Young adult book adaptations were popular in the 2000s and 2010s thanks to Harry Potter, Twilight and The Hunger Games. Every studio in Hollywood wanted one own comparable film series wanted to establish. In 2018, 20th Century Fox ventured into The Darkest Minds novels by Alexandra Bracken.
In four volumes, Bracken imagined a dystopian world in which an epidemic has killed almost all of the children on earth. The children who survived developed superpowers, which makes them a danger in the eyes of the government. They are persecuted and imprisoned – we also find out about this in the first film.
But how does the story continue?
Fantasy disappointment: The Darkest Minds film adaptation was canceled before part 2
Due to disappointing box office numbers, we will probably never find out the answer in theaters. The Darkest Minds shares the fate of many other fantasy film adaptations broken off after one part even though the story of the original was far from being told to the end.
You can watch the trailer for The Darkest Minds here:
The Darkest Minds – Trailer (German) HD
The Darkest Minds cost $34 million to produce. However, the 41 million US dollars that the film grossed in cinemas worldwide was far too little To justify continuing the series. If you want to know how the story of The Darkest Minds continues, you have to pick up the books.
The Darkest Minds book series at a glance:
In addition, Bracken has several novellas and short stories written that tell us more about the characters and the world of The Darkest Minds.
Even though The Darkest Minds movie we got didn’t get a sequel, there’s still hope that the story one day completely filmed becomes. The role model could be Percy Jackson: the cinema ended after two parts. Now we can expect a remake in series form on Disney+.
When is The Darkest Minds on TV?
The Darkest Minds airs tonight, September 9, 2023, at 11:30 p.m. on Sat.1. The broadcast lasts until 1:15 a.m. with commercial breaks. The repeat follows a few hours later at 3:30 a.m. If you don’t want to stay awake that long, you can alternatively stream the film with a subscription on Disney+.
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