Taika Waititi addresses why his TV series Time Bandits, a reimagining of the cult classic 1981 movie, was canceled after one season on Apple TV+ despite generally favorable reviews. The series followed the adventures of 11-year-old Kevin (Kal-El Tuck), a young history buff who s a group of bumbling, time-traveling bandits led by Penelope (Lisa Kudrow). Featuring Waititi as the Supreme Being alongside long-time collaborator Jemaine Clement as Pure Evil, the show aimed to adapt the original Time Bandits movie’s surreal storytelling for modern audiences with Waititi's iconic quirks. 44e6f

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Taika Waititi's Time Bandits TV show is based on Terry Gilliam's 1981 film of the same name, but they differ in several ways.

Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for Time Bandits (1981) and Time Bandits season 1.

Taika Waititi's new TV show, Time Bandits, has become a streaming success. Created by Waititi, Jemaine Clement, and Iain Morris – based on the 1981 fantasy adventure film directed by Terry Gilliam – the new Apple TV+ series follows an unlikely alliance between a band of thieves and an 11-year-old history buff as they embark on a dangerous quest to rescue his family, and save the world at large. The Time Bandits show cast includes Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Charlyne Yi, Rachel House, and Kiera Thompson.

Acclaimed filmmaker Taika Waititi has just released a major project, and while it is a remake of a classic 43-year-old fantasy movie, most fans probably missed it. Taika Waititi is the beloved visionary behind immensely popular projects like What We Do in the Shadows, Jojo Rabbit, and Thor: Ragnarok, with his signature comedy and stylistic choices making him stand out from the crowd. After his successful work on Reservation Dogs and Our Flag Means Death, Taika Waititi has returned to the world of streaming television, with him this time taking on a classic fantasy movie from 1981.

Jemaine Clement reveals a surpridate about Time Banditsseason 2. Clement is one of the creators of the series, which he worked on with indie film and Thor extraordinaire Taika Waititi. Time Bandits is an adaptation of the 1981 movie of the same name by Monty Python comedian Terry Gilliam. Season 1 premieres on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, July 24.

Terry Gilliam's unique world of adventure returns to the screen in the Time Banditsreboot trailer. The TV show, co-created by What We Do in the Shadows duo Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, as well as The Inbetweeners' Iain Morris, revolves around an imaginative young boy who learns of a time portal in his room and embarks on an adventure with a group of bandits that travel through time plundering treasure from history. Lisa Kudrow leads the ensemble Time Bandits cast alongside Kal-El Tuck, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte and Charlyne Yi.

Besides being one of the most imaginative movies of the 1980s, Terry Gilliam's Time Banditsalso leaves a lot of questions with its surprising ending. Released in 1981 to mostly positive reviews, the film was praised for its cleverness, and it launched what would be known as Gilliam's "Trilogy of Imagination" throughout the 1980s. It deftly blends history with fantasy and even includes broad philosophical commentary filtered through the filmmaker's signature sense of humor. Even if it was overshadowed by other fantasy epics of the decade, Time Bandits went on to become a cult classic in its own right.

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