A good news for all the Pokemon fans, as Netflix is bring a Live-action television adaptation of popular cartoon Pokemon. The new series of Pokemon is still in early development, but the fans can expect the series to be magnificent and splendid as Lucifer creator Joe Henderson might write and executive produce the upcoming Netflix adaption.
As per the reports by Variety on Monday, the untitled adaption is still in its early development and sources have said that Henderson might helm the project as he is currently the writer and executive producer of Netflix series ‘Lucifer.’ Pokemon series will mark Hollywood’s second live-adaptation following Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith-led film, ‘Detective Pikachu,’ that was released in 2019.
No official confirmation is made by Netflix representative yet.
Netflix is looking forward on adding more live-action adaptations on its platforms. The OTT platform already have two in development that is Cowboy Bebop and One Piece.
After multiple Pokemon series like “Pokemon: Indigo League” and “Pokemon Journeys”, the streamers have made it official because it it itself made the home to multiple existing Pokemon shows. In recent years, Netflix have been making many anime shows in recent time, including “Far Cry,” “Splinter Cell,” and “Terminator.” The streaming platform earlier released a live-action film “Death Note” in 2017.
The Pokemon franchise was first launched in 1995 and since then it has grown globally. The franchise has many television shows, movies, video games, toys, games, trading card game, books, manga comics, and much more that has become famous worldwide among teenagers and children’s. The live action ‘Detective Pikachu’ was successful at box office. The film budget was estimated around $150 million, wherein the collection was $430 million worldwide.
