A new Twilight TV show is heading to Netflix
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A new animated Twilight series has been greenlit at Netflix.
The series is based on Midnight Sun, the controversial sequel that serves as a retelling of the first Twilight book from Edward’s perspective. Sinead Daly (The Get Down, The Walking Dead: World Beyond" will serve as head writer and executive producer. Author Stephanie Meyer is set to serve as executive producer as well, in addition to Lionsgate, which put out in the live-action film series (HT/Variety).
The first Twilight movie, directed by Catherine Hardwick, hit theaters in 2008, and grossed $408 million worldwide. Kristen Stewart played protagonist Bella Swan, with Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen. New Moon was also a box office success, coming in hot alongside Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, and Breaking Dawn Part 2. Overall, the film saga has garnered over $3 billion total.
Initial reports of the new animated seriessparked rumblings of a live-action reboot, with Hardwick suggesting that Jenna Ortega and Jacob Elordi take over the roles of Bella and Edward.
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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