Original Coverage & Source Attribution: www.awn.com
Midnight Sun, the adult animated series based on Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight companion novel, now has a two-season commitment from Netflix. Lionsgate Television Group chairman Kevin Beggs revealed the size of the order on Lionsgate’s earnings call last Thursday, as What’s on Netflix reported.
Meyer’s 2020 novel tells the story of Twilight again, this time through the eyes of the vampire Edward Cullen. Netflix gave the project a straight-to-series order back in September 2024; Lionsgate Television had first announced a Twilight series in 2023.
“That’s a 2-season adult animation order at Netflix,” Beggs said on the call. “Stephenie and her team are very hands-on, really running the process along with us at Netflix.”
Beggs said Meyer’s own love of television, and of animation in particular, led to the adaptation, and that Lionsgate has “high expectations” for the show. On the same call, Adam Fogelson, who chairs Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group, said the studio looks forward to ongoing conversations with Meyer about Twilight on the film side.
Sinead Daly is the showrunner, with Lynn Wang as supervising director. Meyer executive produces with Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Erik Feig, Emily Wissink and Meghan Hibbett, with Meyer’s Fickle Fish Films producing alongside Lionsgate Television.
No voice cast or premiere date has been announced. The outlet has reported a tentative production window of August 2026 to May 2027, with voice recording and production based in Los Angeles.
Source: Lionsgate, What’s on Netflix
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
