As far as YA book-to-movie adaptations go, Maze Runner is a success story.
But the Maze Runner movies did end with more books on the shelves from James Dashner. Why?
It has a different narrative in Hollywood than other YA adaptations we’ve examined, such as the Divergent series, which came just short of its conclusion in 2016.
Or the Percy Jackson movies, which was cancelled just two movies into production and is now set to be remade into a Disney+ TV show.