A reboot ofCaptain Planetis moving forward on Netflix from Arrowverse co-creator Greg Berlanti.Captain Planet and the Planeteerswas an animated series that debuted in 1990 and ran on TBS and syndication for six seasons and 113 episodes. While many other superhero and superhero-related shows were more action-oriented,Captain Planetwas designed to be an edutainment series focused on the environment.
PerDeadline,the live-actionCaptain Planetwill be developed by Berlanti Productions, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way, and Warner Bros. Television.Mrs. Davisco-creator Tara Hernandez will write the series for Netflix. Sarah Schechter and Leigh London Redman will executive produce. A release date has not been revealed.
What This Means For Captain Planet
Berlanti Has A Successful History With Superheroes
In recent history, Berlanti is one of the key people to have worked on live-action superhero shows. He is one of the co-creators of the Arrowverse, which includes shows likeArrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, andBlack Lightning. Given his pedigree, Netflix has tapped one of the right people to help develop aCaptain Planetlive-action series.
Captain Planethas existed in the pop culture lexicon for 35 years. While the franchise has seen other inclusions, including video games and comic books, its most famous version outside of the original isDon Cheadle portraying the character in aFunny or Diesketch in 2011, which was entirely played for humor.
A reboot has been in the works for years, includingTop Gun: Maverickstar Glen Powell looking to write a script with Jono Matt for a feature film. With multiple starts and stops, it seems that a live-action adaptation will finally be moving forward.
Our Take On Captain Planet Getting A Live-Action Show
It Was The Least Interesting Superhero Show Of The ’90s
Nostalgia plays a large role in television and movies today. Instead of original ideas, there are endless reboots, revivals, and sequels.Captain Planet and the Planeteersstands out more as an interesting relicthan a franchise worth continuing.
I grew up with shows from the ’80s and ’90s, andCaptain Planetwas the show you watched because you had nothing else happening that day, or just left the TV on. Othersuperhero shows released in the ‘90swere simply more engaging and timeless.Children’s programming in the ’90s had to push positive messages, and there’s nothing wrong withCaptain Planet and the Planeteers, although it’s really not that interesting.
It has an undeniably catchy theme song, but that’s about it. A live-action reboot ofCaptain Planetwill have some novelty to it for bringing back a superhero show from the ’90s. However, it will need to add more to the formula than what was seen before to be a hit.
Source:Deadline
Captain Planet
Captain Planet is a multimedia franchise created by Ted Turner and Barbara Pyle that began with theCaptain Planet and the Planeteersanimated series in 1990. Captain Planet is an educational superhero series; the focus of the character and his associated works are done to inform viewers about the dangers the environment faces. The series spun off into a video game and several toys, comic books, and more, and has been parodied several times, such as with the Robot Chicken animated series and actor Don Cheadle.
