Thirteen years after the final film faded to black, Twilight is rising again-this time as a TV series from Lionsgate, promising a fresh bite of paranormal romance for a new generation.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Twilight TV show is in very early development stages, to the point where it doesn’t have a network or even a writer yet. Lionsgate, the studio that owns the rights to the Twilight Saga, is shopping around for writing talent. Stephenie Meyer, the author of the series, is expected to be involved in the show’s development.
The first Twilight book was published in 2007 and unleashed a wave of paranormal romance onto the young adult book scene. It followed Bella Swan, a totally normal girl who moves to Forks, Washington and meets the mysterious, brooding (and also sparkling) Edward Cullen, who turns out to be a vampire. The series is comprised of four books that were adapted into five live-action movies starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner.
It’s not surprising to see this news coming on the heels of Warner Media announcing a Harry Potter revival. The two franchises both had passionate, strong fanbases in their heydays, which often clashed with one another despite the fact that the books had little in common. It was simply the fact that they were two very popular series that both appealed to young adults in roughly the same time period – and thus, the battle was born.
While popular appeal of Harry Potter has waned in light of author J.K. Rowling’s stances on trans people, support of Twilight has oddly surged forward, with many reclaiming the vampire romance novels in a meme renaissance. Twilight faced criticism at the time and in more recent years for its racist and sexist storytelling tropes, and a lot of the newfound interest in it involves tearing apart the more controversial elements while embracing its ridiculous narrative.
Lionsgate also owns the rights to The Hunger Games – the other super-duper huge YA phenomenon that immediately followed the Twilight/Harry Potter era. But considering that there’s a prequel movie on the way later this year, it’s unlikely that anyone at Lionsgate would be looking to reboot that series for television.
Who is Sinead Daly and her other projects
Sinead Daly is a television writer, producer, and former actress known for her work on genre, drama, and soapy romance series.
Career Overview
She initially appeared in small acting roles, including Reservation Road (2007), NYPD Blue, and The District, before transitioning to writing and producing. Daly gained prominence as a writer on shows like Baz Luhrmann’s The Get Down (staff writer, 9 episodes) and Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (10 episodes, executive story editor).
Notable Writing Credits
Daly contributed scripts to Dirty John (1 episode), Raised by Wolves (1 episode), The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2 episodes), Tell Me Lies (2 episodes), and The Summer I Turned Pretty (1 teleplay in 2025). She served as supervising producer on The Walking Dead: World Beyond and co-executive producer on Tell Me Lies and The Summer I Turned Pretty.
Production Roles
Her producing credits include co-producer on Dirty John, and she’s currently executive producer and showrunner on upcoming projects like Netflix’s animated Midnight Sun (Twilight adaptation) and We Fell Apart. She’s also adapting books such as We Begin at the End, The Inheritance Games, and developing Genuine Fraud for Amazon with Rain Spencer starring.
What is the plot of the Twilight TV series Sinead Daly is writing
Sinead Daly is writing the animated Twilight series adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s Midnight Sun, which Netflix ordered from Lionsgate.
Core Plot
The story retells the original Twilight novel from vampire Edward Cullen’s perspective, focusing on his inner struggles as he grapples with his predatory instincts and growing obsession with human teenager Bella Swan after she moves to Forks, Washington.
Key Elements
It explores Edward’s tormented thoughts, his century-old past, and the dangers his feelings for Bella pose to her life and his family’s secrecy amid vampires and werewolves. Unlike the first-person Bella viewpoint in the original, this emphasizes Edward’s darker, more violent vampire nature without her romantic filter.
Adaptation Notes
Expect animated visuals to delve deeper into gore and supernatural action, staying faithful to the book with Meyer as executive producer alongside Daly. No release date is set, and it covers the same core romance and conflicts as the first book and films.
