The world of Now You See Me could be branching off into television, with the magic action movie franchise being eyed for a bigger universe.
What do we know about the Now You See Me TV show?
In a new interview with The Direct, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t producer Bobby Cohen confirmed that there had been talks about bringing the franchise to the world of television. Specifically, Cohen noted that this has been something they’ve been talking about for some time, and that the goal is to make something “completely different” from the movie.
“We have noodled with a television show. We had an idea once to kind of mix it up, because what you wouldn’t want to do is just take the movie and spread it out over eight hours and call it a television show,” said Cohen. “You’d want to come up with something that was completely different.”
While Cohen didn’t dive too much into exactly what the show would be about, he did tease a bit. Cohen noted that he’s spoken with many magicians who mentioned that they’ve started careers out as apprentices. The producer then said a potential show could revolve around magician apprentices trying to solve the mysterious murder of their mentor, a famous magician.
“And we’ve met so many magicians, and a lot of them start as apprentice magicians, and a lot of them work backstage for the big magicians in Vegas,” Cohen said. “So, one idea that we kicked around is, imagine if the big magician they work for is murdered, and the four assistants that work for him are the prime suspects.”
“And so, they have to use magic to prove their innocence and find the real killer. So, that was sort of one idea that we thought to, have it feel like it’s part of the ‘Now You See Me’ universe, but not simply be the same thing.”
Despite the hope for a potential show, the focus now remains on the movie side of things. Now You See Me: Now You Don’t is set to release in theaters on November 14, 2025.
(Source: The Direct)
