With Dan Trachtenberg on board to direct a sequel series more than 25 years after the initial film, the Waterworld universe will be extended.
More than 25 years after the original movie notoriously tanked in theatres, Waterworld will continue with a sequel series. Producer John Davis is on board to help develop a new Waterworld TV series with plans to bring back the original characters, alongside Charles Gordon, Larry Gordon, and star Kevin Costner. Dan Trachtenberg, who directed 10 Cloverfield Lane, has also been hired to film the series, though it’s unknown who will write it.
Davis recently told Collider’s Jeff Sneider about the WaterWorld TV show that they’re going to make the streaming version of that movie, the continuation of that movie. While Sneider didn’t say whether Costner or any other Waterworld cast members will return, he did hint that they would by noting that the series is set “20 years after. After that, each one of the individuals will be featured.
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John Fox, Davis’ producing partner at Davis Entertainment, added that they’re still undecided about how they’ll approach the project and that they’re still in the planning stages. They’re talking to people, but no one has committed yet. Dan is attached, and they’re currently breaking the story and speaking with a few different writers. He believes that they will have a writer in place within the next couple of weeks.
Kevin Reynolds directed Waterworld, which was written by Peter Rader and David Twohy and released in 1995. Because it was the most costly film ever filmed at the time, the studio, along with the actors and crew, had great expectations for the film. The film stars Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, and Michael Jeter and followed Kevin Costner as a drifter travelling the Earth in a post-apocalyptic world overtaken by rising waves. Waterworld received mediocre reviews and performed poorly at the box office, with the film only recouping its costs through home video and rental.
