Leonidas Is Back? A ‘300’ TV Series Confirmed to Be in Development at Warner Bros.!

We have already written about Zack Snyder here on Fiction Horizon, and the overall conclusion, however you look at it, is that he is a divisive figure in the industry, even among fans. But, if there is one thing that fans agree about related to Zack Snyder is that his movie 300 was a masterpiece. Although the critics gave it mixed reviews, the fans almost unanimously love 300, and it is a movie that has withstood the test of time, remaining a popular work among fans of comic book adaptations. It has been years since we last explored that universe, but it seems that Warner Bros. is looking at all possible angles with its assets, so we can confirm that a 300 prequel television series is currently being developed at Warner Bros.
At this moment, not much is known about the series, and most information we have is either rumors or deals that are not yet done. Still, we are going to bring you everything we know so you will know the current state of affairs.
The original 300 movie was an adaptation of the eponymous limited series by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. It was released in 2006 as Zack Snyder’s second film, and while the critics were divided over the historical inaccuracies (which doesn’t make much sense, since it was based on a comic book and not actual history, but that is a wholly different topic), the fans loved it and the movie has been receiving a lot of love since then. This movie segmented Snyder’s status and it enabled him to become the… well… divisive figure he’s become in the meantime. A sequel movie, 300: Rise of an Empire, was also released later (Snyder wrote it, but he did not direct it), and it received the same reviews from critics, but this time, the fans agreed, so the movie did not reach the same status as the original.
We know that Warner has been looking into reviving and expanding its current assets to increase its income – just remember Harry Potter – and now it seems that they have decided to return to the 300 universe. The series we have confirmed is in the early stages of development, and based on what we know, it is going to be a prequel series that will be set before 300. No further plot details have been revealed, but this could indicate that Leonidas could be coming back to the universe; sadly, we don’t know whether Butler will come back as no casting information has been revealed.
We do know that Zack and Debora Snyder are in talks to return to the series; Zack is in talks to direct and executive produce the series, with Debora producing it like she did with 300. The two have met with Warner Bros., and the talks are currently ongoing, but we do hope that Snyder will be back to the one universe he has not managed to mess up.
And this is all that we have for you as of the time of writing. We don’t know anything else, but more updates are bound to come in the upcoming months, so be sure to keep following us for all the latest news and updates regarding this series.
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