Netflix Cancels Fan-Favorite Series Adaptation Before It Even Happens

Rick Riordan himself is the one who broke the news to his fans, answering a question on Goodreads about whether there had been any developments with the adaption. Riordan was understandably disappointed but expressed no hard feelings towards Netflix. He seemed understanding of the realities of how adaptions work, even commenting that he imagines most of what does finally get put to screen probably goes through a few interested parties buying the rights without it turning into anything at that time.

Riordan noted that streaming platforms as a whole have been cutting down on original content, so he understands this is nothing personal against him. As mentioned, Netflix has broken hearts of other fandoms plenty of times over the years. So Netflix’s passing on the adaption is not any indictment against the quality of the Kane Chronicles.