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Netflix developing ‘Twilight’ animated series ‘Midnight Sun’

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An animated series adaptation of “Midnight Sun” — Stephenie Meyer’s retelling of “Twilight” from Edward Cullen’s perspective — is in development at Netflix.

The book was released in 2020 as a companion novel to Meyer’s bestselling “Twilight” series. Cullen is the sparkly vampire who becomes protagonist Bella Swan’s love interest.

The original five films, “The Twilight Saga,” were released between 2008 and 2012, starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, according to Variety. They were based on Meyer’s four novels in the series: “Twilight,” “New Moon,” “Eclipse” and “Breaking Dawn,” which were published between 2005 and 2008.

Fans of “Twilight” shared their thoughts on the animated series announcement on the social media platform X.

The animated series was given a “straight-to-series order” at Netflix, Variety reported, and the project was first said to be in early development in April 2023 at studio Lionsgate Television.

Sinead Daly will serve as writer and executive producer on the series, according to Variety. Daly’s past credits include “Tell Me Lies” at Hulu, “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” at AMC, “Raised by Wolves” at Max and “The Get Down” at Netflix.

According to Netflix, Meyer will serve as executive producer of “Midnight Sun,” and more details will be forthcoming.

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