AppleTV+ has decided not to renew Time Bandits beyond its first season. Adapted from Terry Gilliam’s 1981 film of the same name, the show centers on 11-year-old history buff Kevin (played by Karl-El Tucker), who embarks on a thrilling journey through time and space with a group of eccentrics. . The series stars Lisa Kudrow as Penelope, Charlene Yi as Judy, and Kiera Thompson as Kevin’s sister Saffron.
“Time Bandits” is produced by Taika Waititi and his “What We Do in the Shadows” collaborator Jemaine Clement ) and co-written by The In Betweeners’ Iain Morris. Waititi also plays the role of the Supreme Being, while Clement plays the villain “Pure Evil.”
