This week saw the cancellation of Netflix‘s comic book series “Jupiter’s Legacy,” the first Millarworld adaptation after their big deal was announced back in 2017. Instead, the streaming giant would turn multiple Mark Millar comics into films, series, and cartoons. 

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Well, we now have a reaction of sorts from the show’s lead actor Josh Duhamel, who took to his Instagram account to post a shirtless photo of himself and seemingly courting Netflix competitor, Hulu. 

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“When you get dumped by Netflix and have to put yourself back out there…What’s up, Hulu?” Josh Duhamel posted on Instagram.

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Based on the Mark Millar comic book property, when the Netflix comic book series “Jupiter’s Legacy” debuted early last month, it received mostly negative reviews, and comic fans seemed irked by the adaptation. And well, it doesn’t look like those headaches are ending anytime soon, as it was announced yesterday via The Hollywood Reporter that Netflix has canceled plans to pursue a second season,

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Mark Millar himself confirmed on Twitter from the Millarworld account that cast members have been let out of their show commitments.

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In a day and age where superhero storytelling is constantly pushing the boundaries and blurring the lines of television and films via Marvels Studios and shows like The Boys or The Umbrella Academy, Jupiter’s Legacy is decidedly old-hat. It may have gotten a pass five to ten years ago, but today it just feels like a step in the wrong direction.

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With the advent of Peak TV and the silver era of the Streaming Age, it’s really crazy to consider just how much television has essentially closed and ended the gap between itself and the perceived quality of “cinema.” One format used to be decidedly elevated, and now, thanks to the Streaming Wars—and even the way the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the problems for the theatrical experience—TV and film are basically on par, more or less.

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The “oh, it’s just television” stigma is long gone.

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After months of bare TV release schedules, May shows a return to form with plenty of new and returning series. While streaming services still monopolize many of the more popular releases, series such as “Pose,” returning for its final season, and “The Girlfriend Experience” offer a return to form for network television.

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While May will be the first in months to not offer a new high profile Marvel series for event TV watching, Disney+ is filling the voice with the “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” spinoff “Star Wars: The Bad Batch.” Elsewhere, there’s the return of 2020 under the radar favorites such as Apple TV+ comedy “Mythic Quest.” Most exciting however is the latest from director Barry Jenkins as he returns to the world of television with the highly anticipated adaptation of the best-selling novel “The Underground Railroad.” 

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How does a generation deal with no longer being relevant? The issues are similar yet somehow infinitely more pronounced when it comes to an aging superhero. Netflix is taking on the darker side of family, power, and heroics in “Jupiter’s Legacy.” The adaptation of Mark Millar and Frank Quietly’s acclaimed graphic novel series promises to explore the same issues, which made the volumes bestsellers when published.

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Netflix began its superhero programming with the massively popular Marvel series such as “Daredevil,” “Jessica Jones,” and “Luke Cage.” However, those series didn’t last, as Disney now has the rights back to those. Well, that isn’t stopping Netflix from keeping the superhero dream alive with its new series, “Jupiter’s Legacy,” which might very well be the streamer’s answer to “The Boys.”

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To help begin the promotion for “Jupiter’s Legacy,” and to help show off its comic book roots, Netflix has released a new teaser for the upcoming show.

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Netflix’s first major push into the comic book filmmaking world by buying the rights to Mark Millar’s Millarworld line of books is finally going to bear some fruit. According to the streaming service, plans to develop original series and films based on a handful of comic book properties is now moving forward.

For those not aware of Mark Millar, he’s the co-creator behind comics that inspired the films “Wanted,” “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” and “Kick-Ass.” Now, with his deal at Netflix, we’ll be seeing much more from the creator, including series based on “Jupiter’s Legacy” and “American Jesus,” as well as films for “Empress,” “Huck,” and “Sharkey The Bounty Hunter.”

Said Millar, “My wife Lucy and I are eleven months into our jobs at Netflix and it’s everything we hoped for to the power of ten.

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