![]() ![]() ![]() Obviously Ascendant's budget will be reduced, but compared to the movie going up against World War Z 2 and The Mummy reboot in its original release date, turning to TV was a safer bet for any kind of success. This performance led Lionsgate to reevaluate their strategy for the series, and rather than just never release the final movie, they've opted to bring it to TV and try to keep this universe going in a series. The Divergent Series: Allegiant was the worst of the bunch, earning almost universally negative reviews and only earning a little over $179 million worldwide. Divergent Series Four-Book Collection Box Set (Books 1-4) Paperback Special Edition, Septemby Veronica Roth (Author) 113 ratings See all formats and editions Paperback 38.90 Other new and used from 38.50 The internationally bestselling Divergent series that inspired major motion pictures starring Shailene Woodley. Needless to say, this is huge demotion for The Divergent Series, but given how these movies have been performing, this decision is understandable. There's also no word on which network or stream service will air both projects, as no deal has been reached yet. ![]() Lee Toland Krieger is still set to direct the new version of Ascendant, but there's no word yet on if Shailene Woodley, Theo James or any of the other movie stars will reprise their characters for the final movie. Lionsgate will still be handling production, and the goal is to conclude the stories of the current Divergent cast in the TV movie to make way for a new group of characters on the show. The latest from Variety states that Ascendant is now being planned as a television movie, and following that, the story will continue in a standalone TV series. ![]()
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