Harry Potter was a smash hit about a boy discovering he’s a wizard and going to school in a magical world full of wonder and adventure. Twilight didn’t hit quite that high a note, but the story of a teenage girl who learns her classmate is a vampire and falls in love with him did quite well. The Hunger Games popularized the dystopian genre with a bow wielding teenager stepping up to survive death games, have angsty romances, and fight the power.
As far as I can tell, nothing has quite hit that same kind of high since and it may be awhile until the next truly big wave. But if it were up to you, what would the next big thing be about?
I think we’re due to see something futuristic and maybe dystopian but the kids/friends have to work to make the world a better place or avoid an extinction event, not quite the Hunger Games and not quite Star Wars either.
With how bleak current events are, I can see how that could be appealing.