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Goosebumps writer's Just Beyond books to become Disney+ series

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Photo credit: Slaven Vlasic - Getty Images

From Digital Spy

Goosebumps writer R.L. Stine's Just Beyond books are being adapted into a Disney+ series.

The streamer has ordered 8 episodes of the horror-comedy anthology, which will be produced by 20th Century Fox Television.

Based on Stine's 'Boom! Studios' graphic novel series, the adaptation comes from writer Seth Grahame-Smith, who has a taste for combing horror and comedy and is responsible for bestselling novels Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

His screenwriting credits include Tim Burton's Dark Shadows, The Lego Batman Movie, and he also worked on Dexter Fletcher's upcoming reboot of The Saint, starring Chris Pine.

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Photo credit: Jason LaVeris - Getty Images

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On the announcement of the series, Grahame-Smith said: "I grew up watching Twilight Zone reruns and the original Amazing Stories with my parents. "I've always wanted to make a genre anthology series that families could enjoy together, and do it in a way that delivered for kids and adults alike.

"R.L. Stine has been a part of millions of childhoods, and Disney+ has already proven itself as a place that knows how to make high-quality shows for the whole family. I couldn't be more excited to be working with both of them."

Photo credit: Slaven Vlasic - Getty Images
Photo credit: Slaven Vlasic - Getty Images

R.L. Stine added: "Back in the day, we had a Goosebumps HorrorLand attraction at Walt Disney World. It was one of the thrills of my life. Now I'm thrilled to be back with Disney for the TV series based on my graphic novels.

"Writing Just Beyond for BOOM! Studios has been a joy from the beginning, and I'm so happy to have the wonderful screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith bring the series to life on Disney+. How lucky can I be?"

Just Beyond is expected to arrive on Disney+ in the autumn of 2021.


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