Wizards of the Coast has created, produced and sponsored multiple web series featuring Dungeons & Dragons. These shows have typically aired on the official Dungeons & Dragons Twitch and YouTube channels as well as the Dungeons & Dragons Adventures FAST channel. Some have been adapted into podcasts.

Overview

In 2008, the creators of Penny Arcade partnered with Wizards of the Coast to create a podcast of a few 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventures which led to the creation of Acquisitions Incorporated. After the podcast was well-received, the players began livestreaming games starting in 2010 at the PAX festival. Academic Emily Friedman, writing for Los Angeles Review of Books in 2023, discussed the origins and evolution of this show, noting that "every iteration has included D&D staff as part of its cast"; she explained the show "was 'official' but never acquired by" Wizards of the Coast and remains independent with its creators owning the intellectual property. According to Friedman, this model – "with a few exceptions" – became Wizards of the Coast's "playbook" for engaging with actual play productions.

Greg Tito, a senior communications manager for Dungeons & Dragons, explained he wanted to develop actual play shows after watching the success of the independent web series The Adventure Zone (launched in 2014) and Critical Role (launched in 2015) which led Wizards of the Coast to develop and launch Dice, Camera, Action in 2016. Tito said that show was "insanely popular" and "the success of that allowed us to create relationships with smaller tabletop roleplayers that were in front of an audience. The entire ecosystem began to grow from there". Friedman argued that while "Tito developed Dice, Camera, Action! (2016–19) in-house and fostered Rivals of Waterdeep" (2018–22), most of the company's involvement took the form of promotional support such as live-streamed "events tied to D&D content releases between 2018 and 2020" and interviews on Tito's and Shelly Mazzanoble's Dragon Talk podcast. According to Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner, viewers on Twitch and YouTube spent over 150 million hours watching D&D gameplay in 2020. Academic Emma French, in Real Life in Real Time: Live Streaming Culture (2023), highlighted that in 2020 "no actual play live streams hosted by the official DnD channel featured an all-male cast—showing a massive shift from the brand ambassadors endorsed by Wizards of the Coast" previously.

Christian Hoffer of ComicBook.com and Friedman both noted that by 2022, official streaming shows were no longer financially supported by Wizards of the Coast which included "the long-running Rivals of Waterdeep and The Black Dice Society (2021–22)", shifting instead to occasional funding for miniseries and standalone "one shot" episodes. Hoffer highlighted previous promotional cycles for Dungeons & Dragons sourcebooks included actual play shows, however, Wizards of the Coast "barely promoted the December 2022 release of Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen with any sort of live play show save for a single one-shot hosted at PAX Unplugged" and "the once-thriving Dungeons & Dragons Twitch channel has been mostly offline for months, with Wizards' few sponsored shows wrapping up their campaigns last year or continuing on without Wizards' support". He also commented on the shift towards a celebrity focus at Dungeons & Dragons live events.

In November 2023, Hasbro's Entertainment One launched the Dungeons & Dragons Adventures FAST channel, available on platforms such as Amazon Freevee and Plex, which featured new web series, reruns of the animated Dungeons & Dragons series, and reruns of other Dungeons & Dragons web series. Hasbro sold eOne's entertainment assets to Lionsgate with the deal closed on December 27, 2023.

In April 2026, Wizards of the Coast launched a new actual play titled Dungeon Masters with Jasmine Bhullar as the DM. Following the show's announcement, Francesco Cacciatore of Polygon noted it has "been years since D&D had an ongoing, official actual play, produced and managed by" Wizards of the Coast". In July 2026, both Jack Coleman of TheGamer and Alex Evans of Wargamer noted Wizards of the Coast's expanded presence at the upcoming 2026 Gen Con, including multiple scheduled live games, following several years of a limited presence at the annual convention.

Actual play series A Dungeons & Dragons actual play series is a show where the cast plays the game and features a Dungeon Master (DM) who guides the narrative.

2010s YearCampaignEpisodesCastDescription2015–2016Out of the Abyss Live12An adventure in the Underdark based on the Out of the Abyss module.2016–2019!141A live play-through of the latest storylines of Dungeon & Dragons. D&D Presents was the announced replacement show.2016Force Grey: Giant Hunters6Co-produced by Legendary Digital. An adventure based on the Storm King’s Thunder module.2016–2017Misscliks D&D: Risen20Co-produced with Misscliks.2017Destiny & Doom8A homebrew campaign.2017–2019Encounter Roleplay: Learn By Play38Jones and the cast play Dungeons & Dragons with pauses to give tips to both DMs and players. In season 1, they play Tomb of Annihilation; in season 2, they play a homebrew game; in season 3, they play Waterdeep: Dragon Heist.2017–2018Force Grey: Lost City of Omu20An adventure based on the Tomb of Annihilation module featuring a couple of returning characters from Force Grey: Giant Hunters.2017–2020Girls Guts Glory42An all female RPG group whose show moved to the Dungeons & Dragons channels.2017–2018Heroes' Graveyard24Trump and Koibu guide a rotating cast using the Meatgrinder Mode rule system featured in Tomb of Annihilation.2017HighRollers: Uncharted Territory10A spin-off of the HighRollers D&D series sponsored by Wizards of the Coast to promote the Tomb of Annihilation adventure.2017HighRollers: Dead Reckoning12A sponsored prequel campaign to HighRollers: Uncharted Territory which focuses on how the Harpers discovered the death curse.2017Maze Arcana: Fury's Reach12Co-produced with Maze Arcana. The campaign features two groups of different players with two separate Dungeon Masters. Each group can simultaneously impact the world and each other. The story is continued in Maze Arcana: Fury's Fate.2017–2018Maze Arcana: Fury's Fate12Co-produced with Maze Arcana. A sequel campaign dealing with the aftermath of Maze Arcana: Fury's Reach.2017One Grung Above8A play-through of Tome of Annihilation where the players are all grungs.2017–2018Roll20 Presents: Tomb of Annihilation42A Roll20 Presents series sponsored by Wizards of the Coast to promote the Tomb of Annihilation module on Roll20.2017–2019Sirens of the Realms36Co-produced with Maze Arcana. The campaign features an all-girl bard band on adventures through the Forgotten Realms.2017–2018The Dragon Friends in Tomb of Annihilation 20A spin-off of the Dragon Friends series sponsored by Wizards of the Coast to promote the Tomb of Annihilation module.2018Assassin11A single-player campaign based in a homebrewed world with a rotating cast of players who act as assassins on behalf of the god of chaos.2018Clerical Error9A campaign set in Waterdeep. Many members of the cast work on Magic: The Gathering.2018Dark & Dicey22A villain campaign centered around a shipwrecked group who are stuck on the Blacksteel Isles, a tyrannical Mageocracy.2018Dice Friends: Dragon's Orders8Co-produced with LoadingReadyRun. An adventure set in Waterdeep after the group escaped Chult.2018–2019Fistful of Platinum7A campaign that utilizes the Waterdeep: Dragon Heist Platinum Edition from Beadle & Grimm.2018Hell's Belles15An all tiefling player group on an adventure around the planes with a cast of female and non-binary players.2018High Rollers: Rogue's Gambit12A spin-off of the HighRollers D&D series sponsored by Wizards of the Coast to promote the Waterdeep: Dragon Heist adventure. Each player is a member of the Harpers and has at least a single level in the Rogue class.2018–2019Maze Arcana: Inkwell Society (Season 2)13Co-produced with Maze Arcana. A noir campaign set in the city of Sharn in the Eberron campaign setting.2018–2022Rivals of Waterdeep115A rotating cast of predominantly women and people of color where the Dungeon Master changes each season. The show has played through modules such as Waterdeep: Dragon Heist and Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus.2018–2019Roll20 Presents: Waterdeep: Dragon Heist19A Roll20 Presents series sponsored by Wizards of the Coast to promote the Waterdeep: Dragon Heist module on Roll20.2018Trapped in the Birdcage23DM Holly Conrad guides the players through adventures in Sigil, a city at the center of the multiverse, using the Planescape campaign setting. 2018–2019The Broken Pact30Co-produced with Saving Throw. Features adventures using the Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica and the Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus sourcebooks. The show's fourth season aired in 2021 on the Saving Throw's channels, but it was still sponsored by Wizards of the Coast.2019–2020Dark Lanterns10Co-produced with Saving Throw. The campaign is set in Eberron and features the Eberron: Rising from the Last War sourcebook.2019Descent into Avernus: Blood War12Presented by How to be a Great GMs Guy Sclanders. Features the Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus module.2019Dice Friends: Bylaw & Order10Co-produced with LoadingReadyRun. An adventure set in Ravnica.2019Dragon Friends Adventure into the Upside Down4A Dragon Friends series sponsored by Wizards of the Coast to promote the Stranger Things Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Starter Set.2019Eberron: Gateway to Perdition3A Roll20 Presents limited series sponsored by Wizards of the Coast to promote the Eberron: Rising from the Last War sourcebook on Roll20.2019Ghosts of Saltmarsh: Call of the Kraken12Presented by How to be a Great GMs Guy Sclanders. Features the Ghosts of Saltmarsh anthology.2019giffgaff Gaming Presents Ghosts of Saltmarsh3Presented by giffgaff. Features an adventure from the Ghosts of Saltmarsh anthology.2019–2020Heroes of Baldur's Gate: The Black Net7Members of the German Orkenspalter TV group play the DMs Guild adventure Heroes of Baldur's Gate (2019).2019High Rollers: Lightfall's Descent10A spin-off of the HighRollers D&D series sponsored by Wizards of the Coast to promote the Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus adventure. It is a high level campaign featuring Mara Holmes' campaign setting Lightfall.2019I Speak Giant: Descent into Avernus3A spin-off of the I Speak Giant series sponsored by Wizards of the Coast to promote the Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus module.2019Monsters & Fables6The lost players battle mythic foes.2019–2020RealmSmith: Into the Mist (Season 1 & 2)28Co-produced with RealmSmith. The players find themselves trapped in the land of Barovia (part of the Ravenloft campaign setting). The show's third & fourth seasons aired on the RealmSmith's channels.2019Roll 20 Presents: Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage17A Roll20 Presents series sponsored by Wizards of the Coast to promote the Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage module on Roll20.2019–2020Roll20 Presents: Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus26A Roll20 Presents series sponsored by Wizards of the Coast to promote the Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus module on Roll20.2019Roll20 Presents: Ghosts of Saltmarsh: The Final Enemy5A Roll20 Presents series sponsored by Wizards of the Coast to promote the Ghosts of Saltmarsh anthology on Roll20.2019–2020Roll20 Presents: Jace Beleren Must Die41A Roll20 Presents series sponsored by Wizards of the Coast to promote the Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica sourcebook on Roll20. The party sets off to kill the Planeswalker Jace Beleren.2019–2020Tales from the Mists36The first season was set in the city of Harmonia in the Kartakass Domain of Dread; each character is from a different domain of Ravenloft. The cast includes four core players "plus two rotating party slots filled by new players every four episodes".

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