How long has it been since the Twilight movies came out? A while. You better buckle up because Twilight is about to get the revamp treatment. A Twilight TV series based on Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling book series is in the works.
The first Twilight book was released in 2005 and spawned three sequels. The Twilight book series has sold over 160 million copies worldwide. While we’re nearing 20 years since the first book’s release, the love for Twilight hasn’t dimmed.
You probably have a lot of questions about the upcoming Twilight animated series. Twihards, have no fear. News47.us has rounded up everything we know so far about the series, any news of a spinoff, and more.
A Twilight TV series was in “early development” via Lionsgate Television in 2023, sources told The Hollywood Reporter. The book series was first adapted in 2008 with Twilight, starring Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, and Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black. The movie became a massive hit — earning over $407 million at the box office — and catapulted the cast to superstardom. The success of Twilight led to The Twilight Saga, which included five movies in total with Breaking Dawn being split into two parts.
In September 2024, the show was confirmed to be an animated series. Per Variety, the show will be based on Stephanie’s 2020 book, Midnight Sun, which tells the story of Twilight from Edward’s perspective. The outlet further reported that Stephanie is serving as an executive producer on the series, and Lionsgate TV will produce it.
Sinead Daly will write the script. According to THR, Sinead was working with Lionsgate TV to “determine what the specific take on Twilight will be and if it will be a remake of Meyer’s books or a different offshoot.”
The animated show was given a straight-to-series order by Netflix. So, viewers can expect to watch the show on the streaming platform when it is released.
