'Last Kids on Earth' Gets Disney+ Pilot Order
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- Disney ordered a pilot for a TV adaptation of Max Brallier's 'The Last Kids on Earth' book series, set up at both Disney+ and Disney Channel, with a single episode to be produced before a full-season decision.
- Chad Fiveash and James Stoteraux ('Gotham Knights,' 'Vampire Diaries,' 'One Tree Hill') are set as showrunners, writers, and executive producers on the project.
- Kevin Tancharoen ('The Book of Boba Fett,' 'The Brothers Sun,' 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.') is attached to direct, with Max Brallier, Hillary Zwick Turner, Jennifer Twiner McCarron, and Matt Hornburg also serving as executive producers.
- 'The Last Kids on Earth' follows foster child Jack Sullivan, who leads a squad of classmates in a zombie-and-monster-infested post-apocalyptic Wakefield while subsisting on junk food and video games.
- Brallier's book series launched in 2015 with annual installments, spawning sequels like 'The Zombie Parade' and 'The Doomsday Race' plus standalone titles including 'Thrilling Tales From the Tree House.'
- Disney ordered this pilot one week after greenlighting an 'Aquamarine' adaptation pilot, with Emma Roberts attached to guest star as Claire Brown.
Why it matters: Disney is doubling down on live-action middle-grade IP adaptations, pairing a pilot order for Brallier's 2015-launched zombie-apocalypse series with the prior week's 'Aquamarine' pilot — signaling a coordinated push to build Disney+ and Disney Channel slates around proven tween and young-adult book franchises.
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