Based on the Mark Millar comic book property, when the Netflix comic book series “Jupiter’s Legacy” debuted early last month, it received mostly negative reviews, and comic fans seemed irked by the adaptation. And well, it doesn’t look like those headaches are ending anytime soon, as it was announced yesterday via The Hollywood Reporter that Netflix has canceled plans to pursue a second season,
Mark Millar himself confirmed on Twitter from the Millarworld account that cast members have been let out of their show commitments. Most high-profile shows ask their cast to commit to multiple seasons, which essentially means “Jupiter’s Legacy” is dead for the foreseeable future. By all accounts, the show was expensive, in the neighborhood of $200 million, and thus a big flop for Netflix and Millarworld.
However, the studio is trying to put a good spin on it all and are officially moving forward with a live-action series adaptation of “Supercrooks” focused on a group of super-villain thieves attempting a heist and takes place in the same fictional universe of “Jupiter’s Legacy,” it has been described as “X-Men” meets “Ocean’s Eleven.” The comic book property is already getting an anime series from Bones Studios, and that will air first.
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In August 2017, Netflix and comic book creator Mark Millar came together for a huge streaming deal to acquire the Millarworld franchise. Millarworld is shorthand for the multiple comic book properties created/co-created by Millar that Netflix would turn into series, films, and animated projects.
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Their first big project would be a series adaptation of “Jupiter’s Legacy,” a multi-generational family superhero project that seemed tailor-made for the streamer having previously tackled comic book properties such as “Daredevil,” “Punisher,” and a feature film version of “The Old Guard” led by Oscar-winner Charlize Theron.
“Jupiter’s Legacy” had a few bumps during its shoot between losing showrunner Steven S. DeKnight in late 2019 over “creative differences.” DeKnight was replaced with Sang Kyu Kim, and the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the production in Toronto, as it did worldwide.
Right now, it certainly feels like Netflix attempting to salvage the Millarworld brand before it’s forever attributed to the negative reactions to “Jupiter’s Legacy.”
