The animated series based on Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight" novel "Midnight Sun" has placed a straight-to-series order with Netflix, Variety has learned.
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The project was first reported to be in early development in April 2023 at studio Lionsgate Television. Lionsgate Vice President Michael Burns confirmed in March 2024 that it would be an animated series. Netflix is now developing the project.
“Midnight Sun” was originally released in 2020. It is a retelling of the first “Twilight” book from the perspective of Edward Cullen instead of Bella Swan.
Sinead Daly will serve as a writer and executive producer on the series. Daly's previous credits include "Tell Me Lies" on Hulu, "The Walking Dead: World Beyond" on AMC, "Raised by Wolves" on Max and "The Get Down" on Netflix.
