US EditionBlumhouse Is Adapting Something Is Killing the Children for a Live-Action Film and Animated Series
Blumhouse will develop live-action and animated adaptations of the top-selling horror comic 'Something Is Killing the Children,' which sold over 5 million copies since 2019.
- Blumhouse won the rights to Something Is Killing the Children after a multi-company bidding war and will develop it as both a live-action film and an adult animated series.
- The comic's popularity stems from Something Is Killing the Children selling over 5 million copies and becoming the biggest horror comic since The Walking Dead, centered on Erica Slaughter hunting monsters.
- James Tynion IV will executive produce the TV adaptation, Werther Dell'Edera will co-produce, and Adam Yoelin and Mette Norkjaer will executive produce the adaptations.
- Lionsgate circled the rights while Netflix pursued development with Mike Flanagan and showrunners Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese but passed on the project at the end of 2024.
- That commitment combined with creator pedigree: Penguin Random House committed to a 100-issue run, and James Tynion IV's three consecutive Eisner wins plus spinoffs position the series for long-term success.
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