It was recently revealed that the original Twilight books and movies: teenager Bella Swan moves in with her dad in Forks, Washington and forms an undeniable bond with vampire Edward Cullen.
While it was already public knowledge that Twilight would be getting an animated TV reboot, it was only recently announced that the show would follow the plot of Midnight Sun. Notably, Midnight Sun is a 2020 book that reimagines the events of Twilight through Edward's perspective. Though this may seem like an arbitrary difference to some, adapting Midnight Sun completely changes the trajectory of the Twilight show. Now, rather than being an arguably unnecessary addition to the franchise, the Twilight TV show will bring an entirely fresh perspective that has yet to be brought to the screen.
Netflix Adapting Midnight Sun Avoids Just Entirely Remaking Twilight
Why Remaking Twilight Is A Bad Idea
Adapting Midnight Sun is a great move for the franchise because it avoids a basic Twilight remake. Although Meyer's story is beloved, its big-screen adaptation was not released that long ago. Most audiences have a solid memory of it. In this way, simply reworking it for television feels unnecessary. That being said, adapting Midnight Sun is better because it changes the script due to the switch in character perspective. Audiences will get an entirely new point of view from Edward, and most importantly, will see scenes from a completely different angle.
However, with the news about the project adapting Midnight Sun, the Twilight TV show can stand on its own and avoid jeopardizing the integrity of the original movies.
While remaking Twilight would not have been the worst decision, it certainly would not have been as appealing. Since the original Twilight movies were only made a decade ago, viewers are likely to be attached to the original cast and story. By simply remaking the movies into a TV show, Twilight was risking isolating its viewers by rewriting history with a new cast and style. However, with the news about the project adapting Midnight Sun, the Twilight TV show can stand on its own and avoid jeopardizing the integrity of the original movies.
How Midnight Sun Adds To Twilight's Story
Why A New Look At Edward Is Vital
This Midnight Sun adaptation is particularly exciting because it adds more nuance to Twilight's original story. When watching Twilight, audiences are experiencing the world of vampires from the perspective of Bella, who is learning everything as she goes. However, Midnight Sun offers Edward's experience, which is much darker and more focused on lore and history. Viewers will learn more about Edward's mysterious backstory and get to see him apart from Bella. Ultimately, the Twilight TV show will have the chance to flesh out Edward in a way that has never been done on-screen.
The Midnight Sun TV adaptation will be written and executive produced by Sinead Daly, who has previously worked on Tell Me Lies and The Walking Dead: World Beyond.
Overall, Netflix's adaptation of Midnight Sun is something to be excited about. This show could fully revive the Twilight franchise, leading to even more spinoffs or sequels. Furthermore, the animated style provides a chance for the media franchise to have an aesthetic update. Midnight Sun could easily bring Twilight into the 2020s.
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Twilight is a TV show reboot of the popular vampire film series that was based on Stephenie Meyer's young-adult novels.
