Editing Xena: Warrior Princess (section)

==Cancelled reboot==
On July 20, 2015, it was reported that [[NBC]] was developing a ''Xena'' reboot series, with Raimi and Tapert returning as executive producers, with the show's debut sometime in 2016. Insiders also requested that Lawless return to the series as Xena, as well as take up a role in the show's production.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/xena-warrior-princess-reboot-nbc-809355 |title='Xena: Warrior Princess' Reboot in the Works at NBC |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=July 20, 2015}}</ref> A day later, Lawless tweeted that the reboot was a rumor.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=RealLucyLawless |number=623257522980286464 |title=Sorry, friends! news of a #Xena reboot is just a rumor... |date=July 20, 2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref> On August 13, 2015, [[NBC Entertainment]] chairman [[Bob Greenblatt]] confirmed the reboot was in development.<ref name="Lovett"/> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' announced that [[Javier Grillo-Marxuach]] would serve as writer and producer for the reboot.<ref name="Hibberd"/>

In a post on [[Tumblr]], Grillo-Marxuach stated that they would be "fully exploring a relationship that could only be shown subtextually in first-run syndication in the 1990s,"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://okbjgm.tumblr.com/post/140591060316/do-you-think-the-fans-reaction-to-lexas-death |title=Do you think the fans reaction to Lexa's death will ... have effect on your writing for future projects like Xena? |last=Grillo-Marxuach |first=Javier |date=March 6, 2016 |website=Grillo-Marxuach Design Bureau |publisher=Tumblr |access-date=March 25, 2016}}</ref> which several websites such as ''[[The Guardian]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2016/mar/15/xena-lesbian-warrior-princess-have-the-rules-of-tv-just-been-rewritten |title=Xena: Lesbian Warrior Princess – have the rules of TV just been rewritten? |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=March 15, 2016 |access-date=March 15, 2016}}</ref> and ''[[Newsweek]]''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.newsweek.com/xena-will-be-out-and-proud-lesbian-tv-reboot-hints-writer-436483 |title=Xena Will be Out and Proud Lesbian in Reboot, Hints Writer |last=Tufayel |first=Ahmad |date=March 14, 2016 |website=[[Newsweek]] |access-date=March 15, 2016}}</ref> took to mean "Xena will be an out and proud lesbian."<ref name=":0" /> These articles resulted in frustration from fans regarding the [[bisexual erasure|erasure]] of Xena's apparent bisexuality; Grillo-Marxuach said "it feels like - from a few sentences - everyone has already made up their mind about what it is I am doing. I would prefer people be surprised by the story."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://okbjgm.tumblr.com/post/141384938616/do-you-think-any-network-is-really-brave-enough-to |title=Do you think any network is really brave enough to green light a show with a queer lead from the get-go? |last=Grillo-Marxuach |first=Javier |date=March 20, 2016 |website=Tumblr }}</ref> In April 2017, Grillo-Marxuach announced that he had left the project because of "insurmountable creative differences."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arrant |first1=Chris |title=NBC's Xena: Warrior Princess Reboot Loses Showrunner |url=http://www.newsarama.com/33896-nbc-s-xena-warrior-princess-reboot-loses-showrunner.html |access-date=May 30, 2017 |work=[[Newsarama]] |date=April 5, 2017}}</ref>

On August 21, 2017, [[NBC]] announced that it had cancelled its plans for the reboot. NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke said, "I'd never say never on that one because it's such a beloved title but the current incarnation of it is dead."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=King |first=Eric |title=NBC scraps Xena: Warrior Princess reboot |url=http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/21/nbc-scraps-xena-warrior-princess-reboot/ |access-date=August 22, 2017 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=August 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |title='Xena: Warrior Princess' Reboot Dead at NBC |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/xena-warrior-princess-reboot-dead-at-nbc-1031380 |access-date=August 22, 2017 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 21, 2017}}</ref>