Why Legend of Zelda could be TV's next Game of Thrones

Any studio searching for the next great franchise ought to get the message — and take this

Zelda.
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Hey! Listen! Make The Legend of Zelda into a TV series!

I'm surprised I have to insist at all. We're living in the golden age of both the gritty reboot and the high-budget sci-fi/fantasy series; The Legend of Zelda should've been a no-brainer, snapped up by the likes of HBO or Netflix years ago. Instead, the classic Nintendo video game remains bafflingly undeveloped as content-hungry streamers otherwise greenlight every script that so much as mentions fairies or swords. Forget a live-action Harry Potter series though: It is Zelda that could be the next great show on TV.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.