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Lionsgate have confirmed reports that the final instalment in the “Divergent” film series won’t be a theatrical release and will instead go straight to television.
Explaining the decision to wrap-up the movie franchise on the new medium, CEO Jon Feltheimer and TV Group Chair Kevin Beggs tell Variety : “The performance of the last segment of the theatrical didn’t really create a situation where we could commit the production resources necessary to really make the production we needed. We got excited about the possibility of what the series could look like – resolving the novel in a season across 10 to 13 episodes and then expanding from there into multiple seasons. This is an example of what we call the virtuous cycle of content bouncing back and forth from TV and film. The economic upside on a long term series franchise is very substantial.”
According to the duo, numerous networks are already interested in picking up the wrap-up film and the spin-off series that would follow.
It’s unlikely the cast of the three “Divergent” movies will reprise their roles for the small-screen film and series.
