Netflix has announced that it will produce an animated series based on the Twilight franchise. The plot will cover the events described in Stephenie Meyer’s book Midnight Sun, published in 2020. The series will explore the story from the perspective of the vampire character Edward Cullen.

Specific details of the show’s presentation have not yet disclosed. However, Netflix has confirmed that work on the film adaptation is already underway. The date of the animated series release has not yet announced. The project will created in collaboration with Mayer, who will serve as an executive producer, along with Megan Gibbett from Fickle Fish Films. Other notable personalities involved in the series include:

• Vic Godfrey and Marty Bowen from Temple Hill Entertainment.
• Eric Feig of Picturestart and Sami Kim Falvey.
• Sinead Daly, known for her work on Tell Me a Lie and The Walking Dead: The Other Side of the World. She will be the executive producer and scriptwriter of the series.

First information about Twilight

For the first time, the development of a similar title for the Twilight franchise announced back in April 2023. At that time, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Lionsgate interested in extending the franchise. The rumours about the sequel disappeared and only in March this year it reported that Lionsgate sees the sequel as an animated film.

The original Twilight film, based on Stephenie Meyer’s novels, captivated audiences in the mid-2000s and became a cultural phenomenon. The film adaptation of the franchise, starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, ended in 2012, leaving fans eagerly awaiting the sequel. The launch of an animated show based on the franchise expected to renew interest among fans.