the franchise since 2015.The games have spawned novels, comics, virtual reality experiences and board and card games. They feature monsters as the protagonists, and earned praise for their complicated themes and making heroes out of outsiders.
Added Heisserer, “The legacy of these stories is way ahead of its time, inviting issues and perspectives other games ignored. This feels like the next step for genre.”
Heisserer just launched his expansive Netflix series Shadow and Bone, an ambitious adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s novels, serving as showrunner.
