Overview
- Multiple outlets reported on Dec. 12–13 that Disney+ will not move forward with the TV reimagining of Louis Sachar’s award-winning novel and Disney’s 2003 film.
- The pilot centered on Hayley, a teenage girl at Camp Yucca, with Shay Rudolph in the lead, Greg Kinnear as the warden, and Aidy Bryant as counselor Sissy.
- Additional cast included Noah Cottrell, Flor Delis Alicea, Anire Kim Amoda, Iesha Daniels, Sophie Dieterlen, Alexandra Doke, and Maeve Press.
- The creative team featured writer Alina Mankin, showrunner Liz Phang, and director Jac Schaeffer, with executive producers Drew Goddard, Sarah Esberg, and Mike Medavoy; Walden Media produced and 20th Television was the studio, with rights held by Shamrock.
- Deadline noted a tax credit awarded to Disney in August had been earmarked for the potential series, with the incentive not title-specific and therefore reassignable.