The Twilight franchise is making a return with a new animated series on Netflix. The streaming platform has confirmed a straight-to-series order for an animated adaptation of Midnight Sun, which is Stephenie Meyer’s companion novel to her bestselling Twilight saga.
Produced by Lionsgate Television, this series draws from the 2020 novel that retells the events of the original Twilight story from the perspective of vampire Edward Cullen. While the original book follows human Bella Swan and her evolving relationship with Edward, Midnight Sun delves into the same events through Edward’s eyes, providing a fresh perspective on their romance and the supernatural world that envelops them.
Sinead Daly, known for her work on The Walking Dead: World Beyond and Raised by Wolves, will adapt the novel for television. Daly will also executive produce alongside Meyer.
The original Twilight film series, released by Lionsgate between 2008 and 2012, starred Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen and Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan. The franchise also featured Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, and Jackson Rathbone, and became a significant pop culture phenomenon, grossing billions worldwide.
This new animated adaptation promises to bring Meyer’s Midnight Sun to the screen for the first time, revisiting a beloved story from a different viewpoint.
