Season 1 of "Jupiter's Legacy" set up many plot threads for future episodes to explore.
In addition to the massive villain reveal in the season finale, the show also established
how Hutch would go to the ends of the Earth to save his father. There's also the question
of whether Chloe would ultimately follow in her parents' footsteps and become the superhero
they want her to embody.
Sadly, those questions will remain up in the air as "Jupiter's Legacy" comic book writer
Mark Millar announced Netflix released the cast from their contracts, dooming any hopes
of a follow-up. Millar posted in his original tweet that he remained hopeful a second season
could materialize at some point, but even if that does happen, it will not be any time
soon. After all, Netflix has its hands full with a slew of other projects adapted from
the Millarworld brand of comics, and Millar even revealed in the tweet that he had begun
working on a live-action series based on "Supercrooks."
While Netflix hasn't released numbers regarding how many people watched the superhero series,
it didn't do too well with critics, garnering only a 38% rating on the Tomatometer. It likely
didn't help with the series' prospects despite its average audience score of 72%. Looking
through the various comments that have poured in from Twitter, it's clear the show did amass
some form of a fan base, and those supporters have let their opinions known that the show
deserves a second chance.
One Twitter user noted that there were still plenty of stories to be told:
"I'm disappointed that Jupiter's Legacy is getting, effectively, [canceled]. It had a
lot of potential from its source materials that could've been explored in later seasons."
In a search for answers, some fans think it came down to one thing — wigs. In apparent
jest, maybe jest? several users make comments like,
"Jupiter's Legacy wouldn't have flopped if they just gave that dude a better wig"
And another added,
"Wow, Jupiter's Legacy is already canceled solely because the wigs were so bad."
So… maybe not jest at all.
With enough fan outcry, perhaps Netflix could reconsider the future of Jupiter's Legacy?
Ehh… probably not. But Fret not, there’s more from the Millar-verse coming soon.
The announcement of a live-action Supercrooks series is intriguing for a couple of reasons.
For starters, in the comic books, Supercrooks takes place in the same universe as the events
of Jupiter's Legacy, so theoretically, characters and events from the Netflix series could make
their way onto this new show that instead focuses on the villains. Secondly, the Supercrooks
show Millar mentioned in his tweet will be a different series from the anime series also
in development. As Millar explained,
"Note: Supercrooks will appear first as an Anime series from Studio Bones later this
year."
Other projects in the pipeline include American Jesus and The Magic Order; however, there
haven't been any announcements regarding release dates as of this time. Anyone wanting more
stories explicitly set in the Jupiter's Legacy universe does have a bit of luck. Millar has
worked on a new comic book series — "Jupiter's Legacy: Requiem." The first book from the
12-issue series drops on June 16th, and it focuses on Chloe, Hutch, and their children
as they continue trying to make Earth peaceful. For now, it's the closest thing fans can get
to some semblance of closure on the short-lived Netflix series.
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