Felicia Day has a new role to play: that of a character in the Dragon Age world.
She gave Game Hunters the exclusive on the new web series Dragon Age: Redemption that she has written, starred in and is co-producing in our story here. Due online later this year, the six-episode series takes place about the same time as the events at the outset of Dragon Age II. That game hits stores March 8; a demo launches Feb. 22.
Filming Dragon Age: Redemption was a change from producing The Guild, her own web series with its fifth season in the works. She has also appeared in the Joss Whedon-directed Web series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, as well as TV shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse and the recent Syfy TV movie Red: Werewolf Hunter.
"It was definitely a different experience in that we have the Dragon Age world to bring to life," Day says. "We had to build our sets. We had to hand-make our weapons and costumes. Everything is a period object. It's a different world. It was very intensive on the production design and costuming side. It was definitely a lot to take on."
In crafting the story, Day worked with Dragon Age publisher BioWare to make the series "feel as real as possible," she says. "I'm very, very excited to take my experience acting in Dr. Horrible and The Guild and take web video to a new place. We're collaborating with a video game in a way that hasn't been done before."
And Day knows games. Her web series The Guild involves a group of friends who play a role-playing game.
Subject: Dragon Age Web Series 
Tue Feb 15, 2011 8:11 am