With a slew of Millarworld adaptations currently in development, Netflix’s series take on Jupiter’s Legacy has lost its showrunner.

Courtesy of Deadline, showrunner Steven S. DeKnight has departed Jupiter’s Legacy over the ever-familiar creative differences. DeKnight has previous with Netflix, having previously served as showrunner on the stunning Daredevil, but now he’s walked away from Jupiter’s Legacy.

Before leaving the project, DeKnight had reportedly written and directed the first episode of the show, in addition to having finished filming on the first four episodes.

Rather than production taking an indefinite break while the search for a new showrunner takes place, producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Dan McDermott will screen the existing episodes to Mark Millar and the new showrunner to determine whether reshoots will be needed.

Millar and Frank Quitely’s Jupiter’s Legacy began life back in 2013, quickly becoming a favourite of many. The tale itself initially centres on Sheldon and Grace Sampson as they and a small group of friends wind up with superpowers back in 1932. Sheldon and Grace would take on the monikers of The Utopian and Lady Liberty, and the duo would usher in the first age of superheroes by forming the Union of Justice.

Fast forward to decades down the line, and the offspring of The Utopian and Lady Liberty have their own powers yet the world is now a far more skewed landscape where the concept of the classic superhero is concerned. In particular, son Brandon uses his abilities to nab some big-money endorsement deals, while daughter Chloe is a drug-addicted model.

Starring Josh Duhamel, Ben Daniels, Leslie Bibb, Elena Kampouris, Andrew Horton, Matt Lanter and Mike Wade, Jupiter’s Legacy is currently pegged for a 2020 Netflix premiere.