Stephanie Meyers Twilight is returning to small screens. According to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, a TV series is in early development at Lionsgate TV. The original Twilight Franchise is based on the books by Stephanie Meyers of the same name. The original movie launched the careers of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner in 2008.
There is no writer or director related to the project yet. Also, it is unclear which streaming platform will be home to the upcoming series.
In 2021, the Twilight movie series had a renaissance as the movie was added to Netflix which increased the popularity of the movie all over again. Two of the members from the famous K-pop band NCT also dressed up as Bella and Edward for Halloween. Also, the Disney star Olivia Rodrigo announced that she has written a “Twilight” inspired song.
Kristen Stewart also shared her thoughts about the Twilight Renaissance in an interview with Entertainment Tonight;
“I had no idea, [but] it’s great, I saw that it was on Netflix… like, it was on there while I was looking through. Dude, it’s weird because it feels incredibly far away and also still not that far away from me and my time in this film. I don’t know… On one hand, you’re like, ‘Oh, I’m old, my God, I did this five minutes ago. And now it’s like 10-year anniversary.’ I’m like, wow, I have to go to my high school anniversary already.”
Wyck Godfrey and Erik Feig will be executive producers for the series. Also, Lionsgate’s CEO Jon Feltheimer
“There are a lot more stories to be told, and we’re ready to tell them when our creators are ready to tell those stories,”
Lionsgate is also working on the new Hunger Games movie. Also, earlier this month it was announced that there is going to be a reboot series for Harry Porter at Max.
Plot
The plot of the series will follow the original books by author Stephanie Meyers. The first four originals movies followed the books, Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. However, the author released Life and Death: Twilight reimagined with a gender swap in 2016 and The Midnight Sun in 2020, a companion novel that tells the story of the first book from Edward’s POV. So, there is a possibility that we might see one of the newer books being part of the reboot TV series.
However, the TV series will follow the source material as the movies did. Stephanie Meyers is also going to be heavily involved with the series.
Cast: Who will play Bella Swan and Edward?
The news of the TV series has already sparked excitement and speculation about what the storyline will entail and which characters will be included. There is no news about the cast of the series yet. The series is still in the early stage of development. Also, Twilight fans have been asking for a Twilight reunion for years now. Both Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have shown no interest in returning for Twilight.
However, In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Stewart revealed that her favorite Twilight movie is “New Moon” and would love to recreate it.
But, recently in an interview Anna Kendrick, who played Bella’s friend Jessica revealed filming Twilight was like a “hostage situation and you are kind of bonded for life”
The possibility of the original cast returning to reprise their iconic roles seems less right now, but it will be good to see some of the original cast members returning for the reboot TV series. So, Who will play Bella Swan?
Release Date
It is hard to say anything about the release date of the series yet as the series is in the early stage of development and has no streaming platform attached to it. The Twilight series will not release before 2024 or early 2025.
Conclusion
While details are still short, the Twilight TV series is expected to attract a devoted following and will provide a fresh perspective on the fan-favorite franchise. The majority of the fanbase of the Twilight series disliked the idea of a TV reboot. But, some are excited to see their favorite vampires making a comeback to small screens.
