According to Comicbook, Willow‘s showrunner has stated that the series is not canceled. Showrunner Jonathan Kasdan (The First Time) recently revealed that there is a Volume II planned already to go. He also stated how all the reports of the series being canceled were vastly exaggerated. This current news came as a sigh of relief to many fans that were crushed by the news earlier in the week.
Kasdan explained, “A decision was made last week to release our main cast for other series opportunities that may arise for them in the coming year. With all the TV and movies in production around the world, it feels unfair to limit an actor’s availability without a clear sense of when you’re going to need them again. It’s further triviliased by the simple reality that the scripts we’ve been working on require just as many actors with whom no such contractual hold exists.”
He added, “But here’s what’s equally true: with the enthusiastic and unwavering support of Lucasfilm, and Disney, we’ve developed and written what we hope is a brain-meltingly fun, richer, darker and better VOLUME II, which builds on the characters and story of our first eight chapters (The Wyrm survives!)”,
Kasdan posted his full statement on Twitter which can be read below.
Disney+’s Willow is sequel television series based on the 1988 film produced by Lucasfilm. It includes a group of heroes who set off on a dangerous quest where they face their inner demons as they try to come together to save the world.
The series’ cast members include Ruby Cruz (Castle Rock), Ellie Bamber (Les Miserable), Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Erin Kelly (The Green Knight), Warwick Davis (Moominvalley), Dempsey Bryk (Black Mirror), Joonas Suotamo (Star Wars: Episode IX- The Rise of Skywalker), and many others.
Season one of Willow is available to stream on Disney+.