In what can only be described as a surprising turn of events, Lionsgate has opted to skip a theatrical release of its final Divergent film, and instead release it as a TV-movie — before launching a small-screen spinoff series.
And will a TV spinoff do well if the Divergent franchise is already struggling?
It is unclear whether film stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James and Ansel Elgort will appear in Ascendant following this development.
Principal photography was originally intended to begin this summer with an eye on a June 2017 release, but has since been delayed following Allegiant‘s poor performance.