Netflix is no longer going forward with adaptations of the book series Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan.
First announced in September 2020, the planned series used the books of author Riordan, who is also behind Percy Jackson and the Olympians (currently being adapted into a Disney+ series) and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, The Trials of Apollo and Daughter of the Deep.
Riordan took to GoodReads to say that the Kane Chronicles project isn’t moving forward.
“Right now, Kane Chronicles is in ‘turnaround,’ which means Netflix has decided not to move forward and their option has lapsed after trying for two years to develop a script they liked. Now it depends on whether another studio would like to step in, assume the preproduction costs, and move forward. This is not at all unusual. It happens, I would guess, with the majority of film projects. Also, the streaming industry...
First announced in September 2020, the planned series used the books of author Riordan, who is also behind Percy Jackson and the Olympians (currently being adapted into a Disney+ series) and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, The Trials of Apollo and Daughter of the Deep.
Riordan took to GoodReads to say that the Kane Chronicles project isn’t moving forward.
“Right now, Kane Chronicles is in ‘turnaround,’ which means Netflix has decided not to move forward and their option has lapsed after trying for two years to develop a script they liked. Now it depends on whether another studio would like to step in, assume the preproduction costs, and move forward. This is not at all unusual. It happens, I would guess, with the majority of film projects. Also, the streaming industry...
- 2/24/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Rick Riordan‘s Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series is the kind of franchise that fans know like the back of their hands. The stars of the highly anticipated Disney+ series, Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Aryan Simhadri, are fans of the books as well — Scobell, who plays Percy Jackson himself, says he’s read the books at least seven times. Ahead of the series premiere on December 20, we put their knowledge of The Lightning Thief to the test. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is the first of five books in Riordan’s original collection. Season 1 of the fantastical Disney+ original series covers the plot of The Lightning Thief, which tells the story of the titular 12-year-old modern demigod who’s just coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when the sky god Zeus (the ...
- 12/14/2023
- TV Insider
The next big thing in Hollywood was created by a middle school teacher from Texas. To his fans, he’s Uncle Rick.
In the crowd of a Los Angeles theater, where Uncle Rick has stopped on his most recent book tour, two teenage sisters gush that they drove for nearly two hours to make it here tonight — longer, when you account for parking — but it was worth it. Like Percy Jackson, the character that made Uncle Rick famous, the older sister has Adhd, while the younger sister never liked reading. And Percy also landed in Los Angeles on his very first quest. So by the logic set out in Uncle Rick’s books, these girls were born to be heroes.
“Here’s what I think is gonna happen,” the 15-year-old whispers. “He’s gonna pull me out of the audience and say, ‘I want you in my show.’” Her sister...
In the crowd of a Los Angeles theater, where Uncle Rick has stopped on his most recent book tour, two teenage sisters gush that they drove for nearly two hours to make it here tonight — longer, when you account for parking — but it was worth it. Like Percy Jackson, the character that made Uncle Rick famous, the older sister has Adhd, while the younger sister never liked reading. And Percy also landed in Los Angeles on his very first quest. So by the logic set out in Uncle Rick’s books, these girls were born to be heroes.
“Here’s what I think is gonna happen,” the 15-year-old whispers. “He’s gonna pull me out of the audience and say, ‘I want you in my show.’” Her sister...
- 10/18/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
A first look at the highly anticipated “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” Disney+ series was released out of the D23 Expo on Saturday.
First greenlit in January, “Percy Jackson” is an adaptation of Rick Riordan’s popular young-adult fantasy book series, which consists of five books released from 2005 to 2009. The series was previously adapted into two feature films released in 2010 and 2013, with Logan Lerman in the title role. The films grossed 425 million combined worldwide.
The new series focuses on the titular 12 year-old boy (played by “Adam Project” star Walker Scobell), who discovers that he is the son of Greek god Poseidon and begins training to become a hero at Camp Half-Blood, a special training camp for demigods.
In addition to Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri lead the cast as Percy’s best friends Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood. Appearing in the series in recurring roles are Virginia Kull as Percy’s mom Sally,...
First greenlit in January, “Percy Jackson” is an adaptation of Rick Riordan’s popular young-adult fantasy book series, which consists of five books released from 2005 to 2009. The series was previously adapted into two feature films released in 2010 and 2013, with Logan Lerman in the title role. The films grossed 425 million combined worldwide.
The new series focuses on the titular 12 year-old boy (played by “Adam Project” star Walker Scobell), who discovers that he is the son of Greek god Poseidon and begins training to become a hero at Camp Half-Blood, a special training camp for demigods.
In addition to Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri lead the cast as Percy’s best friends Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood. Appearing in the series in recurring roles are Virginia Kull as Percy’s mom Sally,...
- 9/11/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
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