Time Bandits
Taika Waititi’sTime Banditsseries has been canceled by Apple TV+ . Loosely based on the 1981 Terry Gilliam flick of the same name , the series come 11 - twelvemonth - previous Kevin ( Kal - El Tuck ) , an enthusiastic student of history whose encyclopedic cognition prove useful as he locomote through time with an eccentric chemical group of self - proclaimed bandits led by a woman named Penelope ( Lisa Kudrow).Time bandit ' castalso include Waititi in the role of the Supreme Being .
Deadlineconfirmed thatApple TV+ made the determination to cancelTime Banditsdespite its 78 % critical grade on Rotten Tomatoes . The series did not perform well enough on the streaming platform , including never create it into the Nielsen Top 10 rain buckets rankings . It did do better in the U.K. , which is also the modern - daytime setting where Kevin ’s story begins in the 2024 serial . The cancelation come at a metre when studios are increasingly stingy about moving forward with streaming content .
What Time Bandits' Cancelation Means For The Story
There Are Many Unresolved Storylines
Time Banditsseason 1 endedon a major cliffhanger as the map that Kevin , his babe , Saffron ( Kiera Thompson ) , and the brigand used to travel through time went wanting . Due to the cancelation , the mystery of what happened to the map is left unresolved , as it is confirmed that Kevin and his chemical group do not have it , nor does Pure Evil ( Jemaine Clement ) . It is possible that the Supreme Being somehow reacquired the single-valued function despite Kevin ’s skulduggery , with the map allowing the Supreme Being to potentially proceed with his plan to wipe out humanity and create a raw Earth .
Movie / Show
Tomatometer Score
Popcornmeter Score
Time Bandits(1981 )
91 %
Image via Apple TV+
77 %
Time Bandits(2024 )
78 %
Eleven-year-old Kevin joins a group of time-traveling thieves on a comedic and perilous adventure. As they navigate through various historical periods, they embark on a mission to save Kevin’s parents and ultimately the world, blending humor with high-stakes drama in this adaptation of Terry Gilliam’s cult classic.
48 %
Regardless of what fall out to the map , Kevin , Saffron , and the bandits are unable to travel through time without it and are trapped after escaping the Fortress of Darkness . Another open plot line is the fate of Judy ( Charlyne Yi ) , as she was taken captive by the Supreme Being , and remained his prisoner at the end of time of year 1 . If the Supreme Being does have the map , Judy could be the key to get it back , although what happens with the map , Judy , and all the characters will now remain a mystery .
Our Take On Time Bandits' Cancelation
Time Bandits Should Have Gotten A Season 2
While it had its flaw , Time Banditswas a camp and delightfully unearthly show fill with Waititi ’s usual marque of humor , along with being a heartfelt level about found family . I am disappointed that the story will not uphold and that so many questions and eccentric fates are left unresolved . Time Banditsfeatured existent diachronic figuresthroughout its fantastic story and even critique the limited and sometimes inaccurate ways chronicle can be remembered . Despite its speciality , Time Banditshas become yet another serial that has been prematurely cancel .
Source : Deadline
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Eleven - year - one-time Kevin joins a radical of sentence - traveling stealer on a comedic and perilous adventure . As they voyage through various historical stop , they embark on a charge to save Kevin ’s parent and ultimately the world , blending humor with high-pitched - stakes drama in this adaptation of Terry Gilliam ’s rage classic.
