Overview
- Disney+ confirmed Wednesday it is developing a new live-action Casper series, with the project still in early development and no casting announced.
- Rob Letterman and Hilary Winston are writing the series, Letterman will direct, and Steven Spielberg is attached as an executive producer.
- Reports say Disney+ secured the project in a five-way bidding war for the revived take on the Friendly Ghost.
- Universal Content Productions and DreamWorks Animation TV are on board, which would give Universal Studio Group its first series on Disney+ if it goes forward.
- Coverage describes a modern update with a darker edge and expected CGI, and notes a different Peacock version from 2022 did not proceed.