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Disney+ Developing ‘Animorphs’ Series With Ryan Coogler’s Proximity and Writer Bayan Wolcott

The project signals Disney’s push to mine proven 1990s YA brands under Proximity Media’s TV deal.

Overview

  • Trade outlets reported Friday that Disney+ has an Animorphs adaptation in early development with Bayan Wolcott set to write and executive produce.
  • Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian will executive produce for Proximity Media, with 20th Television attached as the studio.
  • Scholastic’s Iole Lucchese and Caitlin Friedman will executive produce, and Proximity executives Simone Harris and Dezi Gallegos will oversee the project.
  • An official logline says the show follows teens who find a hidden threat under everyday life as they juggle school, relationships, and curfews.
  • The series has not been greenlit or cast, and if it moves forward it would be the second TV take after Nickelodeon’s 1998–2000 version, with a 2020 film effort having stalled.