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Warrior Nunhas evolved into one of the most popular TV series out there. Based on the bookWarrior Nun Arealaby Ben Dunn, the Netflix series received average ratings with two seasons to its name and was recently saved by an announcement.
Warrior Nunwas going to be followed up by a film trilogy expanding the lore of the original series. Although the movies essentially saved the franchise from dying, showrunner Simon Barry ended up leaving the project. A recent interview from the showrunner alleges that this was because the project in his opinion was a result of greed, which led to the film series as well.
WhenWarrior NunShowrunner Quit The Movies
With two seasons to its name but not much recognition,Alba Baptista’sWarrior Nunwas on the brink of dying. An announcement was also made that there wouldn’t be a third season for the franchise because there simply wasn’t enough to keep the series alive.
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“As soon as Warrior Nun was canceled, I was out looking for more work…. So in my mind, I have to pay my bills, I have to feed my family. So I was not waiting for anything Warrior Nun related to happen as a professional. I was out there, doing what I do, what I’ve done for 30 years, which is write stories, find stories, make stories, and that’s it.”
He further continued,
“So for me, the announcement that this company was interested was, I felt just a thing that the fans would be happy about. I wasn’t putting into any context for myself, it was just this is good news. Period. Only later did I realize that their agenda for making the film was really not going to be similar to what the TV show was.”
Barry Simon ended the statements by saying that“it’s not my business”and that he was simply a“hired gun”for Netflix. But with seasons at hand and an average rating and cancellations, how didWarrior Nunmanage to earn three movies? Well, it was all because of the fans!
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Fans Petitioned forWarrior Nunto Continue Developing!
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Back in December 2022, Netflix revealed that the series will not be renewed for a third season after not getting enough reception for the first two. This led to several fans petitioning and urging Netflix to sell the rights and let any other studio take over. The petition received over 123,000 signatures and showrunner Barry Simon revealed via his X (formerly Twitter) that the show had been renewed for a third season.
It was executive producer Dean English, who confirmed that the storyline would actually continue in the forms of three movies and also teased a universe based on the books. The recent words of Barry Simon, however, seem to indicate that the movies might not follow the television series! The series is available to stream on Netflix in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
