Netflix has suffered a significant setback in one of its most anticipated projects since its announcement in August 2022: Horizon Zero Dawn. The adaptation of Aloy's adventures in a post-apocalyptic world will not arrive anytime soon, and the reason is the behavior of its showrunner.
According to the journalist Cheyenne Roundtree According to Rolling Stone, Netflix has decided to postpone this adaptation after learning that its showrunnerSteve Blackman, has been accused of toxic and sexist behavior during the filming of the fourth season of The Umbrella Academy.
After learning this, Netflix has decided to cut the problem at the root and has decided to stop the productions in which he was the showrunnerthis adaptation of the successful Sony game being one of them. However, hope is not completely lost with this series, as this does not mean that it has been completely cancelled.
There are currently two options: on the one hand, Netflix could look for another showrunner and restart the project; on the other hand, they could sell the rights to the series to another studio. In the latter case, Amazon would be the candidate with the best chance of winning the adaptation.
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