"RoboCop 3", directed by Fred Dekker, was targeted mainly at younger audiences, who were driving merchandise sales. Robert John Burke replaced Weller in the title role, and Allen returned as Anne Lewis for the third and final time in the series. The film was a critical and financial failure. A live-action television series, "RoboCop" was released the same year, but also fared poorly critically and was cancelled after 22 episodes. Starring Richard Eden as RoboCop, the series was notable for involving Neumeier and Miner and using aspects of their original "RoboCop 2" ideas. A second animated series followed in 1998, '. Page Fletcher was featured as RoboCop in the four-part live-action miniseries ' (2001). The series is set 10 years after the events of the first film and ignores the events of the sequels. After years of experiencing financial difficulties, Orion—and the rights to "RoboCop"—were purchased by MGM in the late 1990s.