One of those aforementioned regions could be Kanto, which is mentioned in Detective Pikachu.This comes during the explanation of Mewtwo's origin, with it stated he managed to escape Kanto nearly 20 years ago Kanto is the very first region that was ever introduced to Pokémon from the Red and Blue games, so its namedrop has some serious - and nostalgic - implications for the movie universe. This discrimination is due mostly to copyright and licensing issues. Detective Pikachu is distributed by Warner, who is retrieving all their movies and series from Netflix to exclusively group them on HBO Max, their new streaming service. For this reason, Detective Pikachu can only be found on Netflix Japan and one or two other countries. There was a Detective Pikachu 2 planned but apparently it was scrapped. I’ll come back with the source when I find it. Edit: So I couldn’t find the original article that I read but looking through google pulled up conflicting information with a lot of articles from February 2022 saying it’s been canceled BUT IMDB has it listed as “in development” with a planned release of July 2024. Detective Pikachu was trending on social media yesterday, and not because a new trailer came out. Instead, it was because of the endless comparisons sparked by the new Sonic the Hedgehog movie The usual operational timeline for sequels that are not fast-tracked by the producing studio is also close to 3 years. So even if everything remains smooth, a sequel won’t be in theatres before 2022. We will continue updating this write-up as and when any information from WB becomes available. Check back soon for updates on the sequel to Netflix Pokemon live-action show cast and crew speculation There’s not much information on the cast available yet. Variety only stated that the series would be "akin to" the 2019 Detective Netflix prepara una serie de Pokémon. Es importante destacar que este reporte indica que Netflix estaría en busca de una nueva serie, y no de una secuela de ‘Pokémon: Detective Pikachu’, con la idea de expandir el universo de la caricatura y el videojuego, aprovechando la tecnología de primera para presentar una buena adaptación al live action. Detective Pikachu was 2019's masterpiece film and one of the best-grossing video game movies of all time right up until Sonic the Hedgehog blew it out of the water. Even still, fans loved the live-action depiction of Pokemon's world and a TV show sounds like it could be a lot of fun. Related: Pokemon Unite Is The Best Thing To Happen To The Pokémon Detective Pikachu. 2019 | Maturity Rating:7+ | Kids. In a world where humans and Pokémon coexist, an electrifying supersleuth teams with his missing partner's son to crack the case of his disappearance. Starring:Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton. Watch all you want. Detective Pikachu might not be the last time you see real people interacting with fictional (but real in my heart) pokémon. Netflix is reportedly in early development on a live-action Pokémon TV DLiS.