Unfortunately though, this too was canceled.

The TV show saw Langdon investigating the actions of the Freemasons and searching for his abducted friend and mentor (Eddie Izzard), had middling to positive reviews (far better than the movies fared critically). However, those abandoned placs weren't scrapped entirely, and The Lost Symbol eventually making its way into a TV format, with some major changes, including moving its appearance in the timeline to be a prequel to Da Vinci Code, including recasting Robert Langdon with a younger Ashley Zuckerman ( Succession, Fear Street). Director Ron Howard and star Tom Hanks abandoned that plan, stating that the material went over too much of the same ground as The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, and opted to adapt the newer book in the franchise. While plans for a fourth Robert Langdon movie currently appear not to be on the cards, the original plans for the third installment, Inferno, were to adapt an entirely different Dan Brown book – The Lost Symbol. That said, there was a noticeable downturn in profit with each entry. None of The Da Vinci Code series of Robert Langdon centered films and TV show have received spectacular reviews by critics, but they've mostly been hits. However, it was canceled after only one season. It appears Tom Hanks' reign as Robert Langdon is over now, with Ashley Zukerman taking over playing the character who debuted in The Da Vinci Code – whether more outings are likely depended on the reception and success of The Lost Symbol TV show. It's somewhat helped by performances from Felicity Jones and the late Irrfan Khan, but it's the weakest of the franchise and has the gross to match. Inferno's story barely holds together, and the movie occasionally drags even more than The Da Vinci Code. It's certainly much more enjoyable than 2016's Inferno, which sees Langdon suffering from some plot convenient amnesia while racing against time to stop a plot that will wipe out half the planet's population.

This might be why Angels & Demons received arguably the best reviews of the Robert Langdon movie trilogy. Ron Howard - who directed all three movies - clearly took criticisms of the first movie to heart too, and ensured the sequel moved at a quicker pace and didn't get overly bogged down in exposition. Angels & Demons was actually the first novel in Dan Brown's book series but was reworked to be a sequel following the success of the first installment of The Da Vinci Code series.

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