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Apple Shares Trailer for Upcoming Taika Waititi Series 'Time Bandits'

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Apple today shared the first trailer for upcoming Apple TV+ series Time Bandits, which is based on the 1981 movie that has the same name. Time Bandits was created by Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, and Iain Morris, all of whom are known for popular shows.


Waititi and Clement previously teamed up for What We Do in the Shadows, and Waititi has recently worked on Reservation Dogs and Our Flag Means Death. Morris is known for creating The Inbetweeners.

Time Bandits will see an eleven-year-old history nerd teaming up with a ragtag group of thieves to journey through time and space to hunt down treasure. In the trailer, eleven-year-old Kevin finds a portal in the wardrobe in his closet, and is seen journeying through historic locations across time.

The first two episodes of the 10-episode show are set to premiere on Wednesday, July 24, with two additional episodes to follow each week.

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tornadowrangler
28 months ago
Why not just watch the original and call it a day?
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schmidm77
28 months ago
Wow what a steaming pile. When the main characters feel the need to call themselves by the name of the series (because the audience is assumed to be too dumb to get it otherwise I guess) and random supporting characters are constantly interjecting out-of-place wisecracks, you can tell this is going to be the typical modern drivel. Taika Waititi is no Terry Gilliam.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Simmias
28 months ago
No matter how many big names or top tier IP are involved, I just can’t get excited for any of these Apple TV+ shows. They all end up being weirdly bland and safe, regardless of how much they go out of their way to be quirky and edgy. High production values and mediocre writing, every time.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Darren.h
28 months ago
I CAN ALREADY TELL IT DOES NOT EVEN COMPARE TO THE ORIGINAL.

KID ACTORS NOT THAT GOOD.

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vegetassj4
28 months ago
Oh man, I remember seeing this as a kid.

Nostalgia overload

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ThunderSkunk
28 months ago
I'm not sure I want to live long enough to see Gilliam movies remade, but I heard Kudrow do an hour on the Nerdist podcast a decade ago and only then realized how clever, sharp and professional she is, completely unlike the dingy characters they cast her in. She's A-ok.

But my gods man, if film execs had their way in paintings & music, it'd just be decades of repainting the most famous paintings from the great masters over and over forever, & endless covers of the billboard 100 for a century. It's like gutless accountants have run the show for 20 years.

Grumble grumble grumble, but ok, I'll check it out.
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