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Animorphs, the sci-fi YA series with the greatest, most cursed book covers ever, is headed to Disney+
As the streamer is developing an Animorphs TV show. Bayan Wolcott (The Testaments, The Summer I Turned Pretty) is set to write and executive produce the series, and Oscar winner Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian, and Zinzi Coogler are executive producing through Proximity Media
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Based on the series co-written by Katherine Applegate and her husband Michael Grant, Animorphsfollows a group of teenagers who stumble across a powerful alien technology. It allows them to morph into different animals, but it also thrusts them into a galactic war between the Andalites and the parasitic Yeerks. As the Yeerks begin a stealthy invasion of Earth, it’s up to Animorphs Jake, Rachel, Tobias, Cassie, and Marco — along with Andalite ally Ax — to rebel and save the world
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There are 54 books in the primary Animorphsseries, along with eight companion novels that enrich the world’s lore. There is also already an AnimorphsTV show, one that ran on Nickelodeon for 26 episodes between 1998 and 2000
Obviously, 26 episodes is not enough to get through 62 books’ worth of plot, so there’s still so much more Animorphsglory to explore. And Disney+, you’d better listen to me when I say I need all of it. I need the grotesque animal transformations, I need them to look as messed-up as they do on the book covers, and I needthe show to lean into the darkness of the books. That means including the many war crimes these teens commit — never forget the instant maple and ginger oatmeal! — as well as the psychological toll they take.
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Belen Edwards is an Entertainment Reporter at Mashable. She covers movies and TV with a focus on fantasy and science fiction, adaptations, animation, and more nerdy goodness. She is a member of the Critics Choice Association and the Television Critics Association, as well as a Tomatometer-approved critic
