Reader beware you’re in for a scare! Disney+ has just picked up a new live-actionGoosebumpsseries, based on the series of children’s horror byR.L. Stine, per a report fromVariety. The series, which wasreportedto be in the works back in April 2020, has been given a ten-episode order by the streamer.
The brand-new series will reportedly be about a group of high school students who accidentally unleash a number of dangerous supernatural forces and must learn to work together to stop it and save their families, friends, and their town.
This show will actually be the second live-actionGoosebumpsseries. The first was an anthology series, with each episode being inspired by a different book from the series. The series aired from 1996 to 1998 on the Fox Kids Network in the U.S. There have also been two film adaptations of the book series, with 2015’sGoosebumpsand 2018’sGoosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween.
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This new Disney+ series is set to be written byNick Stoller(The Muppets) andRob Letterman(Detective Pikachu), they will also both be serving as executive producers for the series. Letterman, who directed the 2015 movie, is also said to be directing the first episode. The series will also be executive produced byNeal H. MoritzandPavun Shettyfor Original Film,Conor Welchfor Stoller Global Solutions, andIole LuccheseandCaitlin Friedmanfor Scholastic Entertainment.
The firstGoosebumpsbook was published by Scholastic in 1992 and has had books in the series published almost every year since with books published as recently as 2021, and currently has books scheduled for 2022. Since 1992, the series has sold over 400 million books across the world and has been translated into over thirty languages. TheGoosebumpsseries is the second-best-selling book series in history, second only toHarry Potter. Through the main series of books, and a number of spin-off series likeTales to Give You GoosebumpsandGoosebumps Series2000,theGoosebumpsfranchise contains over 200 individual books with no signs of stopping.
Currently, there is no official news in regard to any casting for the series or an expected release date. However, for anyGoosebumpsfans who can’t wait for the new series, Disney+ is currently streaming another showfrom the mind of R.L. Stine,Just Beyond.
