Every Millarworld Movie & Series Coming After Jupiter's Legacy
Jupiter’s Legacy is the first project from Millarworld to hit Netflix but it’s not the only one, as there are many other Millarwold properties set to become TV shows or movies – and here’s every one of them. Mark Millar has become a respected and beloved name in the world of comic books thanks to his work in Marvel Comics’ Civil War series, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, and DC’s Swamp Thing and Superman: Red Son, among many others. Millar has also created characters and versions of other superheroes from these universes, most notably the Ultimates and the alternate version of Old Man Logan.
Millar’s work hasn’t been limited to established universes, and he has also created his own characters and worlds, most notably Kick-Ass and Kingsman, both of which have been adapted to the big screen. In 2004, he founded his comic book company appropriately named Millarworld, through which he published his original works like Wanted, The Unfunnies, Kick-Ass, and War Heroes. In 2017, Millarworld was acquired by Netflix, and the following year it was announced that the streaming giant was working on movie and TV adaptations of different comic books by Millar, with the first one being Jupiter’s Legacy, a superhero story first published in 2013.
Jupiter’s Legacy follows the world’s first superheroes, who got their powers in the 1930s, but in the present day, they must pass the torch to their children, who also have superpowers. This won’t be easy at all as the young heroes will struggle to live up to their parents’ legendary public reputations and exacting personal standards. Jupiter’s Legacy is only the beginning of Millarworld’s run on Netflix and beyond, as there are many other titles in development to become either movies or TV shows. Here’s every Millarworld movie and TV series coming after Jupiter’s Legacy.
Supercrooks is a four-issue miniseries published in 2012, and it follows Johnny Bolt as he recruits the ultimate team of retired thieves with superpowers for one last heist. Supercrooks will be turned into an anime TV series and will be produced by the same studio that made anime favorites Fullmetal Alchemist and My Hero Academia. The project is currently listed as “in production”, so it probably won’t be long until it gets a release date and a first look is shared with the world. Supercrooks will be released on Netflix.
Originally published as Chosen, American Jesus is the story of Jodie Christianson, a 12-year-old boy who suddenly discovers that he is Jesus Christ – and as such, he can “turn water into wine, make the crippled walk” and maybe even “raise the dead”. American Jesus will be a multilingual TV series (spoken in both Spanish and English) and it wrapped filming in February 2020, but isn’t planned to release until 2021, so news about its cast and release date should be announced by Netflix soon.
The Magic Order is an R-rated comic book series and the first to be released since Netflix acquired Millarworld. It follows a group of five families of wizards known as the Magic Order and who are tasked with keeping the world safe from supernatural and magical threats. When the members are targeted and picked off one by one by an unknown assailant, the Magic Order has to find and stop this enemy before they get to them first. In 2019, it was reported that The Magic Order was in development with James Wan and Lindsey Beer as executive producers, with the former also directing the pilot and the latter serving as the series’ showrunner. However, the project was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, but in May 2021, it was announced to be back in active development. The Magic Order will be released on Netflix.
Sharkey the Bounty Hunter is a sci-fi story of a blue-collar bounty hunter who tracks criminals across the galaxy in his peculiar vehicle: a converted, rocket-powered ice-cream truck. With the help of his ten-year-old partner, Sharkey is out for the biggest bounty of his career. Sharkey the Bounty Hunter will be turned into a movie, to be released on Netflix, and even though it’s listed as “in development”, there have been no updates on it.
Huck is the story of the title character who uses his special gifts to do a good deed each day, and in return, his neighbors in a quiet seaside town keep his abilities a secret. His quiet life is disrupted when a new resident alerts the media, leaving Huck no choice but to flee and go on an adventure that will change his life. Huck will become a movie to be released on Netflix, and by May 2020, the screenplay had been completed, but there haven’t been any more updates on the project, which was affected by the pandemic.
Empress follows the wife of an intergalactic dictator who decides to take her children away from his control and escape to her homeworld, which is planet Earth but the story is set millions of years ago. The dictator won’t let them go that easily, and he uses his power as Emperor and sends his forces to hunt her down and bring her back. In 2018, it was announced that Lindsey Beer will write the screenplay, but aside from that, there haven’t been more updates on the Empress movie, to be released on Netflix.
Prodigy is the second Millarworld title released under Netflix’s wing. It follows Edison Crane, who isn’t content being the world’s smartest man and most successful businessman and feels the need for his mind to be constantly challenged. As he’s a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, genius composer, Olympic athlete, and an expert in the occult, he’s called by international governments to fix all those problems they can’t handle. Prodigy will be adapted into a movie for Netflix, and in March 2020, Kaz and Ryan Firpo were announced to be in charge of writing the script.
Space Bandits follows Thena Khole and Cody Blue, two of the universe’s most wanted felons, each the leader of their own criminal operations, running heists across the galaxies and more. When Thena and Cody are betrayed by their crews, they have only one thing on their minds: revenge. Millar has described Space Bandits as “a female ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ set in space with a massive and exciting cast of characters”. It’s unknown if Space Bandits will be a TV series or a movie, but it will be released on Netflix and it’s listed as “in development”.
Last but not least is The King’s Man, the third installment in the Kingsman movie series. The King’s Man is a prequel to the first two movies, and it’s all about a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds who gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, but one man and his protégé will race against time to stop them. Starring are Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Daniel Brühl, and Djimon Hounsou. The King’s Man has gone through various delays, with its original release date being November 2019, and after that, it was pushed back twice. It was delayed again due to the coronavirus pandemic, and its latest (and hopefully final) release date is December 22, 2021, and is planned to be theatrically released.