After Depraved and Depraved: For Good flew into theaters and grossed $1.24 billion on the field workplace, extra particulars are actually being revealed about the way forward for the hit franchise.
Jon M. Chu tailored the Tony-winning Broadway musical Depraved as a two-part cinematic occasion, launched in November 2024 and 2025. Ever since Depraved: For Good closed out Elphaba and Glinda’s story, there’s been hypothesis about whether or not extra sequels will get made, with composer Stephen Schwartz and author Winnie Holzman solely including gas to the hearth.
Now NBCUniversal Leisure chair Donna Langley is breaking her silence about Depraved‘s future. She is “hopeful” that extra movies set on this planet of Oz will get made, as revealed throughout an interview with Selection. Whereas Elphaba and Glinda’s story is over, “there are different ways in which we might department out with the world-building.”
Langley added that she and her fellow executives at Common are discussing plans with their “rights holders and together with them” to make sure they solely embrace the characters and tales they’ve the rights to.
“It’s very early days on Depraved, however we’re hopeful that after the superb success that we’ve seen with the 2 motion pictures, there are different ways in which we might department out with the world-building. And, in fact, we do this with our rights holders and together with them, so once they’re prepared.”
The 2 Depraved movies and the Broadway musical are primarily based on Gregory Maguire’s novel Depraved: The Life and Instances of the Depraved Witch of the West. The creator was capable of write a narrative set in Oz as a result of the unique L. Frank Baum e book is within the public area (as of 1956).
Copyright points play a significant function in any enlargement of the Depraved franchise. For instance, whereas Baum’s novel is within the public area, the 1939 movie adaptation from Warner Bros. continues to be protected by copyright legal guidelines.
When Depraved was tailored for the stage, there have been sure points from The Wizard of Oz film that could not be replicated, just like the ruby purple slippers, so the inventive group caught with the silver sneakers from Baum’s story.
One technique to proceed Depraved can be to adapt one in all Maguire’s different novels set on this universe. After publishing Depraved in 1995, he then wrote three sequels: Son of a Witch, A Lion Amongst Males, and Out of Oz.
Years later, Maguire returned to Oz with a sequel trilogy referred to as One other Day, which included The Brides of Maracoor, The Oracle of Maracoor, and The Witch of Maracoor. Amid the success of the Depraved movies, the creator wrote two prequels: Elphie: A Depraved Childhood and Galinda: A Charmed Childhood (the latter e book can be launched on September 29).
Final fall, Schwartz and Holzman, who labored on the musical and the big-screen variations, admitted they have concepts to proceed the franchise however did not reveal any particulars. They made it clear, although, that if any extra movies do get made, there will not be a Depraved 3 that continues Elphaba and Glinda’s journey, since Depraved: For Good ended that chapter.
After the large success of Depraved and Depraved: For Good, which collectively grossed over $1 billion and earned optimistic opinions from critics and audiences alike, Common executives are enthusiastic about persevering with the franchise in a roundabout way, form or kind. Extra particulars are positive to be revealed within the coming months.
Depraved: For Good can be launched on Peacock on March 20, 2026.
- Created by
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Gregory Maguire, Stephen Schwartz, Winnie Holzman
- Film(s)
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Depraved, Depraved: Half Two
- Character(s)
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Elphaba, Glinda, Fiyero, The Wizard, Madame Morrible, Nessarose, Boq