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In a surprising turn of events, the Twilight franchise’s return will see Edward Cullen and Bella Swan’s iconic love story coming to Netflix in a whole new format. After five live-action films that established a specific visual identity to the Stephenie Meyer adaptations, Twilight’s return will mark a whole new era for the long-running franchise. While fans of the books and movies may expect the expansion of the franchise to include an evolution surrounding the cast, Netflix’s newly announced two-season adaptation of Midnight Sun will bring Twilight into a totally different medium, with the series branching into animation to tell its story.
Midnight Sun, the 2020 novel that tells the story of Twilight from Edward’s perspective rather than Bella’s, offers a completely different view of the well-known story. While millions of readers and viewers have indulged in Twilight from Bella’s perspective, the ability for Midnight Sun to dip into Edward’s mindset is somewhat lesser-known, but just as interesting. Netflix, who recently pulled a similar play with Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, will be bringing the animated adaptation to life, noting that the animated style will allow for some different supernatural elements to come to the table as the series rolls out.
While Twilight has never had the TV treatment before as it is, seeing the franchise not only come to the small screen, but arrive in a whole new medium will be a major shift. Midnight Sun may be the expansion to the universe that Twilight fans never knew they needed.
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With Twilight returning to the public consciousness over 20 years after the release of the first novel, the adaptation getting the TV treatment is interesting. Despite the fact that there have been five films that span the events of the Twilight novels, there’s never been a long-form TV series that has the ability to work through the story before. Twilight’s TV adaptation also choosing to take on Midnight Sun, which is from a different perspective than the films, is a great way to reinvigorate the story and make things feel fresh. On top of the narrative choices, Midnight Sun being animated is a whole new space.
While the live-action films were able to bring Twilight to life in a fascinating way with sparkling vampire skin, Pacific Northwest-style moody lighting, and eventually, a somewhat terrifying CGI baby, allowing the TV adaptation of Midnight Sun to veer into animation will open up a new wealth of possibilities. Rather than being restrained by the nature of a live-action show, Midnight Sun will be able to delve into every supernatural element of the Twilight saga without holding back. Midnight Sun will face fewer restrictions, and viewers will be more imaginative overall watching the animated version of the series.
What To Expect From Netflix’s Adaptation Of Midnight Sun
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Although there isn’t much known about what to anticipate from Midnight Sun as a series yet, there have been some updates about the show in recent announcements. The 2020 novel, which retells the first Twilight book from Edward’s perspective, will be adapted for the small screen over the course of two seasons, watching as Edward falls for Bella and their complicated story begins. The background of Edward’s story is more thoroughly fleshed out through Midnight Sun, which means viewers should anticipate seeing more of the Cullens and their life ahead of Bella’s entrance, as well as the perspective of the family as the story continues.
Midnight Sun being an animated series will also allow for a vastly different scope than what audiences saw in the live-action films. With the story spanning through Edward’s experiences, the vampire sequences and supernatural elements of the story should be drawn out in a much more succinct, specific way. While there isn’t much information about what will be included from the novel and what will be scrapped, audiences should expect a thorough retelling and a new visual identity for the franchise. Twilight may be returning in a whole new way, but Midnight Sun will certainly stand out from the crowd.
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