Summary
- Warrior Nun fans were disappointed when they learned that the upcoming movies will not follow the story of the TV show and will not involve the showrunner.
- This news is a major upset for fans who supported the TV show and raises concerns about the direction the movies will take.
- The movie execs risk losing money and goodwill if they change the movies too much and fail to capture the magic of the original TV series. Hollywood prioritizing its own ideas over audience desires is a recurring problem.
It should be exciting when a television series is confirmed to get a movie, like Netflix’s Warrior Nun, however the latest update from the soon-to-be movie raises fans’ disappointment more than their anticipation. Warrior Nun is a fantasy drama series with two seasons currently streaming on Netflix. The series follows 19-year-old Ava Silva, who one day wakes up on a morgue table having earned herself a mysterious second life, wherein she is a member of the Order of the Cruciform Sword, who are tasked with fighting demons on earth. It is based on the American comic book series, “Warrior Nun Areala,” by Ben Dunn.
In December 2022, it was announced that Warrior Nun would not continue for a third season, despite being a Netflix show with one of the highest audience ratings of all time. Essentially, Warrior Nun not only had a passionate fanbase surrounding it, but it also had the engagement numbers to back it up, yet Netflix canceled it anyway. This led to a massive and effective fan coampaign among Warrior Nun fans to get the show picked up by another streaming service. Ultimately, in August 2023, it was revealed that Warrior Nun would continue via three feature films. However, it seems like even this could be a bad sign for the franchise.
Former Warrior Nun Showrunner Just Confirmed Fans’ Worst Fears
Although the Warrior Nun movies should be a good thing, the series’ showrunner just shared some news that confirms the ways in which the films can absolutely go wrong. In discussion with The OCS Newsletter, Warrior Nun showrunner Simon Barry revealed that he will not be involved with the upcoming Warrior Nun movies. Furthermore, he implied that the Warrior Nun movies likely are not going to follow the story that the TV show was telling. He said, “Only later did I realize that their agenda for making the film was really not going to be similar to what the TV show was.”
In the end, this is the worst news fans could receive about the Warrior Nun movies. It’s a miracle that the show is getting any sort of continuation, but to have the movies be unrelated to the television series makes no sense. Warrior Nun fans were rallying for the TV show, so why would they want something entirely different from the movies? This is a major upset for Warrior Nun fans, but is also a huge risk for the movie execs behind this decision. If they change the movies too much and lose the magic of the television series, then they could potentially lose a lot of money and goodwill.
Warrior Nun’s Disappointing Movie Update Highlights A Recurring Problem In Hollywood
Ultimately, this Warrior Nun update is just another example of the ways in which Hollywood doesn’t listen to its audiences. It was already an incredible feat that fans were able to get Warrior Nun made again after the TV show was canceled, but the goodness ended there. Instead of continuing the story that made fans so happy, Hollywood wants to pursue its own ideas in order to squeeze money out of the property, rather than giving fans what they so clearly want. Overall, this is a major problem, wherein Hollywood prioritizes itself rather than the people supporting it. Unfortunately, Warrior Nun is just one more series that Hollywood might destroy.
