Will There Be a Children of Virtue and Vengeance Movie?

That is not a dodge. That is exactly how Hollywood franchise decisions work, and it is the only truthful framing for a question being asked before the first film has even opened.

What Is Confirmed

Paramount Pictures has confirmed a theatrical release for Children of Blood and Bone on January 15, 2027. 

No sequel has been greenlit, announced, or officially discussed in any public statement as of publication.

The source material for a sequel exists: Children of Virtue and Vengeance, the second book in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy, was published in December 2019. 

Children of Anguish and Anarchy, the final book, was published in June 2024. There is a complete trilogy to adapt. Whether Paramount has any intention of doing so is not publicly known.

The Box Office Question

Film franchise decisions, particularly for fantasy and science fiction properties, are almost entirely driven by opening weekend performance and total theatrical gross. 

If Children of Blood and Bone opens strongly — if it demonstrates the kind of audience appetite that justifies sequel spending — a sequel is likely. If it underperforms, the franchise ends with book one.

The formula is not subtle. The Lord of the Rings worked as a franchise because each film outperformed the last. 

The Dark Tower failed as a franchise because the first film did not justify investment in a second. 

Children of Blood and Bone sits with a January 2027 release date that suggests awards season ambition but also some uncertainty about mainstream commercial performance.

The Adeyemi Factor

Tomi Adeyemi's public distancing from the production in July 2026 adds a complicating variable. Author involvement — or the appearance of it — is a marketing asset. 

Adeyemi's enthusiastic promotion of her sequel novels significantly boosted their sales. If she continues to separate herself from the film franchise, Paramount loses that marketing resource for any sequel.

More significantly: if the adaptation's creative choices (which the author has signalled she found unacceptable) result in a product that alienates her readership, the built-in audience for a sequel is diminished. 

Her readers' loyalty is to the author. If she publicly signals the film did not honour her work, some portion of them will not show up for a second film.

What Needs to Happen

For a sequel to exist: Children of Blood and Bone needs to open to at minimum $40-60 million domestically in its opening weekend, suggest a viable global audience, and demonstrate to Paramount's leadership that the franchise has legs. 

A strong opening is the only thing that makes a sequel conversation happen.

The January 2027 opening will answer this question more definitively than any speculation can.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a Children of Virtue and Vengeance movie in development?

No sequel has been announced or confirmed as of publication. Any sequel decision will follow the performance of Children of Blood and Bone at the box office.

Will Tomi Adeyemi be involved in a sequel?

Following her July 2026 public distancing from the first film, her involvement in any sequel production would depend on significant changes to how the creative relationship is managed — changes that would need to be negotiated.