The Kane Chronicles is being developed as a live-action Disney+ series, but it has not been greenlit or ordered. Disney commissioned sample scripts, and executives are now deciding whether the project should move ahead. There is no cast, filming schedule, episode count, release date, or trailer.
The Kane Chronicles Disney+ Series: Quick Answers
- Current status: In development. That is earlier than a green light or series order.
- Format: A proposed live-action television series for Disney+ from 20th Television.
- Writers and executive producers: Angela Robinson and Rick Riordan.
- Release date: None. A date cannot be set unless Disney first approves production.
What Does “In Development” Mean Here?
Disney paid for sample scripts over the course of the past year. Riordan says those pages are now with senior executives, who must decide whether to greenlight the project. Development pays writers to explore whether a series can work; it does not commit the studio to casting, filming, or releasing it.
Riordan directly warned that many projects reach this stage and never get made. That makes “in development” the correct description. Calling the show ordered, confirmed for production, or upcoming would move beyond what Disney and Riordan have actually established.
Who Is Working on the Project?
Angela Robinson and Rick Riordan are attached to write and executive produce. Robinson’s television credits include How to Get Away with Murder, True Blood, and The L Word, and she has also directed episodes of Wednesday. Riordan is the author of the Kane books and an executive producer on Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Rebecca Riordan is attached as a non-writing executive producer. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Jeremy Bell will executive produce for the Gotham Group, reuniting with the Riordans after Percy Jackson. The studio is 20th Television.
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What Story Would The Kane Chronicles Tell?
The proposed series follows estranged siblings Carter and Sadie Kane. Their father disappears after unleashing a god of chaos, forcing the pair to understand the Egyptian magic they inherited, form alliances, and stop warring gods from devastating the modern world.
That setup comes from The Red Pyramid, the first novel. The books place Egyptian gods and magicians in a modern setting and alternate between Carter and Sadie’s perspectives. The trade report provides the proposed television logline, but it does not say how closely a pilot script follows every event in the novel.
Which Books Could the Series Adapt?
The core series has three novels: The Red Pyramid, The Throne of Fire, and The Serpent’s Shadow. Together they follow Carter and Sadie through the conflict between Egyptian order and chaos. No source has confirmed whether the proposed first season covers one book, part of a book, or a different structure.
Pixel Twelve’s The Kane Chronicles series page keeps the development status, premise, creative team, and future updates together without presenting the show as ordered.
What Happened to the Netflix Movies?
This Disney+ project is separate from the abandoned Netflix film plan. Netflix previously developed The Kane Chronicles as feature films, but the adaptation did not move into production. In May 2024, Riordan said the rights had reverted to him after several years of script development.
Riordan said he and Rebecca were exploring other options and waiting for the right deal. The new version changes both the company and format: it is a television project at Disney+ and 20th Television, not a revival of Netflix’s proposed movie trilogy.
Is This a Percy Jackson Spin-Off?
The books share a larger world with Percy Jackson, but Carter and Sadie lead their own story. The project is being developed by several people already connected to Disney+’s Percy Jackson series, yet Riordan says the Kane scripts have no bearing on whether Percy Jackson receives more seasons.
A recent Percy Jackson Season 3 teaser confirms that show’s next on-screen story. It should not be treated as evidence that The Kane Chronicles has been approved, and the Kane development should not be treated as a Percy Jackson renewal announcement.
What Has Not Been Announced?
Disney has not announced a cast, director, filming location, production start, episode count, release date, or trailer. It has also not said whether the series will receive a writers’ room beyond the sample scripts, which book a possible season would cover, or when executives expect to make a decision.
The next meaningful update would be a green light or series order. Until then, the accurate conclusion is simple: the adaptation has writers, producers, a studio, a platform, and scripts under consideration, but it is not yet a show that Disney has committed to make.
