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Netflix orders two seasons of animated Twilight series Midnight Sun
Netflix has ordered two seasons of an adult animated Twilight series called Midnight Sun.
The project is based on Stephenie Meyer’s 2020 companion novel, which retells the story of Twilight from Edward Cullen’s perspective.
The original Twilight films followed human Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen in Forks, Washington, and became a major box-office success.
Meyer and her team are closely involved, and Meyer is an executive producer.
Sinead Daly is the showrunner, alongside producers who worked on the original films.
No production start date has been announced, and the series is not expected to arrive before late 2027, with 2028 or later considered more likely.
Netflix has ordered two seasons of an adult animated series based on Stephenie Meyer’s Midnight Sun, Lionsgate said.
Meyer and her team are closely involved in the project, according to Lionsgate.
Midnight Sun retells the events of Twilight from Edward Cullen’s perspective.
The series was first announced in September 2024, and a casting call began in July 2026.
No production start date has been announced.
- Who
- Netflix ordered the series; Lionsgate said Meyer and her team are closely involved.
- What
- Netflix ordered two seasons of an adult animated series based on Midnight Sun.
- When
- The order was reported on November 5, 2026; the exact date it was made is not stated.
- Where
- Netflix.
- Why
- Lionsgate said the project aims to engage Meyer’s audience and expand her universe.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Netflix’s adult animated Midnight Sun series was first announced.
A casting call began the search for voice actors.
Lionsgate said Netflix had ordered two seasons of the series.
- Order
- Two seasons
- Format
- Adult animated series
- Source novel
- Midnight Sun, Stephenie Meyer’s 2020 companion novel
- Perspective
- Edward Cullen’s retelling of the events of Twilight
- Showrunner
- Sinead Daly
What people are saying
2-season, adult animated series order at Netflix.
Stephanie and her team are very hands on, really running the process, along with us and Netflix.
We have high expectations and hopes.
And, more importantly, that we’re engaging our audience and her audience in continuation and expansion of her universe.