[NEWS] Netflix orders animated 'Twilight' series

    'Twilight' Animated Series 'Midnight Sun' Lands at Netflix
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    The animated series based on Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight" novel
    "Midnight Sun" has given a straight-to-series order at Netflix,
    Variety has learned.
    The project was first reported to be in early development back
    in April 2023 at studio Lionsgate Television. Michael Burns,
    vice chairman of Lionsgate, confirmed in March 2024 that it
    would be an animated series. Netflix is now developing the
    project.
    "Midnight Sun" was originally released in 2020. It serves as a
    retelling of the first "Twilight" book from the perspective of
    Edward Cullen rather than Bella Swan.
    Sinead Daly will serve as writer and executive producer on the
    series. Daly's past credits include "Tell Me Lies" at Hulu,
    "The Walking Dead: World Beyond" at AMC, "Raised by Wolves" at
    Max, and "The Get Down" at Netflix.
    Meyer serves as an executive producer on the series along with
    Meghan Hibbett for Fickle Fish Films. Wyck Godfrey and Marty
    Bowen executive produce for Temple Hill Entertainment, with
    Temple Hill having produced the "Twilight" films. Erik Feig and
    Samie Kim Falvey executive produce for Picturestart, with Emily
    Wissink of Picturestart overseeing the show for the company.
    Lionsgate TV will produce.
    There were originally four novels in the immensely popular
    "Twilight" series - "Twilight," "New Moon," "Eclipse," and
    "Breaking Dawn" - published between 2005 and 2008. Meyers also
    released the book "Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined" in 2015,
    which gender-swapped the two main characters, Bella and Edward.
    Meyers then released "Midnight Sun" in 2020.
    The film franchise, collectively known as "The Twilight Saga,"
    was comprised of five films and was released between 2008 and
    2012. The five films grossed over $3 billion at the global box
    office in total and made stars of main cast members like Robert
    Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner.
    <https://au.variety.com/2024/tv/news/twilight-animated-series-midnight-sun-netflix-17404/>