The second part of a once very popular fantasy series is on TV tonight on Kabel Eins – and poses the question of whether the franchise can be revived once again.
Tonight, Kabel Eins is showing Underworld: Evolution, the second part of the fantasy action franchise Underworld starring Kate Beckinsale. After five films, the popular series has gone quiet in recent years, although there were plans to revive it a few years ago.
Fantasy action on TV: What is Underworld and its sequel Evolution about?
The Underworld fantasy thriller centers on thevampire Selene(Kate Beckinsale), who is caught up in a war with the hostile Lycans (werewolves)in thenear future. But after Part 1 challenged this age-old enmity, in Underworld: Evolution Selene must deal with the consequences of an uncovered conspiracy and experiments that affect both herself and Michael (Scott Speedman), the human she fell in love with before his transformation. (Underworld, Evolution) Asan action-packed fantasy with a gritty, cold look andstylish battles, Underworld won over many fans in the mid-2000s and gave rise to an entire franchise. A prequel and two further sequels followed. But 20 years after the first film, what about another sequel?
Is Underworld 6 coming? These are the 5 Underworld movies and their worldwide box office results
According toBox Office Mojothe five Underworld films to date have made quite presentable profits:
- Underworld(2003)– 96 million dollars
- Underworld: Evolution(2006)– 111 million dollars
- Underworld: Rise of the Lycans(2009) – 92 million dollars
- Underworld Awakening(2012)– 160 million dollars
- Underworld 5: Blood Wars(2016)– 81 million dollars
Taken together, this results in a box office result of540 million dollars, with the budgets of the fantasy films ranging from 22 million (part 1) to 70 million dollars (part 4). However, Blood Wars was the last film to earn the least money in the series
AlthoughKate Beckinsalewas not averse to returning as Selene, according toVarietyrecently, there arecurrently no concrete plansknown to continue the film series byLen Wisemanwith Underworld 6. Theplans announced in 2016 for aseries adaptationnamedUnderworldhave also gone quiet in recent years. As things stand, fans of the vampire-Lycan conflict shouldn’t get their hopes up too high for a reunion with the fantasy franchise any time soon.
TV or stream: Where to watch Underworld Evolution and the rest of the fantasy films
Underworld: Evolution airs this Monday, November6, 2023 at 11:00 pm on Kabel 1 The rerun will be shown on November 8 at 01:05. If you want to stream the Underworld films, you can rent or buy them fromAmazon*, for example.
