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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Dark One'' (franchise)}}
'''Dark One''' is a multimedia storytelling enterprise based on an initial outline written by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. The initial plan called for a series of graphic novels, to be published by Vault Comics, a television series by [[Wikipedia:FremantleMedia North America|FremantleMedia North America]] and [[Wikipedia:Random House Studio|Random House Studio]], supplementary novels written by Brandon, and a podcast.{{ref|name=deadline}} So far, the [[Dark One Book 1|first book]] of the graphic novels has been published and it is unclear where the other components stand. The story takes places both on [[Earth (Dark One)|Earth]] and in an alternate world called [[Mirandus]], with the two worlds influencing each other, even though only some in each are aware of the other. Though the protagonist, [[Paul Tanasin]], is from Earth, there are prophecies of him in Mirandus -- prophecies claiming that he will be their destroyer, the [[Dark One (title)|Dark One]].▼
▲'''''Dark One''''' is a multimedia storytelling enterprise based on an
Brandon first wrote the outline for ''Dark One'' before being selected to finish the ''[[The Wheel of Time|Wheel of Time]]'' series, circa 2007 or earlier.{{ref|name=longwinded}} Due to Brandon's other priorities, the project was stuck in development for several years until it was reimagined as a series of graphic novels to be published by Vault Comics, a television series by [[Wikipedia:FremantleMedia North America|FremantleMedia North America]] and [[Wikipedia:Random House Studio|Random House Studio]], supplementary novels, and a podcast.{{ref|name=deadline}} The [[Dark One Book 1|first book]] of the graphic novels was published in 2020. ''[[Dark One: Forgotten]]'', an audio original collaboration with [[Dan Wells]], was released in 2023. A second graphic novel as well as a prose novel are in active development by Brandon and Dan; "lots of fun things" are planned for the project.{{wob ref|16039}}{{wob ref|16048}}
== Plot Summary ==
=== Audio Originals ===
The original announcement called for supplementary novels written by Brandon and a podcast.{{ref|name=deadline}} In June 2020, Brandon indicated that both of these would be audio originals. ''[[Dark One: Prophetic Histories]]'' will adapt Brandon's original outline as a novel and ''[[Dark One: Forgotten]]'' comes from an "idea [Brandon] had for a '[[wikipedia:Serial (podcast)|Serial]]' style podcast, with a journalist tracking a killer." These books will be published by [[wikipedia:Recorded Books|Recorded Books]].{{ref|name=june2020comments}} ''Dark One: Forgotten'' was published on January 10, 2023.
== Development ==
Brandon first started work on ''Dark One'' before being hired to finish
In July 2013 Brandon said that he was having difficulty getting ''Dark One'' "off the ground;" that he had had an opportunity but ''The Rithmatist'' had worked better, so he recommended readers to "not hold [their] breath on this one." At this point Brandon described it as non-[[
In December 2014 Brandon mentioned that he had made a lot of progress on the setting for ''Dark One'', now referring to it as a
In 2017 Brandon made new progress on ''Dark One'' when he decided to approach it as a television show or graphic novel. He wrote a new outline for an eight episode series, inspired by ''[[Wikipedia:Stranger Things|Stranger Things]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Westworld_(TV_series)|Westworld]]''. The new story would be "a parallel narrative--half in our world, half in another world. A kind of dark 'portal fantasy' story." FremantleMedia, who was intrigued in Brandon's early outline for ''Dark One'', was immediately interested.{{ref|name=deadlinecomment}} In December 2017, Brandon announced that he had rewritten the outline for the story, noting that the tone became "both older, and more twisted" than in the previous version, and that he had received television and graphic novel interest, but gave no other details about these developments. He also mentioned that it was again no longer planned as a Cosmere work.{{sots ref|2017}}
In June 2018, ''[[Wikipedia:Deadline_Hollywood|Deadline Hollywood]]'' reported on the plans to bring ''Dark One'' to television with FremantleMedia North America and Random House Studio.{{ref|name=deadline}} The following day, Vault Comics issued a press release stating that the first of two graphic novels was planned for a Spring 2019 release. The volume will be co-written with [[Jackson Lanzing]] and [[Collin Kelly]], and the artist will be
In July 2019, it was announced that writer and showrunner [[Wikipedia:J._Michael_Straczynski|J. Michael Straczynski]] would work with Brandon Sanderson to develop the show with Straczynski promising to "turn the tropes of the genre on its head."{{ref|name=wertzone}}{{wob ref|12833}}
== Notes ==
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