New Goosebumps Series Set to Premiere on Disney+, Hulu and Freeform — First Look
Spooktacular news for fans of the Goosebumps franchise: The latest adaptation of the R.L. Stine book series will premiere Friday, Oct. 13 on Disney+ and Hulu, with its first five episodes.
That same night, the first two episodes will air on Freeform as part of its annual “31 Night of Halloween” lineup.
The remaining five installments will be exclusive to Disney+ and Hulu, and unspool on a weekly basis.
Developed by Nicholas Stoller (The Muppets) and Rob Letterman (Pokémon Detective Pikachu), the new Goosebumps follows five high schoolers — played by Zack Morris (EastEnders), Isa Briones (Star Trek: Picard), Miles McKenna (Guilty Party), Ana Yi Puig (Gossip Girl) and Will Price (The Equalizer) — as they embark on a shadowy and twisted journey to investigate the tragic passing three decades earlier of a teen named Harold Biddle,” according to the official logline. Along the way, they’ll unearth “dark secrets from their parents’ past.”
Justin Long (Barbarian) and Rachael Harris (Lucifer) co-star.
“R.L. Stine’s ‘Goosebumps’ franchise is a pop culture phenomenon that holds a special place in the hearts of people of all ages,” Disney Branded Television president Ayo Davis said in a statement. “We are delighted to bring this spooky new series to audiences everywhere in a big way on Disney+ and Hulu, which we hope will not only captivate new audiences with its elevated thrills and chills, but also lifelong fans nostalgic for the stories that are a staple of their generation.”
Goosebumps was previously adapted for the small screen (as an anthology series, which ran for four seasons on YTV and Fox Family between 1995 and 1998) and the big screen (with Jack Black playing Stine in a pair of movies released in 2015 and 2018). Per Disney+, the new show “draws on elements” from the following five books: “Say Cheese and Die,” “The Haunted Mask,” “The Cuckoo Clock of Doom,” “Go Eat Worms” and “Night of the Living Dummy.”
Watch the date announcement below, then hit the comments and tell us if you’ll be sampling the new Goosebumps.
Why haven’t they ever tried to adapt the Fear Street books into a TV series? Those were my jam as a tween!
I agree completely! I’ve always wanted this. But in the mean time, there’s a Netflix movie series that was pretty decent:
Fear Street Part One: 1994, Fear Street Part Two: 1978, Fear Street Part Three: 1666
I agree! I preferred Fear Street over Goosebumps as a kid too, but it just never got the same attention. I did love the movie trilogy on Netflix- but I would love an anthology series more directly tied to the books too!
Well diffently be watching all glad we have Disney plus. Watch all the old.ones when they are o