Producer Adi Shankar is in talks to produce a series based on the long-running “The Legend of Zelda” video game franchise, TheWrap has learned exclusively.
On Monday, Shankar posted on Instagram that he was “working with an iconic Japanese gaming company to adapt one of their iconic video game series into a series.”
Shankar’s most recent credits include serving as a producer on Joseph Kahn’s “Bodied” and starring in “Get the Girl,” as well as executive producer in “Lone Survivor.” He also served as executive producer on the TV series “Castlevania.”
Created for Nintendo by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka, “The Legend of Zelda” debuted on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986.