Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller has stated that Blizzard is interested in producing a TV series for the game and bringing back animated shorts.
Keller shared these comments while speaking with Twitch streamer Jay3, where he discussed the future of Overwatch 2’s story following the cancellation of its PvE content.
Keller said the team would “love to do that” when asked about a potential TV series for Overwatch 2.
He also noted, “Even more than just a TV series, one of the things we see or hear our players talk about is Overwatch has dropped the ball when it comes to story and lore.”
Blizzard previously released animated shorts to introduce heroes and expand the game’s universe before the launch of the first Overwatch.
While Overwatch 2 has had some shorts, they have been less frequent, and Keller expressed a desire to increase their presence.
“For me, personally, for us to say that Overwatch 2 is firing on all cylinders, we need to have some of those [shorts] come back,” Keller said during the discussion.
Reports cited by journalist Jason Schreier have indicated that an Overwatch TV series was previously in development along with series for Warcraft and Diablo, but plans were cancelled following legal disputes between Blizzard and Netflix.
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