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Time Bandits' travels has come to an end. Apple TV+ has cancelled the fantasy adventure series after one season, which premiered on the streaming service on July 24th.

Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Charlyne Yi, Rachel House, Kiera Thompson, James Dryden, Felicity Ward, Francesca Mills, and Imaan Hadchiti star in the series inspired by the 1981 film of the same name. Created by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi, Time Bandits follows a rag-tag team of time-traveling thieves looking for treasure.

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In surprising news, Apple TV+ has decided to pull the plug on Time Bandits. The series premiered on the streaming platform on July 24 and ended its 10-episode run less than a month ago, on August 21. The series, which is an adaptation of Terry Gilliams 1981 movie of the same name, has been canceled after just one season, per Deadline.

It's not possible to gauge the shows success (or lack thereof) because the viewership numbers have not been made public yet. But the rationale behind the cancellation seems to be the shows lackluster performance, as it did not make it to Nielsens Top 10 rankings. In an era where big-budget shows, especially in the fantasy genre, are under intense scrutiny, they must meet certain viewership criteria to justify continuation on their respective streaming services. Unfortunately, Time Bandits fell short of expectations, leading Apple TV+ to reconsider the shows future.

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“Time Bandits”, the new10-episode ‘time-travel’ TV series, directed by Taika Waititi, starring Lisa Kudrow, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Charlyne Yi, Rachel House, Kiera Thompson, James Dryden, Felicity Ward, Francesca Mills, Tadhg Murphy and Imaan Hadchiti, has been canceled after one season of streaming on Apple TV+:

“…’Time Bandits’ follows an eccentric crew of bandits as they embark on epic adventures, even while evil forces threaten life as they know it. The group is transported through time and space, stumbling upon fascinating worlds of the distant past and seeking out treasure.

“As all this happens, they witness the creation of ‘Stonehenge’, they see the ‘Trojan Horse’, flee from dinosaurs in the prehistoric age, wreak havoc during medieval times, experience the ‘Ice Age’, ancient civilizations…”.

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Disappointing news for fans of Apple TV+'s small-screen take on Time Bandits here, as the streamer has decided not to move forward with a second season.

Deadline broke the news, which comes almost a month after the 10-episode first season of the family-friendly sci-fi comedy series ended its run.

Despite mostly positive reviews, (the series earned a pretty decent 78% on Rotten Tomatoes), Time Bandits did not attract enough viewers, and even though Apple TV+ does not share viewership data, the fact that the show was unable to crack Nielsen's Top 10 streaming rankings clearly factored into the streamer's decision not to renew it for a sophomore season.

We got word that Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi and frequent collaborator Jemaine Clement were in the process of developing a reimagining of Terry Gilliam's '80s sci-fi classic back in 2022, with Friends alum Lisa Kudrow set to star.

Taika Waititi's Time Bandits series has been canceled by Apple TV+. Loosely based on the 1981 Terry Gilliam movie of the same name, the series follows 11-year-old Kevin (Kal-El Tuck), an enthusiastic student of history whose encylopedic knowledge proves useful as he travels through time with an eccentric group of self-proclaimed bandits led by a woman named Penelope (Lisa Kudrow). Time Bandits' cast also included Waititi in the role of the Supreme Being.

Deadline confirmed that Apple TV+ made the decision to cancel Time Bandits despite its 78% critical score on Rotten Tomatoes. The series did not perform well enough on the streaming platform, including never making it into the Nielsen Top 10 streaming rankings. It did perform better in the U.K., which is also the modern-day setting where Kevin's story begins in the 2024 series. The cancelation comes at a time when studios are increasingly stingy about moving forward with streaming content.

Time Bandits has been canceled.

On Monday (Sept. 16), Apple TV+ canceled the fantasy series after just one season, Variety confirmed.

Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi created the series as an adaption of the 1981 movie of the same name from director Terry Gilliam.

Keep reading to find out more…Time Bandits – which starred Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Charlyne Yi, Rune Temte, Rachel House, and Kiera Thompson – followed a group of thieves as they traveled through time and space while seeking out treasure.

Taika and Jemaine also made guest appearances on the series.

Time Bandits first debuted on Apple TV+ on July 24, 2024 and after 10 episodes, the series concluded on August 21.

Take a look at all of the other shows Apple TV+ has canceled this year so far.

The future of Time Bandits on Apple TV+ has been revealed. Unfortunately for fans of the series, it's not good news at all.

Per Deadline, it's been reported that Time Bandits has been canceled after one season. The news comes less than a month after the show ended its freshman season on Apple TV+, concluding on Aug. 21 after initially debuting on July 24. Consisting of 10 episodes in total, the first and only season released two episodes together on a weekly basis. While the show garnered a respectable 78% score on Rotten Tomatoes, its viewership was not particularly high, as Time Bandits failed to crack the Nielsen Top 10 rankings for streaming titles.

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Time Bandits star Lisa Kudrow reveals the unorthodox way she was offered the role of Penelope in the Apple TV+ fantasy series.

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“Time Bandits” has been canceled by Apple TV+ after one season, Variety has confirmed.

The fantasy series, starring Lisa Kudrow, follows a group of thieves and their newest recruit — an 11-year-old boy named Kevin (Kal-El Tuck) — hopping across time and space to plunder riches. Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi created the series adaptation of Terry Gilliam’s 1981 cult classic, with Clement and Morris serving as co-showrunners.

Along with Kudrow and Tuck, the cast includes Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Charlyne Yi, Rune Temte, Rachel House, Kiera Thompson, James Dryden, Felicity Ward, Francesca Mills and Imaan Hadchiti.

Clement, Morris and Waititi wrote and directed select episodes of “Time Bandits” Season 1; they also executive produced alongside Garrett Basch, Jane Stanton for Handmade Films and Tim Coddington. The now-defunct Paramount TV Studios produced with Anonymous Content’s AC Studios and MRC Television.

In July, Morris spoke to Variety about introducing “Time Bandits” to a new audience.

Time Bandits‘ latest adventure has come to an end. Apple TV+ has opted not to renew the series adaptation of Terry Gilliam’s cult classic film for a second season. The news comes almost a month after the 10-episode first season of the fantasy series starring Lisa Kudrow ended its run, released in batches of two episodes weekly.

The development is not entirely surprising. Despite the nostalgia factor and mostly favorable reviews (78% on Rotten Tomatoes), Time Bandits, created by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi, did not attract large enough audience and was not able to crack Nielsen’s Top 10 streaming rankings.

After the initial round of the streaming wars where gaining market share was the sole objective, streamers have been applying a more disciplined approach in their shift to profitability,...

Time has run out on Apple TV+’s Time Bandits: The epic fantasy is ending after just one season at the streamer, TVLine has learned.

An adaptation of the 1981 Terry Gilliam film, Time Bandits followed an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin (Kal-El Tuck) as he joined up with a ragtag group of thieves and traveled through time and space with them on a series of fantastical adventures. Lisa Kudrow co-starred as Penelope, with Charlyne Yi as Judy and Kiera Thompson as Kevin’s sister Saffron.

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Time Bandits star Lisa Kudrow recently shared that Taika Waititi slid into her DMs to ask her if she would star in the Apple TV+ series. According to the former Friends star, getting her to sign on to the fantasy adventure project didn't take much convincing.

In an interview with Collider, Kudrow confirmed reports that Waititi offered her the role of Penelope, leader of the Time Bandits, via a Dm. "I was thrilled. Id met him once at my friends house and had been a huge fan. I just met him really briefly, and then got this [message] that said, 'Hey, would you ever consider working in New Zealand?'" she recalled. "I was like, 'Well, Ive always wanted to go to New Zealand. It depends on what [it is].' And he was like, 'Oh, Jemaine Clement and I wrote a show thats based on Time Bandits.' And I just went,...

Time Bandits Season 1 Episodes 7 and 8 are gathering steam as we close in on the final episodes, despite Episode 7 being a largely throw-away 50 minutes of fluff.

As a comparison with the original, which is perhaps something I should cease and desist doing, Taika Waititi’s series is essentially a stand-alone.

Having only the loosest association with its namesake, it’s better to view Apple TV’s version on its own merits.

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Certain remakes and adaptations will always have this problem, which is why the originals are almost always regarded as the superior rendition.

It took a little while for Time Bandits to find a semi-sort-of pathway through time. Though it’s been a bumpy ride, there is some semblance of cohesion coming together here near the end.

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“Time Bandits” is a new 10-episode ‘time-travel’ TV series, directed by Taika Waititi, starring Lisa Kudrow, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Charlyne Yi, Rachel House, Kiera Thompson, James Dryden, Felicity Ward, Francesca Mills, Tadhg Murphy and Imaan Hadchiti, now streaming on Apple TV+:

“…’Time Bandits’ follows an eccentric crew of bandits as they embark on epic adventures, even while evil forces threaten life as they know it. The group is transported through time and space, stumbling upon fascinating worlds of the distant past and seeking out treasure.

“As all this happens, they witness the creation of ‘Stonehenge’, they see the ‘Trojan Horse’, flee from dinosaurs in the prehistoric age, wreak havoc during medieval times, experience the ‘Ice Age’, ancient civilizations…”.

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Terry Gilliam’s “Time Bandits” is meeting a new generation this month, with a TV adaptation on Apple TV+. But there are some familiar elements to it.

The series follows of gang of bandits, traveling through time in an effort to steal as many important (and really just cool) artifacts as they can. But their means of traveling through time and space itself is stolen, meaning they’re also on the run from the Supreme Being.

Here’s everyone you need to know in the “Time Bandits” series.

Kevin Haddock (Kal-El Tuck) Apple TV+

Kevin is the young boy whose bedroom ends up being a bit of a temporal waystation, and who ends up being a hero in the story. He’s played by newcomer Kal-El Tuck, who previously starred in a pair of shorts and one episode of “Andy and the Band.”

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Warning: contains spoilers for Time Bandits (1981) & (2024) episodes one & two.

“Strong language, self-harm references & violence. This programme isn’t suitable for younger viewers,” is the warning from Channel4.com to anybody currently wishing to stream Terry Gilliam’s 1981 fantasy adventure film Time Bandits in the UK. Despite the film’s “G” (all ages admitted) rating, the streamer asks viewers to confirm that they’re over the age of 16 before it will play.

An overreaction, or fair dos, in light of the film’s meaty battle scenes and famously bleak ending?

The Original Time Bandits Ending

In the film’s final scenes, 11-year-old Kevin (Craig Warnock) awakens in his own bed following a series of perilous adventures through history with a band of time-travelling wannabe thieves played by actors with dwarfism.

After romping through Napoleon’s battlefields, having a hand in the killing of the Minotaur, experiencing the sinking of the Titanic,...

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Episodes viewed: 10 of 10

On paper, it looks like the perfect comedy storm: a cult-classic post-Monty Python adventure from Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin, adapted and updated by the dudes behind What We Do In The Shadows and The Inbetweeners. But, for all its pedigree and Apple-funded VFX budget, this 21st-century Time Bandits doesn’t deliver the swag.

The main culprits are the titular gang. Portrayed in the original by dwarf performers including David Rappaport, Kenny Baker and Jack Purvis, the Bandits were an engagingly energetic crew, whose fractious antics powered much of the action-comedy (when the big-star cameos weren’t happening) — as loveable as they were amoral. Here, the noticeably ganglier likes of Lisa Kudrow, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva and Charlyne Yi fail to measure up.

The extended running time doesn’t do the concept any favours

This is mostly down to the new troupe’s oddly low-energy shtick,...

Time Bandits may not live up to the original, but it has bright spots for a wide audience to enjoy. Featuring fun aesthetics and sweet characters, the show blends humor with high-stakes drama. The series tries to tackle too many plotlines, leaving some character development feeling rushed and unresolved.

Time Bandits is Apple TV+'s updated take on the classic 1981 film by Terry Gilliam, and though there are familiar elements, it doesn't quite live up to the original. There's no question that the first Time Bandits needed some revamping, as many aspects don't hold up when set against the modern cultural context. However, there's magic missing in the 2024 series, even if the cast and characters of Time Bandits and the series' many witticisms will appeal to a wide audience. Unfortunately, even its best quips won't help the series stand the test of time.

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If you had a superpower, what would it be? You could read people’s thoughts – but isn’t that a bit invasive? Teleportation would be nice — fly without the Tsa. And, for the really adventurous, there’s time travel. You could hang out with anyone from Vlad the Impaler to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Of course, there’s the question that haunts the invisible man as well: Do your clothes travel with you?

With “Time Bandits,” a ten-part Apple TV+ fantasy series aimed at the YA audience and the young at heart, clothes, backpacks, a magic map of the universe and loot can make it through the portals between say, the Pleistocene Era and the Harlem Renaissance. Inspired by the manic and maniacal 1981 movie of the same name from Monty Python duo Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin and starring John Cleese, Sean Connery and the late Shelley Duvall, this TV adventure...

Thanks to Steven Spielberg and his various acolytes, ’80s kids didn’t lack for entertainment made directly for us. But that doesn’t mean we weren’t periodically traumatized by a Gremlins or Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom or, in the case of my younger brother, The ‘Burbs.

Nobody, though, specialized in making movies that were ostensibly for kids but definitely weren’t for all kids like Terry Gilliam. One of my first moviegoing memories is abruptly leaving a revival screening of Jabberwocky because it wasn’t the movie my parents thought it was. Audiences experienced similar unease with The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and, before that, 1981’s Time Bandits, a frequently playful juvenile romp that’s also nonstop dark imagery and narrative jagged edges. The film replicates the chaotic weirdness of childhood dreams, but resists any of the pat moralizing that often anchors kid-friendly storytelling.

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Adventure awaits in Time Bandits, Apple TV+‘s 10-episode fantasy dramedy, based on the 1981 family flick, from What We Do in the Shadows duo Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement. Misunderstood Kevin Haddock (Kal-El Tuck), an 11-year-old history nerd, gets wrapped up in the escapades of wacky time-traveling outlaws—led by the hilariously arrogant Penelope (Lisa Kudrow)—when they step through a trans-temporal portal into Kevin’s bedroom. Penelope and her thieving gang are planning their first heist while on the run from their former employer, the Supreme Being. The series also stars Tadhg Murphy (Conversations with Friends), Roger Jean Nsengiyumva (You Don’t Know Me), Rune Temte (Eddie the Eagle), Charlyne Yi (Knocked Up), Rachel House (Heartbreak High), Kiera Thompson (Martyrs Lane), James Dryden (Ready Player One), Felicity Ward (The Office Australia), Francesca Mills (Harlots), and Imaan Hadchiti (Thor: Love and Thunder). Together, Kevin and the Bandits will marvel at Stonehenge...

In 1981, as the Monty Python sketch comedy troupe approached the end of its most fertile period, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin co-wrote the feature film Time Bandits, which Gilliam also directed. Though Monty Python’s Flying Circus and some segments of their various movies would be entertaining to kids and adults alike, Time Bandits was pitched at a younger audience and, according to an essay by Bruce Eder at Criterion.com, became “the most critically well-received children’s film in nearly two decades.”

For some Gen Xers who saw it as children, Time Bandits was a formative event: a fantasy story that didn’t hold back on physical or emotional violence, and (spoilers ahead for a 40+-year-old movie) had no compunction about giving the young protagonist’s terrible parents an unambiguously punitive ending.

Now Time Bandits is getting a revival in streaming TV series form. I can’t speak to how 2024 kids will receive it,...

The new Apple TV+ show Time Bandits is a new take on the 1981 cult classic. The show stars a stacked cast including recognizable faces like Lisa Kudrow (Friends), Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok), and Jemaine Clement (Moana), but the discovery of the cast is young actor Kal-El Tuck, who plays the show’s hero, Kevin.

We at FandomWire got the opportunity to speak with Tuck about his starring role in the show, working with such a talented ensemble, and the challenges of playing his character Kevin. Check out the interview below!

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FandomWire: So before getting cast in this version of Time Bandits, how familiar were you with the original movie? Had you seen it before?

Kal-El Tuck: So I didn’t watch the original movie, but my dad did. And it’s amazing to watch a thing that originally my dad watched, but I didn’t...

Back in 1981, director Terry Gilliam and his Monty Python cohort Michael Palin brought the world the cult classic fantasy adventure film Time Bandits – and now, Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi has teamed with his frequent collaborators Jemaine Clement and Iain Morris to create an Apple TV+ series version of Time Bandits. The first two episodes of the ten-episode first season will premiere on Wednesday, July 24th… and while doing the press rounds for the show, Clement revealed that season 2 is already being written!

Produced for Apple TV+ by Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content’s AC Studios, and MRC, Time Bandits is an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents — and the world. The eccentric crew of...

Comedian and What We Do in the Shadows star Jemaine Clement has revealed some hugely exciting news regarding the upcoming serial remake of the cult hit Time Bandits, confirming that work has already begun on season 2. Clearly, Clement and his fellow creators Iain Morris and Taika Waititi are confident in what they have created, with the first season not due to debut until later this month. Speaking with Comicbook.com, Clement revealed that they are actually writing a second season as we speak. However, he does also acknowledge the cutthroat world of television, admitting that Time Bandits season 2 is far from a certainty, and it all depends on whether people tune into the first outing when it lands on Apple TV+ next week.

We are actually writing a second season, but it depends on if people watch the first season. If no one watches it, we throw it away in a bin.

Time Bandits may not be one and done. Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, who developed the modern-day reimagining of the beloved 1981 film, recently revealed that a second season is being written.

Speaking with ComicBook.com to promote the upcoming Apple TV+ series, Clement shared that a second season is in the process of being written, although it has not officially received the greenlight from the streamer yet. "We are actually writing a second season, but it depends on if people watch the first season. If no one watches it, we throw it away in a bin," he said. "But I cannot tell you because I don't want to spoil the second season." Time Bandits is the latest collaboration between Waititi and Clement after the What We Do in the Shadows franchise.

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Time Bandits is coming to Apple TV+ later this month, and the streaming service has released a trailer for the comedy adventure service based on the Terry Gilliam movie.

Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Charlyne Yi, Rachel House, Kiera Thompson, James Dryden, Felicity Ward, Francesca Mills, and Imaan Hadchiti star in the series inspired by the 1981 cult classic film. Ten episodes have been produced.

Created for television by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi, the new adaptation follows a woman (Kudrow) who leads her ragtag team of misfit thieves through time, looking for treasure. Their newest recruit is an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy's parents -- and the world.

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Back in 2022, we got word that Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi and frequent collaborator Jemaine Clement were in the process of developing a reimagining of Terry Gilliam's '80s sci-fi classic Time Bandits for Apple TV+ with Friends alum Lisa Kudrow set to star.

Now, following a recent preview image spotlighting the new team, the first trailer has been released.

The series is described as "a comedic journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an eleven-year-old history nerd," and based on this teaser, we will be revisiting quite a few locations and characters from Gilliam's film.

Kudrow will lead a cast that also includes Kal-El Tuck (Unseeing Evil), Charlyne Yi (Knocked Up), Tadhg Murphy (Conversations With Friends), Roger Jean Nsengiyumva (You Don’t Know Me), Rune Temte (Eddie the Eagle), Kiera Thompson (Martyrs Lane) and Rachel House (Heartbreak High...

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Apple TV+ ha publicado el tráiler de la serie de comedia y aventuras “Los Héroes del Tiempo” (“Time Bandits”), adaptación televisiva de la película clásica del mismo título, creada para la televisión por Jemaine Clement (“Lo que Hacemos en las Sombras”), Iain Morris (“Lo que Hacemos en las Sombras”) y Taika Waititi.

“Los Héroes del Tiempo” es un viaje a través del tiempo y el espacio con un dispar grupo de ladrones y su nuevo recluta: un niño de 11 años aficionado a la historia llamado Kevin. Juntos, se embarcan en una emocionante búsqueda para salvar a los padres del niño y al mundo entero. Guiados por Lisa Kudrow, el excéntrico grupo de bandidos se embarca en épicas aventuras mientras las fuerzas del mal amenazan sus conquistas… y la vida tal y como la conocemos. Viajando a través del tiempo y el espacio,...

The first trailer and premiere date for Time Bandits has been revealed. The upcoming Apple TV+ series is based on the beloved 1980s sci-fi movie and was reimagined for the small screen by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi.

Time Bandits will premiere on Apple TV+ on July 24, 2024. Lisa Kudrow best known for playing Phoebe Buffay in the beloved NBC sitcom Friends headlines Time Bandits as Penelope, the leader of the titular ragtag group of thieves, while Kal-El Tuck steps into the role of 11-year-old history nerd, Kevin, who was portrayed by Craig Warnock in the original 1981 film. The official trailer, which can be viewed below, sees Kevin being recruited into the Time Bandits after accidentally being transported through time and space from his bedroom. As fans of the original will surely notice, Waititi's Time Bandits will feature a more diverse group of thieves than the original and will...

Time Bandits, a new series from Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, is based on Terry Gilliam's 1981 film and stars Lisa Kudrow as a time-traveling thief. Apple TV+ just released its trailer. The show follows a history-obsessed 11-year-old boy who joins the misfit thieves on their adventures through time and space. The ensemble cast also includes frequent Waititi collaborator Rachel House and features both Clement and Waititi as supernatural characters.

Apple TV+ has released the first official trailer for Time Bandits, the new series from Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, the duo behind the very funny What We Do in the Shadows. Based on the classic Terry Gilliam film, Time Bandits stars Lisa Kudrow as the leader of a merry band of misfit thieves whose travels through time and space are interrupted by a curious 11-year-old boy.

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“The Time Bandits” is a new 10-episode TV series, directed by Taika Waititi, starring Lisa Kudrow, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Charlyne Yi, Rachel House, Kiera Thompson, James Dryden, Felicity Ward, Francesca Mills, Tadhg Murphy and Imaan Hadchiti, streaming July 24, 2024 on Apple TV+:

“…’Time Bandits’ follows an eccentric crew of bandits as they embark on epic adventures, even while evil forces threaten life as they know it. The group is transported through time and space, stumbling upon fascinating worlds of the distant past and seeking out treasure.

“As all this happens, they witness the creation of ‘Stonehenge’, they see the ‘Trojan Horse’, flee from dinosaurs in the prehistoric age, wreak havoc during medieval times, experience the ‘Ice Age’, ancient civilizations…”.

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Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s long-in-the-works TV adaptation of “Time Bandits” is finally ready to go, and on Tuesday Apple TV+ released a timey-wimey trailer for the family fantasy comedy.

The series follows a lonely, history-loving kid named Kevin (Kal-El Tuck) who discovers a “time egress” in his wardrobe and ends up joining a crew of thieves led by Penelope (Lisa Kudrow) who travel through time stealing priceless artifacts and having comedic misadventures.

“Time Bandits” hails from frequent collaborators Waititi, Clement (best known together for their work on “What We Do in the Shadows”) and Iain Morris (who wrote for Clement’s “Flight of the Conchords” and co-wrote the screenplay for Waititi’s “Next Goal Wins”). Oscar-winner Waititi directs some episodes, while Clement and Morris serve as showrunners. The series is based on Terry Gilliam’s 1981 film of the same name. It’s been in the works at Apple...

Back in 1981, director Terry Gilliam and his Monty Python cohort Michael Palin brought the world the cult classic fantasy adventure film Time Bandits – and now, Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi has teamed with his frequent collaborators Jemaine Clement and Iain Morris to create an Apple TV+ series version of Time Bandits. The first two episodes of the ten-episode first season will premiere on Wednesday, July 24th… and with that date right around the corner, a trailer for the show has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

The two episode premiere will be followed by two new episodes every Wednesday through August 21st.

Produced for Apple TV+ by Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content’s AC Studios, and MRC, Time Bandits is an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin.

Today, Apple TV+ debuted the trailer for the upcoming live-action comedic adventure Time Bandits, the first-ever television adaptation of the beloved cult classic movie by the same name.

The series was created for television by Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords), Iain Morris (The Inbetweeners), and Taika Waititi (Reservation Dogs) and produced for Apple TV+ by Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content’s AC Studios, and MRC.

Time Bandits is an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents — and the world.

The 10-episode series will premiere globally with the first two episodes on Wednesday, July 24, followed by two new episodes every Wednesday through August 21, 2024.

Guided by Lisa Kudrow, the eccentric crew of bandits embark on epic adventures while evil forces threaten their...

"Nothing is too big for us to steal" Apple has revealed their official trailer for an adventure time travel series called Time Bandits, streaming this summer on the Apple TV+ service. Yes indeed, 80s kids, this is a TV adaptation of the kooky classic 1981 movie of the same name, Time Bandits, which was directed by Terry Gilliam. This new series is created by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi, and produced for Apple TV+ by Paramount Television Studios, AC Studios and MRC, 2024's Time Bandits is an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy's parents — and the world. With an exciting ensemble cast featuring Lisa Kudrow as Penelope and Kal-El Tuck as Kevin, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Charlyne Yi,...

Apple TV has launched the trailer for Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement’s live-action, comedic adventure ‘Time Bandits.’

The 10-episode series is the first-ever television adaptation of the beloved cult classic movie by the same name. Created for television by Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords), Iain Morris (The Inbetweeners) and Taika Waititi (Reservation Dogs).

The series is an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents — and the world.

Guided by Lisa Kudrow, the eccentric crew of bandits embark on epic adventures while evil forces threaten their conquests, and life as they know it. As the group transports through time and space, the gang stumbles upon fascinating worlds of the distant past while seeking out treasure, depending on Kevin to shed light on each situation.

If you could travel through time, who would you want to meet? Pirates? Neanderthals? Pure Evil? Well, with “Time Bandits,” you’ll meet them all — and Jemaine Clement even plays the latter.

Based on the 1981 Terry Gilliam film of the same name, Apple TV+’s new series sends young Kevin (Kal-El Tuck) on an adventure through time when he discovers that his bedroom is actually a “time egress.” That means that Penelope (Lisa Kudrow) and her gang of bandits can use it as a bit of a waystation while traveling through time to steal major artifacts.

According to Penelope, “nothing is too big for us to steal” — except maybe the Trojan horse. Along with Kevin the Time Bandits work together to save his parents, all while stealing the best items they can get their hands on throughout history.

You can watch the first trailer for “Time Bandits” in the video above.

Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for “Time Bandits,” a TV adaptation of the Terry Gilliam’s beloved 1981 fantasy feature. The 10-episode series will premiere with two episodes July 24, followed by two new episodes each Wednesday through Aug. 21.

The comedic adventure series follows a group of thieves and their newest recruit — an 11-year-old boy — hopping across time and space to plunder riches. The trailer sees the boy Kevin (Kal-El Tuck), a history buff who discovers a portal in his wardrobe and joins a band led by Penelope (Lisa Kudrow). Over their adventures, the group takes on evil forces as Kevin sheds light on various historic stops seen in the trailer, like the creation of Stonehenge, the Trojan Horse, dinosaurs in the prehistoric ages and the Ice Age.

“Time Bandits” is produced for Apple TV+ by Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content’s AC Studios and MRC. Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi executive produce,...

An 11-year-old history buff named Kevin finds a time egress in his wardrobe in Time Bandits, the first-ever television adaptation of the cult classic movie of the same name that’s in the works for Apple.

Created by Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords), Iain Morris (The Inbetweeners) and Taika Waititi (Reservation Dogs), Time Bandits will premiere globally with the first two episodes on July 24, followed by two new episodes every Wednesday through August 21.

Guided by Lisa Kudrow, the crew of bandits embark on epic adventures while evil forces threaten their conquests, and life as they know it. As the group transports through time and space, the gang stumbles upon fascinating worlds of the distant past while seeking out treasure, depending on Kevin to shed light on each situation. The “Time Bandits” witness the creation of Stonehenge, see the Trojan Horse in action, escape dinosaurs in the prehistoric ages, wreak havoc during medieval times,...

Lisa Kudrow plays the jolly leader of a merry band of thieves in the official trailer for Time Bandits, the Apple TV+ fantasy comedy that co-creator Taika Waititi adapted from the 1981 Terry Gilliam film of the same name.

“Nothing is too big for us to steal,” Kudrow’s character, Penelope, explains to the series’ hero, Kevin, an 11-year-old history buff and the central child star played by Brit actor Kal-El Tuck. “Ok, now that we’re close, maybe it is too big to steal,” a deadpan Kudrow says in an otherwise absurdly comedic scene in the trailer as Penelope, Kevin and her crack team of robbers come upon a giant Trojan horse about to enter medieval city gates.

Time Bandits has its characters traveling through time and space to meet adventure at every turn as they look to plunder treasure, whether when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, as Stonehenge was created or during the Harlem Renaissance.

Terry Gilliam’s “Time Bandits” is stepping into the present day.

The long-awaited Apple TV+ series adaptation will officially debut Wednesday, July 24 on the streaming platform, with Lisa Kudrow leading the ensemble cast which includes co-creators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi.

The 10-episode series centers on an “unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents — and the world,” per the official synopsis.

“What We Do in the Shadows” alums Clement and Taika Waititi co-created the series with Iain Morris. The series spans the creation of Stonehenge, the infamous Trojan Horse, battling dinosaurs, venturing into medieval times, experiencing the Ice Age, and the Harlem Renaissance, among other time-traveling detours to find treasure.

Along with Kudrow, the cast includes Kal-El Tuck (“Unseeing Evil”), Tadhg Murphy...

Time Bandits is coming to Apple TV+ later this month, and the streaming service has released a trailer for the comedy adventure service based on the Terry Gilliam movie.

Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Charlyne Yi, Rachel House, Kiera Thompson, James Dryden, Felicity Ward, Francesca Mills, and Imaan Hadchiti star in the series inspired by the 1981 cult classic film. Ten episodes have been produced.

Created for television by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi, the new adaptation follows a woman (Kudrow) who leads her ragtag team of misfit thieves through time, looking for treasure. Their newest recruit is an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy's parents -- and the world.

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Back in 2022, we got word that Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi and frequent collaborator Jemaine Clement were in the process of developing a reimagining of Terry Gilliam's '80s sci-fi classic Time Bandits for Apple TV+ with Friends alum Lisa Kudrow set to star.

Now, we finally have a first look at the series thanks to EW's summer TV preview.

Kudrow will lead a cast that also includes Kal-El Tuck (Unseeing Evil), Charlyne Yi (Knocked Up), Tadhg Murphy (Conversations With Friends), Roger Jean Nsengiyumva (You Don’t Know Me), Rune Temte (Eddie the Eagle), Kiera Thompson (Martyrs Lane) and Rachel House (Heartbreak High).

Though specific plot details are still under wraps, the series is described as "a comedic journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an eleven-year-old history nerd."

Kudrow is playing the team's leader Penelope; with Tuck as Kevin...

Time Bandits is coming to Apple TV+ this summer. Ten episodes have been produced for the fantasy adventure series, which is based on the 1981 cult classic movie of the same name directed by Terry Gilliam. Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi created the series.

Starring Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Charlyne Yi, Rachel House, Kiera Thompson, James Dryden, Felicity Ward, Francesca Mills, and Imaan Hadchiti, the Time Bandits series follows a woman (Kudrow) as she leads her team of thieves through time, looking for treasure. Their newest recruit is an eleven-year-old history nerd.

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Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s batch of Time Bandits will make their debut on Wednesday, July 24 on Apple TV+.

Created by Waititi, Clement and Iain Morris, the reimagining of Terry Gilliam’s 1981 cult fantasy film is officially described as a “comedic journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an eleven-year-old history nerd” (played by relative newcomer Kal-El Tuck). “Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents — and the world.”

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Apple TV+ has set the premiere date for its new comedy-adventure series Time Bandits, an adaptation of the 1981 film of the same name. Headlined by Friends star Lisa Kudrow, the series is described as an ‘unpredictable journey through time and space’ that can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages.

The show follows an 11-year-old history geek, Kevin, who tags along with a group of thieves on a mission to save his parents and the world. Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris, and Taika Waititi are the creators behind the series.

Release Date of Apple TV+’s Time Bandits Announced

On Monday, Apple TV+ announced that Time Bandits will be released on the streaming platform for the global audience on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The series is going to comprise 10 episodes. Kudrow stars in the show as Penelope, the leader of the group of marauders. As per the official synopsis, the...

Today, Apple TV+ announced the premiere date for the all-new comedic adventure series Time Bandits, the first-ever television adaptation of the beloved cult classic movie, to launch globally on Wednesday, July 24.

The series was created for television by Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords), Iain Morris (The Inbetweeners), and Taika Waititi (Our Flag Means Death) and produced for Apple TV+ by Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content’s AC Studios and MRC.

Time Bandits is an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents — and the world.

Guided by Lisa Kudrow, the eccentric crew of bandits embark on epic adventures while evil forces threaten their conquests and life as they know it. As the group transports through time and space, the gang stumbles...

Exclusive: Norwegian actor Rune Temte (Time Bandits) has signed with Artist International Group for management.

Best known for roles in Netflix and BBC Two’s The Last Kingdom, Dexter Fletcher’s acclaimed sports comedy Eddie the Eagle with Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman, and Captain Marvel, Temte last fall took on a series regular role in Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi’s Apple TV+ adaptation of Time Bandits, the 1981 fantasy adventure film from Terry Gilliam.

In the series from Piki Films, Anonymous Content, MRC Television and Paramount Television Studios, centered on a boy’s discovery of a portal in his bedroom that allows him to travel through time, Temte plays the character Bittelig, starring alongside Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Charlyne Yi, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Kiera Thompson and Rachel House.

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The original "Time Bandits" was likely a pivotal movie for many of our readers growing up, as it helped bring the wackiness and chaos of Terry Gilliam movies to younger audiences. I know that it was certainly my introduction to the director. Now, a brand new generation will be able to experience "Time Bandits" thanks to Taika Waititi.

Apple TV+ has officially greenlit its long-gestating remake of the film for the streamer. While it wasn't formally announced beforehand, the series has already accrued a stacked cast that will reimagine the characters we became familiar with in the film. Kal-El Tuck will portray Kevin, an "eleven-year-old history nerd," according to Apple TV+, that meets a band of thieves and travels with them throughout time and space. Kiera Thompson will play a character named Saffron, who will likely be Kevin's sister.

While the entire group of thieves has not been confirmed, we...