Disney released the first trailer for the upcoming Disney+ series “National Treasure: Edge of History” at the D23 Expo.
Based on the popular adventure films starring Nicolas Cage, “Edge of History” centers on Jess Morales, a 20-year-old dreamer who goes on an adventure to recover the lost Pan-American treasure. Along the way, he uncovers shocking secrets about his family's past and sets out to find the treasure to find out who his father really is. The trailer features Jess meeting Peter Sandusky, an FBI agent from the original films, who gives the young treasure hunter guidance in her search.
“This contains a clue to a treasure of the utmost importance. I thought about destroying it a million times, to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands,” Keitel says in the trailer as he presents a document to Olivera. "Trust nobody."
Stars: Lisette Olivera, Justin Bartha, Breeda Wool
The series takes place after the original 2004 film and 2007's "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," and Cage is not scheduled to reappear as his character Ben Gates. In the first two films, Gates goes on action-packed scavenger hunts and finds clues at various historic locations including Mount Rushmore, the Library of Congress, Mount Vernon and the Oval Office. And yes, he manages to steal the Declaration of Independence. The first "National Treasure" grossed $347 million at the worldwide box office and the sequel earned $459 million, two of the best films of Cage's career.
In addition to Keitel, Justin Bartha will return as Riley Poole, Ben's friend and computer expert. The cast of "Edge of History" includes Catherine Zeta-Jones, Zuri Reed, Jordan Rodrigues, Antonio Cipriano and Lyndon Smith.
Original “National Treasure” producer Jerry Bruckheimer is attached as executive producer, along with Marianne and Cormac Wibberley, who wrote the original film. Mira Nair is also an executive producer and director of the show, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television and ABC Signature. A third "National Treasure" film is currently in development, with Bruckheimer producing and "Bad Boys for Life" screenwriter Chris Bremner writing the script.