'Kane Chronicles' Live-Action Series In Development At Disney+
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Key Points:
- Disney+ is developing a live-action series adaptation of Rick Riordan's The Kane Chronicles, a trilogy based on Egyptian mythology featuring siblings Carter and Sadie Kane as powerful magicians.
- Rick Riordan is co-creating the series with Angela Robinson, known for her work on How to Get Away with Murder and True Blood, with production handled by 20th Television.
- The series follows the Kane siblings as they master Egyptian magic to rescue their father after he unleashes the god of chaos, blending mythological adventure with a modern setting.
- The Kane Chronicles project was previously in development as a Netflix film but reverted to Riordan in 2024 before being picked up by 20th Television, which is also producing the successful Percy Jackson live-action adaptation for Disney+.
- The Percy Jackson series has garnered nearly 30 million views in its first month, with a third season premiering in November that will adapt the third book, The Titan’s Curse, marking growing success for Riordan’s mythological adaptations on Disney+.
