Quibi developing modern day Turn of the Screw series

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Earlier this year we passed along word that a series based on Henry James' THE TURN OF THE SCREW was heading to Freeform. And today we hear that the project has moved over to Quibi. The modern take on James’ supernatural thriller is heading our way from Alexandra McNally (Under the Dome), Josh Berman (Drop Dead Diva, CSI) and Sony Pictures Television.

Described as a twisty Gothic soap reimagined for modern times, the series follows 

a young Mexican-American nanny who is hired to care for two children at their home on an island in the Pacific Northwest. It seems like the perfect job, but things take a sinister turn when the nanny begins seeing ghosts and her grip on reality begins to blur.

McNally will executive produce with Berman and Osprey’s Head of Development & Production Chris King. Sony Pictures TV is the studio.

Next year we will see the release of Universal and director Floria Sigismondi's 90's-set, PG-13, big-screen adaptation of The Turn of the Screw aka THE TURNING starring Mackenzie Davis (TERMINATOR: DARK FATE) and Finn Wolfhard (STEPHEN KING'S IT, STRANGER THINGS).

The film is directed by Floria Sigismondi from a script written by Chad & Carey Hayes (THE CONJURING) along with Jade Bartlett and stars Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Joely Richardson, and Brooklyn Prince. Roy Lee and Scott Bernstein are producing. THE TURNING hits theaters on January 24, 2020. It just snagged a PG-13 for "terror, violence, disturbing images, brief strong language, and some suggestive content." 

Check out the trailer below.