Netflix Orders 'Sid & Zoey' YA Gothic Romance
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- Netflix ordered eight episodes of "Sid & Zoey" in a competitive situation, tapping the YA gothic romance space as it builds out its younger-viewer slate.
- Jon Kasdan created the series and serves as co-showrunner and EP alongside writer/co-showrunner John Shiban, with J.J. Abrams, Rachel Rusch Rich (Bad Robot) and James Wan, Rob Hackett (Blumhouse Atomic Monster) also executive producing.
- The logline centers on Sid, an amoral New York teenager sent to live with a Mississippi police chief's family, and his attraction to the chief's punk-rock daughter Zoey, as the pair uncover a supernatural mystery beneath the town's picture-postcard facade.
- Netflix is pushing deeper into YA on the strength of "Wednesday," "Ginny & Georgia," and "My Life With the Walter Boys," with upcoming titles including "The Sticks," "The Body," "Poser," "Crew Girl," and "Minimum Wage."
- Shiban previously worked on Netflix's "Ozark" and was showrunner on "Law & Order: Organized Crime," with prior credits on "Breaking Bad," "Supernatural," and "The Vampire Diaries."
Why it matters: The order extends Netflix's YA pipeline beyond proven hits like "Wednesday," pairing Bad Robot and Blumhouse Atomic Monster — horror and genre-proven shops — with Shiban coming off "Ozark" and Kasdan off the Disney+ "Willow" sequel, stacking writer-room credibility for a supernatural teen franchise aimed at younger viewers.
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