Franchise

The ***Rebel Moon* franchise** is the universe launched with *Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire*. Below is the media released within or pertaining to this universe.

## Potential projects

The following are projects that members of production have publicly considered developing in the future, but have not been confirmed for future release.

* **Balisarius origin series**: On July 3, 2023, Zack Snyder revealed through *Empire* that a series had been planned featuring the backstory of Fra Fee's Balisarius.
* **Unknown TV series**: Mags Visaggio, author of *Rebel Moon: House of the Bloodaxe*, confirmed that she had written a TV pilot alongside the comic when she first revealed that she was working on the comic. Though she didn't mention *Rebel Moon* by name at the time, she later confirmed that her work on the franchise began in March of 2023, just one month before mentioning the comic that would later be revealed to be *House of the Bloodaxe*, and the pilot.
* ***Rebel Moon* TTRPG**: Produced by Evil Genius Games between March and May of 2023, a *Rebel Moon* tabletop role-playing game was set to release alongside *A Child of Fire*, including a 228-page *Rebel Moon* World Bible, a 430-page Player's Guide, and a 337-page Game Master's Guide. Due to a pending lawsuit between Evil Genius Games and Netflix, the release of the project is currently questionable.
* **Sequel trilogy**: In an interview in *SFX* magazine's holiday 2023 issue, Zack Snyder indicated that a trilogy of sequel movies was planned for after *The Scargiver*. He added that an ending for the franchise was also planned, but would take place at some point after all currently-planned media.
* **Console video game**: At the Los Angeles premiere for *A Child of Fire*, Zack Snyder noted to *Variety* that he hoped to make a console game set in the *Rebel Moon* universe.

## Other notes

Below are some contextual notes about the projects listed above to clarify some potential points of confusion.

* **RPG**: Zack Snyder confirmed on *The Nerd Queens* podcast that he was developing a massive-scale role-playing game. RPGs come in multiple varieties, including video games, tabletop games, and even live-action role-playing. Both a game and a tabletop RPG were later revealed, but it was never confirmed if either of these were what Snyder was referring to on the podcast.
* **Animated short**: Also on *The Nerd Queens* podcast, Snyder revealed an animated short to be in production. *Entertainment Weekly* later provided details of an animated short about the Kali, which is likely the short in question.
* **Series**: *Rebel Moon* series have been mentioned in three different ways, resulting in one, two, or three potential series that have been planned. One is an origin story for Balisarius. Since Fra Fee, who portrays Balisarius, was aged-up for the modern-day scenes in *Rebel Moon*, it's likely that the series would take place when Balisarius was Fee's age and that it would be live-action, explaining why the younger actor was cast for an older character. This isn't necessarily true, however. The series could be the animated series later confirmed by Snyder in *Total Film*. Mags Visaggio also confirmed her involvement in the penning of a series pilot, which could have been the Balisarius backstory, the animated series, both, or something else entirely.
* **Comic book/graphic novel**: While Snyder initially confirmed the production of a graphic novel on *The Nerd Queens*, a comic miniseries was later announced. It was unknown if the different terminology was meant to represent the same comic or if these were two separate projects at the time, but Snyder later confirmed that they were one and the same. Later, Snyder confirmed through *Total Film* that an animated comic was also in production. Whether this is an animated version of the previously-announced comic or an enitrely new piece of media is still unknown.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jordan Farley. "Zack Snyder's worldbuilding for *Rebel Moon* has gone to another level: a series, a podcast, and an 800-year timeline". *Total Film*. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved on November 3, 2023. “We're doing a narrative podcast and an animated comic book and an animated series. They all take place before the events of the movie. So, you can start to understand the vastness of the mythology that we've been working on.”
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Christian Holub. "The maker of worlds: *Rebel Moon'*s Zack Snyder unravels the secrets of his universe". *Entertainment Weekly*. Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved on November 16, 2023. “An animated short film will explain the story of the shadowy figures known as Kali, who power the empire's most dangerous technology. A narrative podcast will delve into the history of the Motherworld, while novelizations and making-of books will flesh out explanations of the film.”
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Variety* talks with Zack and Deborah Snyder about other media in the *Rebel Moon* franchise
4. ↑ Ben Travis. "Zack Snyder Has Endless Movie And TV Plans For Rebel Moon: 'We Can't Really Hit The Bottom' – Exclusive". *Empire*. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved on July 3, 2023. “. . .plans have been mooted for a TV series which would explore the history of Fra Fee’s Balisarius, the saga’s real Big Bad. And in a proposed third film, audiences will finally get to visit… well, the rebel moon.”
5. ↑ Mags Visaggio. "Im working this week to wrap up a very involved, incredibly worldbuildy (I invented a language) sci-fi comic script". Twitter. Retrieved on October 20, 2023. “. . .with one of the biggest directors in the world AND writing a TV pilot”
6. ↑ "Evil Genius wants you to play the Rebel Moon TTRPG!". *Evil Genius Games*. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved on September 28, 2023. “We signed an official agreement with Netflix on March 22, 2023, to create the game and RPG-related materials, promising a finished game to coincide with the film's release on December 22, 2023.”
7. ↑ Jack Shepherd. "Zack Snyder says *Rebel Moon* could have a 'trilogy of sequels' – but that's not as confusing as it sounds". *Total Film*. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved on November 29, 2023. “'So it's happening on a small scale right now... A trilogy of sequels is cool,' he says with a sly smile.”