The Maze Runner Trilogy Reboot Hollywood Can't Ignore

Here we are, more than a decade after The Maze Runner first landed, and somehow this franchise refuses to sit quietly on a shelf. The three films pulled in just over $949 million worldwide, the fanbase never really left, and the movies are still popping on streaming and clogging up timelines. With a Harry Potter reboot on the way and dystopian sci-fi back in the mix thanks to things like The 100 and that recent Hunger Games prequel, this is exactly the kind of moment where Hollywood usually says: so… do we bring Maze Runner back?

We barely tapped what this world can do

The films name-checked WCKD and the Flare virus, but they hardly unpacked any of it. The books, especially The Fever Code, actually get into how WCKD came together, how the virus spread, and why Thomas and Teresa were involved in designing the Maze in the first place. That history complicates their choices and adds emotional heft that the movies mostly skimmed past. A fresh take could finally tell that story instead of just racing through it.

Modern VFX could finally make the nightmare feel real

The original trilogy did what it could at the time, but we all know what today’s tech can do. Grievers and Cranks could go from spooky to straight-up horrifying. The Maze’s shifting walls, those tunnel chases, the sterile menace of WCKD’s labs — all of it could feel more tactile and intense. The series was built for large-scale weirdness; now the tools can actually match the ambition.

Let the supporting players be more than set dressing

Teresa’s arc was always messy in a good way — her loyalty to WCKD and the decisions that come with it are complicated, not just cold. Minho is a bona fide leader in the books but too often hangs back in the films. And Newt, Ben, Alby… their backstories matter, but the movies never gave them room. A new adaptation could finally give these characters the depth (and yes, the diversity) they deserve.

Stop squeezing a saga into three movies — make it TV

This universe screams limited series or multi-season run. More time means you can actually build the Maze’s logic, dig into WCKD’s motives, and sit with the moral dilemmas instead of sprinting past them. Slower pacing would give the core themes — control, sacrifice, survival — some actual weight. And we’ve seen this work: Shadow and Bone and Disney+’s Percy Jackson showed that sprawling book worlds can click as episodic storytelling.

The audience is already warmed up

As of October 2025, all three Maze Runner films jumped into Netflix’s Top 10 in the U.S., per FlixPatrol. Meanwhile, the fandom has stayed busy on Reddit, Tumblr, and X with theories, edits, and rewatch threads. Translation: there’s still a crowd for this — both nostalgic viewers and new ones — and yes, there’s real money on the table if someone gets the reboot right.

The first run had problems a reboot can fix

The trilogy’s biggest issue was pacing, especially The Death Cure. So many plotlines got trimmed or reshuffled that the mythology never had time to breathe. Events kept stacking without room to process why characters did what they did, so big emotional beats landed softer than they should have. A do-over could prioritize clear storytelling over constant sprinting, fill in the all-important in-between moments, and make the world feel lived-in instead of just loud.

• Give us the full WCKD/Flare origin story from The Fever Code.
• Make the Maze, Grievers, and WCKD labs feel physically dangerous with modern VFX.
• Let Teresa’s choices be complicated, restore Minho’s leadership, and flesh out Newt, Ben, and Alby.
• Go series over films so the themes and ethics actually land.
• Keep the action, but build the character and world logic first.

Would you watch a Maze Runner reboot? And if so, who would you cast as Thomas this time around? Drop your picks — I’m ready to be convinced.

If you want to revisit the original run, all three Maze Runner films are currently streaming on Netflix and Disney+.