First announced in 2023 as a series reboot at Lionsgate Television, the project serves as a retelling of the original ‘Twilight’ novel from the perspective of the broody vampire Edward Cullen.
Some vampire franchises truly are immortal. Netflix has given a straight-to-series order of Midnight Sun, an animated series based on the installment of the same name from “The Twilight Saga” novels by Stephanie Meyer.
First announced in 2023 as a series reboot at Lionsgate Television, it was later confirmed in March 2024 that the series would be animated. The project is now in development at Netflix.
Midnight Sun serves as a retelling of the original “Twilight” novel from the perspective of the broody vampire Edward Cullen. Sinead Daly (Tell Me Lies, Raised by Wolves) will pen the script.
Author Meyer executive produces alongside Daly; Meghan Hivvett for Fickle Fish Films; Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen executive produce for Temple Hill Entertainment; and Erik Feig and Samie Kim Falvey for Picturestart. Lionsgate TV produces.
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