Bella and Edward forever! TV series based on the Twilight franchise “in early development” from Lionsgate
A Twilight TV show ‘is in early development’ The Hollywood Reporter shared Wednesday.
Sources told the publication that a series version of Stephenie Meyer’s popular books is in the preliminary stages at Lionsgate Television.
The show doesn’t have a network or writer yet – the studio will “lead the development of the project before buying the rights to the package.”
Plus, there’s no specific time frame for when the series will go on sale.
Lionsgate plans to find a writer to lead the show first.
News: A Twilight TV show is “in early development,” The Hollywood Reporter shared Wednesday
Insiders also shared that Meyer is expected to be part of the production of the TV set.
Wyck Godfrey and Erik Feig, former co-president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, have both been signed to executive produce the new iteration.
While at Summit Entertainment, Feig famously acquired the rights to the Twilight book series after Paramount Pictures passed away.
Temple Hill produced the five blockbusters, which were distributed by Summit.
The franchise shot Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner to fame for bringing in more than $3.4 billion in worldwide sales.
The news comes amid Lionsgate’s negotiations with several bidders to “potentially spin off its studio operations and premium cable network Starz by the end of September 2023,” THR reported.
The company — made up of film and TV production divisions — experienced 25 percent revenue growth, reaching nearly $900 million in the third quarter.
Twilight has solidified itself as a pop culture phenomenon with its five novels and five film adaptations.
Scoop: Sources told the publication that a series version of Stephenie Meyer’s popular books is in the preliminary stages at Lionsgate Television
After the movies were first offered on Netflix, they recently switched to NBCUniversal’s Peacock.
In 2020, novelist Stephenie told The Daily Telegraph that she couldn’t understand the craziness behind the stories.
She said she only expected her family to read the love story between American teenager Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen, “out of pity.”
When asked if she expected the popularity, Stephenie replied, “A resounding ‘no’ and ‘never.’
“I had no idea anyone outside of my immediate family would read Twilight, and I thought they would read it out of pity.”
She added: “I still don’t quite believe the phenomenon. It doesn’t seem like something that could happen to me.’
Plan: The show doesn’t have a network or a writer yet — the studio will “lead development on the project before buying the rights to the package”