Twilight Joins the TV Series Game, Competing with Harry Potter

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the popular vampire romance franchise Twilight is set to receive a television series adaptation. It remains unclear whether the series will retell the story from the original novels by Stephanie Meyer or take a different approach.

The script will be penned by Sinead Daly, known for her work on TV shows such as Tell Me Lies, Raised by Wolves, and The Walking Dead: World Beyond. Lionsgate Television is reportedly developing the series, but there is no word yet on which network or streaming service will carry it. Currently, the Twilight movies are available to stream on Peacock, having previously been on Netflix. Meyer is expected to be involved in the series, along with Twilight film producer Wyck Godfrey and former Lionsgate co-president Erik Feig, who will serve as executive producers.

The Twilight series comprises four novels released between 2005 and 2008, with the movies starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner being released from 2008 to 2012. The final book, Breaking Dawn, was split into two parts.

Interestingly, this announcement follows closely on the heels of Warner Bros. Discovery’s announcement of their plan to adapt all seven Harry Potter books for its Max streaming platform over the next decade. Both Twilight and Harry Potter rose to prominence in the late 2000s and early 2010s, and now both franchises will be attempting a comeback at the same time.