'National Treasure' spin-off series gets 10-episode order from Disney Plus

National Treasure fans know that it can take awhile to arrive at a good thing. That was the case for Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) in the two blockbuster films, and it was also true for the long-awaited spinoff series.

Finally, Deadline reported Wednesday that Disney Plus has greenlighted and ordered 10 episodes of a National Treasure TV series with original producer Jerry Bruckheimer as well as original writers Cormac and Marianne Wibberley attached.

"Written by the Wibberleys and to be directed by Mira Nair (Vanity Fair), the series explores the timely issues of identity, community, historical authorship and patriotism, told from the point of view of Jess Morales, a 20-year-old DREAMer who, with her diverse group of friends, sets off on the adventure of a lifetime to uncover her mysterious family history and recover lost treasure," Deadline's Nellie Andreeva relayed. 

National Treasure debuted in 2004 with Cage at the center. The late Christopher Plummer played Cage's Gates' grandfather, John Adams Gates, who tells the family's history related to the Declaration of Independence and reveals there was a treasure hidden by the country's forefathers. When Gates grows up, he becomes a cryptologist, historian and treasure hunter.