Dead Day Adaptation: Everything We Know So Far

The upcoming Dead Day adaptation, based on the books by Ryan Parrott, will be fun to see Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson taking on a comic book adaptation. They have plenty of experience with series and adaptations so this project is in good hands.
 
This page was updated: 2/5/23
 
About The Book: Meet the Haskins, a seemingly normal suburban family, as they prepare for the annual macabre holiday known as “Dead Day” – when the deceased rise from the grave from sunset to sunrise. Some come back to reunite with family and friends, others for one last night of debauchery, still others with only one thing on their decomposing minds: revenge.
 
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Current Production Status: Back in development after Peacock cancelled it’s series order in January 2023.
 
Dead Day Adaptation Timeline:
The first issue of the comic was released in March 2021. Less than a year later, in January 2022 Peacock announced a straight to series order with Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson showrunning.
A year later in January 2023 it was announced that Peacock had axed the series and that their adaptation would not be moving forward.
There have not been any updates on whether or not the same producers would try to shop the series to another company or cancel it completely.
 
Who Owns The Rights: Peacock, My So-Called Company
 
Who Is Attached:
There is currently no casting information attached to the project.
 
Estimated Release:
There is currently no estimated release for the series.
 
Previous mentions on AiLL:
This graphic novel and author Ryan Parrott do not currently have any other books or projects on Alison in Libraryland.
 

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Dead Day Adaptation: Everything We Know So Far

 
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