Netflix series ‘Something is killing the children’: what we know so far

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Having first been tipped to be in development in 2021, Netflix is ​​finally ready to move forward with its live-action adaptation of the hit comic book series. something is killing the children with Dark and 1899 creators Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese on board, taking over from Mike Flanagan. Here is everything you need to know.

The project is the first of Baran Bo Odar and Jantje Friese after recently re-upping his eight-figure series contract for Netflix. The duo will produce the series and write. another project, tyllwas also in the works at Netflix by bo Odar and Friese and was being developed at the same time as 1899. Since the cancellation of 1899It’s unclear if the couple will remain on Netflix and the current status of tyll it is not yet clear.

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Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese

The project was first conceived on Netflix in July 2021 with The curse of the house on the hill and Midnight mass creator mike flanagan and his doctor sleep couple Trevor Macy attach.

After a year of development, October 2022The Wrap reported that Flanagan left the project shortly after the cancellation of the midnight club. It exited its overall deal with Netflix in December 2022 and moved to Prime Video. Flanagan’s latest production with Netflix, The Fall of the House of Usher, It is scheduled to arrive in 2023.

Boom! Studios’ Stephen Christy and Ross Richie continue to executive produce the adaptation, with co-creators James Tynion and Werther Dell’Edera serving as co-executive producers. Boom! The studios have several upcoming adaptations on Netflix, including BRZRKRDavid Fincher The murderer, and more.


What is the plot of something is killing the children?

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Posted by Boom! Studios and co-created by DC Comics writer James Tynion (bat Man) and Werther Dell’Edera, something is killing the children is one of the most successful original English-language comic series of the past five years, selling more than two million copies worldwide and winning multiple Eisner Awards, including the 2022 Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series.

Here is the synopsis of something is killing the children:

“When the children of Archer’s Peak begin to disappear, everything seems hopeless. Most of the children never return, but the ones that do have terrible stories, impossible stories of terrifying creatures that live in the shadows. Their only hope of finding and eliminating the threat is the arrival of a mysterious stranger, one who believes the children and claims to see what they can see. Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters.


who is cast in something is killing the children?

As of February 2023, no cast members have been announced for Netflix. something is killing the children as the series is still in a fairly early stage of development.

We should hear more news on this in the coming months. Maybe we’ll see some familiar faces from Dark either 1899.


What is the production of something is killing the children?

from netflix something is killing the children is currently in active development with showrunners Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese writing the scripts.

There’s no word on pre-production and post-filming, but we expect it to happen before the end of the year.

About how bo Odar and Friese are “inheriting” the project from previous creators, we know almost nothing. It’s not out of the question that they could be starting from scratch, although no one involved has commented on the matter.


How many episodes will there be in something is killing the children?

The number of Netflix episodes something is killing the children is currently unknown, but it would be reasonable to expect 8 or 10 hour-long episodes.


What is the Netflix release date? something is killing the children?

Netflix has not announced any release dates for Something is killing the children. Still given its early stage of development and that showrunners bo Odar and Friese usually tend to take their time to make sure everything is perfect, the release shouldn’t be expected before the end of 2024.

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