Disney+ Orders Live-Action 'Last Kids On Earth' Pilot
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- Disney+ and Disney Channel ordered a live-action pilot of "The Last Kids on Earth," based on Max Brallier's bestselling book series
- Chad Fiveash and James Stoteraux write and showrun the pilot, with Kevin Tancharoen directing — the duo previously co-created CW's Gotham Knights and worked on Vampire Diaries, Batwoman, and One Tree Hill
- The original animated series aired on Netflix, premiering in 2019 with an hour-long special and running two additional 10-episode seasons before ending in 2020
- The adaptation follows 13-year-old orphan Jack Sullivan, who turns a decked-out treehouse into headquarters after a monster-and-zombie apocalypse hits the town of Wakefield
- Blue Ant Studios' Hillary Zwick Turner, Jennifer Twiner McCarron, and Matt Hornburg executive produce alongside Brallier, with Disney producing the pilot
Why it matters: The property shifts from Netflix — where the animated version ran 2019-2020 — into Disney's family/YA pipeline, giving Fiveash and Stoteraux a second crack at supernatural teen drama after their one-season Gotham Knights run on CW and a multi-book franchise already proven at retail.
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