How do you get into a Netflix writers’ room? And how do you adapt YA novels for TV? We spoke to screenwriter Leah Fong to find out.
I’m a Mike Flanagan fan. A Flani-stan, if you will. So to get new entries in the Flanagan horror universe every year on Netflix has been a dream. His latest project, The Midnight Club, was co-created with writer Leah Fong and dropped on Friday.
Based on a novel of the same name by Christopher Pike, the show follows teens in hospice care who meet every night to scare each other with made-up stories. At the same time, young Ilonka (Iman Benson) searches for a miracle cure to her illness, uncovering a creepy cult in the process.
The show features all the grim looks at mortality, tragic love, and creepy settings that a Flanigan fan could want, although it feels a bit tempered with the younger characters featured here. All our favorite Flanigan players pop up again here, including Samantha Sloyan in another fantastic role. (And, side note… director Axelle Carolyn helmed one of the episodes. Check out our interview with Carolyn here!)
Author: Jo Light
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