Today of all days would be a pretty terrible time for Netflix to announce its wants to produce a Monopoly-inspired reality competition show. But Deadline reports that a Monopoly series where “contestants battle for fortune and navigate the fine line between capitalism and chaos” is in the works. Grim!
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While fans of Andor and The Mandalorian are busy arguing with one another about which is the superior Star Wars spinoff, Tony Gilroy is out here telling Empire what should be obvious to anyone with a basic understanding of how franchises work:
“The success of The Mandalorian gave us the platform to jump off. Their success is what would fuel the whole thing. I mean, no Baby Yoda, no Andor. Seriously. Don’t think that we don’t know that.”
With Lazarus set to debut on Adult Swim this Saturday, now’s a good time to check out our interview with series creator Shinichirō Watanabe.
Before Dandadan’s upcoming second season streams on Netflix this July, the series’ season one finale, three new episodes, and an interview with co-directors Fuga Yamashiro and Abel Gongora will screen together in theaters as Dandadan: Evil Eye. In Asia (outside of Japan), Evil Eye screenings start on May 30th, US screenings begin on June 6th, and European screenings start June 7th.
