![]() When Allegiant grossed less than $180 million worldwide, compared to the $300 million Insurgent made the year before, the studios realized they could no longer confidently invest in the YA dystopian movies for a considerable profit at the box office. The second movie only topped the original's total gross by a tiny margin. Prior to the release of The Divergent Series: Allegiant, there were already signs that the general public's interest in the franchise was waning. Unfortunately, the television continuation of The Divergent series did not come to fruition, but why? ![]() That would have acted as a pilot for a television series revolving around new storylines and characters that didn't strictly follow the plot lines within the original books. After the financial disappointment of The Divergent Series: Allegiant, the film's executives decided to try wrapping up the series with a TV movie version of The Divergent Series: Ascendant, which was rumored to kill off Shailene Woodley's Tris to continue the story. ![]() The future of the franchise was inevitably put into question following the underwhelming performance of The Divergent Series: Allegiant in 2016. ![]() However, while Divergent and its sequel The Divergent Series: Insurgent were hits, they did not reach the same level of success as The Hunger Games. Those who don't fit are "divergent." Divergent's unique premise was well-received by critics and at the box office. The Divergent series is set in a futuristic society where people are divided into factions based on their virtues: Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite. ![]()
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