‘Holes’ Gender-Swapped Reboot Gets Disney+ Pilot Order – Deadline
By Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV
Louis Sachar’s 1998 novel Holes and its 2003 Disney movie adaptation are getting a TV series treatment with a twist. Disney+ had handed out a pilot order to a potential series that reimagines the story with a female lead, Deadline has confirmed.
Written by Alina Mankin with Liz Phang as showrunner, Holes the series centers on a teenage girl who is sent to a detention camp where the ruthless Warden forces the campers to dig holes for a mysterious purpose.
Phang and Mankin executive produce with Drew Goddard and Sarah Esberg of Goddard Textiles; the movie’s producer Mike Medavoy; Walden Media, which was behind the 2003 feature; as well as rights holder Shamrock. 20th Television, where Goddard is under a first-look deal, is the studio.
Directed by Andrew Davis from a script by Sachar, the film starred Shia LaBeouf as Stanley, who gets sentenced to 18 months of hard labor at Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention camp. Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Patricia Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson and Eartha Kitt also starred.
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Source: http://deadline.com/2025/01/holes-gender-swapped-reboot-disney-plus-pilot-1236250414/
