 With the second series, "The Ascending", climaxing with Megatron's return to Cybertron, it seems that further Beast Wars stories seem unlikely.However, writer Simon Furman has not ruled out a return, noting that stories could have taken place during Megatron's takeover, before Optimus Primal and the Maximals returned.On May 2020, IDW's President Chris Ryall and editor-in-chief John Barber announced a new "Beast Wars" comic book in development.