Jagex wants to take Gielinor beyond games. At RuneFest in Birmingham, CEO Jon Bellamy announced that work has already started on a RuneScape animated series, in partnership with creator Charlie “MoistCr1TiKaL” White and Lyrical Animation. Further details are only expected in 2027.
The official release is dated October 3, 2026, and was shared after the Old School RuneScape keynote. Production sits with Lyrical Animation and Meatier Productions, White’s studio. There is no platform, format, cast, or premiere window. Jagex itself calls the stage early.
What was said
Bellamy said the future of RuneScape is not only games, and that the goal is to open Gielinor both to existing players and to a new audience. Daniel Dominguez, creative director of Lyrical Animation, described the world’s voice as funny and insightful at once. White is a longtime player and, according to the release, has more than 25 million followers, with about 145 million views a month.
The announcement landed the same weekend Jagex revealed RS4, the new Unreal Engine MMO, still years from launch. These are different products: one is a game, the other is a screen adaptation. No link has been confirmed between the series and RS4’s Ashenfall story.
Why it matters
RuneScape turns 25 in 2026, with more than 300 million accounts created and, according to Jagex, more than $3 billion in lifetime revenue across the two main MMOs. The series fits a push to expand the universe beyond PC and mobile, alongside Dragonwilds and RS4.
Lyrical Animation is already working with White on Godslap, a 2D feature based on his comic, set for 2028. The animation arm is also producing an anime-style feature of Death Stranding and developing a Bloodborne feature with PlayStation Productions and Seán McLoughlin (Jacksepticeye), co-financed by Lyrical Media and Sony Pictures. RuneScape joins that line of game IP moving into animation, still without a public script.
What is not confirmed
- Whether it will be a TV series, a feature, or another format.
- Visual style, final animation studio, and streaming home.
- Which stretch of 25 years of Gielinor will be adapted.
- Any date before 2027.
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