Rebel Moon (franchise)
Space opera franchise by Zack Snyder
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Rebel Moon is an American epic space opera media franchise created by Zack Snyder, which began with the 2023 film Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, it was followed by the sequel film Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver (2024). The franchise has been expanded into other media, including video games, comic books and a podcast.
- Rebel Moon: House of the Bloodaxe (2024)
- Rebel Moon: Nemesis (2025)
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| Created by | Zack Snyder |
| Original work | Rebel Moon (2023) |
| Years | 2023–present |
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| Games | |
| Role-playing | Rebel Moon Tabletop Role Playing Game (cancelled) |
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| Audio | |
| Podcast(s) | The Seneschal: A Rebel Moon Story (2024) |
| Soundtrack(s) | Rebel Moon |
Films
| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producer(s) | Distributed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire | December 15, 2023 | Zack Snyder | Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad and Shay Hatten | Zack Snyder | Deborah Snyder, Eric Newman, Zack Snyder and Wesley Coller | Netflix |
| Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver | April 12, 2024 | |||||
Games
Rebel Moon: The Descent
The Virtual reality game experience Rebel Moon: The Descent launched as a limited preview from Sandbox VR in London along with the release of Rebel Moon - Part Two in April 2024.[1] It became fully available at all 55 of Sandbox VR's locations worldwide in January 2025. Cleopatra Coleman reprised her role as Devra Bloodaxe for the game.
Blood Line: A Rebel Moon Game
At Gamescom in August 2023, Snyder announced that Super Evil Megacorp was developing a four-player co-op action game that would be exclusively available on the Netflix Games platform.[2] Super Evil Megacorp's game, Blood Line: A Rebel Moon Game, launched in July 2025.[3]
Rebel Moon Tabletop Role Playing Game
In early 2023, Evil Genius Games entered into a licensing agreement with Netflix to develop an official tabletop role‑playing game set in the Rebel Moon universe. The company produced early promotional materials and presented elements of the game at the GAMA Expo later that year.[4]
In September 2023, Netflix terminated its contract with Evil Genius Games, alleging that the company had breached confidentiality obligations by publicly displaying unapproved materials. Evil Genius Games denied the allegations and filed a lawsuit accusing Netflix of wrongful termination and breach of contract.[4] Additional reporting stated that Netflix claimed ownership of all project‑related work following the termination.[5]
In January 2024, Evil Genius Games announced that the lawsuit had been “amicably settled,” and confirmed that the Rebel Moon tabletop role‑playing game had been cancelled. The company stated that refunds for pre‑orders would follow.[6][7]
Comic books
Rebel Moon: House of the Bloodaxe
A four-issue prequel comic entitled Rebel Moon: House of the Bloodaxe by writer Magdalene Visaggio and artist Clark Bint was published by Titan Comics in January 2024.[8] Set five years before the events of the film, the comic depicts the backstory for the characters of Devra and Darrian Bloodaxe.
Rebel Moon: Nemesis
Titan Comics published a prequel series for the Nemesis character, to be written by Gail Simone and drawn by Federico Bertoni, titled Rebel Moon: Nemesis.[9]
Podcast
The Seneschal: A Rebel Moon Story
In November 2023, a narrative-podcast, an animated comic book, and an animated series were announced to be in development with each project taking place chronologically before the feature films.[10] The animated short is set to tell the story of the Kali, the "shadowy figures" who power the Motherworld's "most dangerous technology".
The narrative fiction podcast The Seneschal: A Rebel Moon Story by writer Magdalene Visaggio, starring Ella Purnell, Naveen Andrews, Alfred Enoch, Peter Serafinowicz and Jason Isaacs, released the first of six episodes on July 29, 2024. Set 500 years before the movie, it tells the story of the first Jimmy and the married master artisans Adwin and Raina of Saaldoran who created him for a mad king.[11] It carries a content warning, same as the novelizations.
Cast and characters
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the Rebel Moon franchise.
- An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- V indicates a voice-only role.
| Characters | Films | |
|---|---|---|
| Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire | Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver | |
| Kora / Arthelais | Sofia Boutella | |
| Titus | Djimon Hounsou | |
| Atticus Noble | Ed Skrein | |
| Gunnar | Michiel Huisman | |
| Nemesis | Bae Doona | |
| Darrian Bloodaxe | Ray Fisher | |
| Kai | Charlie Hunnam | |
| JC-1435 | Anthony HopkinsV | |
| Tarak | Staz Nair | |
| Balisarius | Fra Fee | |
| Devra Bloodaxe | Cleopatra Coleman | |
| Den | Stuart Martin | |
| Hagen | Ingvar Sigurdsson | |
| Cassius | Alfonso Herrera | |
| The King | Cary Elwes | |
| The Queen | Rhian Rees | |
| Princess Issa | Stella Grace Fitzgerald | |
| Milius | Elise Duffy | |
| Aris | Sky Yang | |
| Sam | Charlotte Maggi | |
Reception
Critical and public response
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|
| Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire | 22% (184 reviews)[12] | 31 (40 reviews)[13] |
| Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver | 16% (118 reviews)[14] | 35 (28 reviews)[15] |