Stephenie Meyer’s 2020 novel Midnight Sun, a spin-off of her popular Twilight series, is being adapted into an animated series, currently in development at Netflix, the streamer announced on Wednesday.
Originally, Meyer’s Twilight series consisted of four novels — Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn — published between 2005 and 2008. In 2015, she released Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined, a gender-swapped version of the original story.
Meyer later followed up with Midnight Sun in 2020, which revisits the Twilight franchise from the perspective of Edward Cullen, the vampire who captures Bella Swan’s attention in the original novel.
The Twilight saga, which became a multi-billion-dollar film franchise, featured Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson as the central couple and expanded into five blockbuster films — Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn: Part 1, and Breaking Dawn: Part 2. Released between 2008 and 2012, the films were a massive commercial success, grossing over USD 3 billion worldwide.
For the animated adaptation of Midnight Sun, Meyer will take on the role of executive producer alongside her Fickle Fish Films partner Meghan Hibbett. They will be joined by Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen from Temple Hill Entertainment, as well as Erik Feig and Samie Kim Falvey from Picturestart.
The series will be written and executive produced by Sinead Daly, known for Tell Me Lies, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Raised by Wolves, and The Get Down.
