Late final 12 months, Disney premiered National Treasure: Edge of History, a YA-oriented spinoff of the cult basic two-film sequence starring Nicholas Cage and Dianne Kruger. The sequence ended its first season again in early February, and because it seems, that’ll be its solely season.
Per Deadline on Friday night, Disney stated it wouldn’t be renewing Fringe of Historical past for a second season. Regardless of what seemed to be combined evaluations for the sequence, it managed to fluctuate spots within the Prime 10 for many streamed TV exhibits within the US all through its run (in keeping with Whip Media’s TV Time). Notably, it was additionally one of the few non-Marvel or Star Wars exhibits from Disney+ to make it into Nielsen’s Prime 10 streaming rankings throughout the week of January 16-22.
Fringe of Historical past centered on Lisette Olivera as Jess Valenzuela, a DACA recipient residing in Baton Rouge who learns her useless father was a part of a secret society of treasure hunters. Alongside along with her mates, Jess goes on a journey to search out historical misplaced treasures that have been hidden away from Spanish conquistadors. Along with starring the likes of Jordan Rodrigues and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Fringe of Historical past introduced again sequence actors Justin Bartha as Riley Poole and Harvey Keitel as FBI agent Peter Sadusky.
With the present’s cancellation, the way forward for the franchise is at the moment up within the air. There’ve been talks on and off for years a couple of Nationwide Treasure 3, with producer Jerry Bruckheimer saying final August {that a} script had been completed and despatched to Cage for approval. It’s anybody’s guess as as to if or not Disney will greenlight it—although the corporate is all in nostalgia, it’s additionally attempting to play some issues protected as doable, and axing Fringe of Historical past could point out to them that the sequence is not viable. However who is aware of, perhaps the gradual resurgence of treasure hunters courtesy of Nathan Drake and (finally) Indiana Jones could change their tune.
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