Netflix Orders Supernatural YA Mystery Romance Series 'Sid & Zoey'
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Key Points:
- Netflix has ordered "Sid & Zoey," an eight-episode supernatural mystery romance YA series created by Jon Kasdan and John Shiban, produced by Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Bad Robot.
- The series centers on Sid, a morally ambiguous New York teenager sent to live in a Mississippi town with a police chief's family, where he develops a complicated relationship with the chief's punk-rock daughter, Zoey, amid a dangerous supernatural mystery.
- "Sid & Zoey" is part of Netflix’s new YA content hub, which features hundreds of original and licensed titles focused on coming-of-age stories.
- Jon Kasdan and John Shiban serve as showrunners and executive producers alongside J.J. Abrams, Rachel Rusch Rich, Jason Blum, James Wan, and Rob Hackett.
- Kasdan has notable credits including "The First Time" and "Solo: A Star Wars Story," while Shiban has worked on "Ozark," "NOS4A2," and "Better Call Saul."
