Animorphs TV Show in Early Development for Disney+
IGN • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Proximity Media, co-founded by Ryan Coogler, is developing a new Animorphs TV series for Disney+, with Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian serving as executive producers.
- The adaptation, based on the popular ‘90s book series by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant, will follow a group of teenagers uncovering a hidden threat while navigating high school life.
- Bayan Wolcott, known for writing The Testaments and The Summer I Turned Pretty, is attached as both writer and executive producer, alongside Scholastic Publishing executives Iole Lucchese and Caitlin Friedman.
- Proximity Media, which previously worked on Disney+ projects like Eyes of Wakanda and Ironheart, will oversee the Animorphs series with Simone Harris and Dezi Gallegos managing development; casting and release details are still pending.
- The company is also involved in Ryan Coogler’s upcoming projects, including The X-Files reboot, following the success of their recent series Sinners.
