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Filmed and wrapped, but not destined for the House of Mouse
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The thing about thebest streaming servicesis that they have to be ruthless. EvenDisneyhas to get serious sometimes, and unfortunately, that has meant cancelling two upcoming TV series.
According toDeadlinean adaptation of bestselling YA novelsThe Spiderwick Chroniclesand a series based on Captain Nemo (fromTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea), titled Nautilus have now been scrapped.
UnlikeWillowwhich was pulled from the service earlier this year, these two series never even got a chance to go live on Disney+. At least before being dropped, the two shows did have time to finish filming. Hopefully, we could see them pop up elsewhere, in trueWarrior Nunstyle.
These series are thought to be victims of Disney’s new cost-cutting measures withprice hikesand a decrease in focus on non-Disney IP. It’s a shame because theSpiderwick Chroniclesseries in particular sounds like a great time. Everyone loves a bit of YA and when I was growing up these books were massive. Christian Slater even plays the villain Mulgarath. There is of course already a 2008 movie for the franchise, that boasts a solid 81% on Rotten Tomatoes and is currently streaming (in the UK) on Paramount+.
(Image credit: Rik Henderson / Future)
(Image credit: Rik Henderson / Future)
Nautilus stars British actor Shazad Latif, who starred alongside Lily James inNetflix’s recent What’s Love Got To Do With It? and who steals every scene as Clem Fandango in Toast of London. Fingers crossed both series get picked up elsewhere.
Disney+ does obviously have a host of great content on it including some of the best Marvel and Star Wars content (TryAndor) but it’s a shame that it can’t find a place for a bit more non-Disney content too. Having said that, the upcomingPercy Jacksonseries is still set to launch in December and no pressure, but my childhood is at stake.
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