A live-action series of Pokémon is said to be in the early production stage at Netflix, following in the footsteps of 2019 film Detective Pikachu.
Pokémon is reportedly set to be getting a new live-action series at Netflix. The franchise is a worldwide phenomenon and has been since it was first created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995, it has been adapted into a number of video games, trading card games, films and TV shows over its 23-year history. There are 23 animated movies in the franchise, while Pokémon Detective Pikachu was the first to be made into a live-action film. The 2019 flick proved it was possible to create an adaptation of the iconic franchise that featured both real actors and CGI versions of the pocket monsters. According to a report from Variety on Monday, the latest iteration of the iconic show will follow in the footsteps of the blockbuster hit. Netflix declined to comment when approached by Newsweek.
