Percy Jackson spin-off film trilogy canceled on Netflix

The previously announced Percy Jackson spin-off film trilogy based on The Kane Chronicles was canceled at Netflix. Percy Jackson is a popular novel series by Rick Riordan that follows the life of the titular demigod son of Poseidon. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief was first adapted for film in 2010, but has recently found wider success as a TV show on Disney+, recently getting a Season 2 renewal with Riordan’s closer involvement and garnering rave reviews .

According to a statement from Riordan on Good readsNetflix has canceled the development of a film trilogy of the Percy Jackson derivative series The Kane Chronicles. According to the author, the trilogy is “turn around“, which means Netflix has”decided not to move forward.” The future of The Kane Chronicles film adaptations now depend on the willingness of another studio to pick up the titles. Check out Riordan’s statement below:

THANKS! Right now, Kane Chronicles is in a “turnaround,” meaning Netflix decided not to move forward and their option expired after two years of trying to develop a storyline they liked. Now it depends if another studio wants to step in, take on the pre-production costs and move forward. This is not unusual at all. This happens, I suppose, with the majority of film projects. Additionally, the streaming industry as a whole is currently reducing its development schedule, meaning it is canceling more content and producing less. Kane got caught up in this trend, despite the strong success of Percy TV. Magnus Chase who we are keeping in reserve for now. I don’t want to do this until I have enough bandwidth to do it properly, and as you might have guessed, I’m pretty busy! (Hence also why you won’t see me in Australia for a tour anytime soon/probably ever.)

Why Kane Chronicles Shutting Down Is Probably a Good Thing

Including books The Red Pyramid, The Throne of FireAnd The Serpent’s Shadow, The Kane Chronicles were a Riordan series set in the same universe as Percy Jackson. The Kane Chronicles were initially announced to get Netflix film adaptations in 2020. Since then, the future film trilogy has spent time in development hell. As Riordan describes it, Netflix was “trying for two years to develop a script they liked.”

In the meantime, Disney+ released a television adaptation of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. THE Percy Jackson The TV show was well-reviewed by critics, receiving a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. This happened, however, after disastrous film adaptations of the books. The Lightning Thief And Sea of ​​Monsterswhich left critics and fans very dissatisfied, who failed to cross the 50% mark on Rotten Tomatoes, which would still have earned them lousy ratings.

Due to the poor track record of Riordan’s film adaptations, it’s probably a good thing that The Kane Chronicles were closed when they were. If Netflix was having such a hard time finding a good storyline, there was probably something fundamentally wrong with the way the show was being adapted. If they had continued, they could have done The Kane Chronicles will suffer the same fate as the Percy Jackson movies. Thus, even if the cancellation of The Kane Chronicles The film trilogy may be disappointing, it’s probably for the best for the sanctity of the books.

Source: Good reads