We thought Halloween Ends would be the last we'd see of Michael Myers (at least for the foreseeable future), but you just can't keep a good masked maniac down for long.
Deadline has now confirmed a recent rumor that the iconic slasher franchise is being resurrected for the small screen, with Miramax securing the rights after a bidding war that was also said to include the likes of Blumhouse and A24.
Apparently, this first series "is envisioned to potentially launch a cinematic universe spanning film and television."
“We couldn’t be more excited to bring Halloween to television,” said Miramax’s Head of Global TV Marc Helwig. “We are thrilled to expand our long and successful partnership with Trancas and the brilliant Malek Akkad in introducing this iconic franchise to a new form of storytelling and a new generation of fans.”
“Trancas International Films is extremely enthused to be expanding our long-standing relationship with Miramax, and we look forward to working with Marc Helwig and the entire team in creating this new chapter,” Akkad added.
It's not clear if this new show will tie-in to the movies in any way, but since Myers was pretty definitively killed-off at the conclusion of Ends, there's been some speculation that this could be an anthology series akin to how Halloween 3: Season of the Witch was originally envisioned.
It's certainly an intriguing possibility, but we can't see them moving ahead with a Halloween series without at least some involvement from "The Boogeyman." The more likely scenario is a full reboot in the same vein as Rob Zombie's movies, which would introduce a new take on Myers and possibly Laurie Strode.
What do you make of this news? Should Michael Myers stay dead, or do you see some potential in a new take on the classic movie monster?
After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying conclusion as Laurie Strode faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers, in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before. Only one of them will survive.
Icon Jamie Lee Curtis returns for the last time as Laurie Strode, horror’s first ‘final girl’ and the role that launched Curtis’ career. Curtis has portrayed Laurie for more than four decades now, one of the longest actor-character pairings in cinema history. When the franchise relaunched in 2018, Halloween shattered box office records, becoming the franchise’s highest-grossing chapter and set a new record for the biggest opening weekend for a horror film starring a woman.
“Four years after the events of last year’s Halloween Kills, Laurie is living with her granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) and is finishing writing her memoir. Michael Myers hasn’t been seen since. Laurie, after allowing the specter of Michael to determine and drive her reality for decades, has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man, Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell), is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.”