Simon Barry's Reality Distortion Field is in final negotiations to license portions of the underlying Warrior Nun Areala comic-book rights and related intellectual property. The material created by Ben Dunn and published by Antarctic Press spans more than 100 issues and specials.
RDF's stated plan is broader than a single revival project. The company wants to use that material as the foundation for stories across film, television and potentially other media.
This is not a Netflix Season 3 announcement
That distinction matters more than the word “comeback” might suggest. The talks concern rights to the original comic-book property, not an automatic continuation of the two-season Netflix series.
There are currently no discussions with the original cast about returning. Alba Baptista has not been announced, nor have Kristina Tonteri-Young, Lorena Andrea or the rest of the Netflix ensemble.
Several key pieces of the television version also originated specifically with that adaptation. Ava Silva, in particular, represents the version of Warrior Nun that many viewers became attached to, but a new project built from the comics would not necessarily have to follow her at all.
The old movie trilogy never made it out
Warrior Nun has already gone through one highly publicized resurrection attempt. A movie trilogy was announced after Netflix cancelled the show, but those plans never materialized.
Barry is now approaching the property from a different direction. Rather than simply trying to extend the cancelled adaptation, RDF is attempting to secure access to a much larger body of source material and build future projects from there.
The comics leave a lot of unexplored territory
That could result in a version of Warrior Nun that feels considerably different. Netflix's series drew from Ben Dunn's creation but developed its own protagonist, relationships and mythology around the basic concept.
Barry has said that returning to the Warrior Nun universe has remained on his mind since the original show aired. Access to the broader comic catalogue would create room for characters, stories and corners of the mythology that the television series never touched.
For longtime viewers, that makes the news unusually bittersweet. Warrior Nun has a credible route toward becoming an active screen franchise again, but the route does not currently lead straight back to Ava and Beatrice.
First, the rights deal has to close
Nothing has been greenlit yet. There is no announced movie, no ordered television series, no release date and no confirmed distribution partner.
The negotiations are described as being in their final stages. Until they close, Warrior Nun's new screen universe remains a plan rather than a production.
