Nearly a year has gone by since we first heard that Disney+ was developing an eight episode horror-comedy anthology based on R.L. Stine's Just Beyond graphic novels, and now it has been revealed that the first episode of the show has started filming in Atlanta.
Seth Grahame-Smith is writing and showrunning the anthology, with The Amazing Spider-Man's Marc Webb directing the first two episodes.
Published by Boom! Studios, Just Beyond has the following description:
Middle school feels like the worst place imaginable, but for Jess, Josh, and Marco, their school may actually be the worst place in this world… or any other! After a chance encounter with a deadly creature stalking the school halls, these three unsuspecting students are whisked away to a horrifying realm beyond the school boiler room where they must unravel a terrifying mystery. Can they save the kids they find there and escape themselves, or will they be forever trapped Just Beyond?
Grahame-Smith is executive producing the series with David Katzenberg, Aaron Schmidt, Stephen Christy, and Ross Richie. Stine is co-executive producer. Grahame-Smith had this to say about the project:
I grew up watching “Twilight Zone” reruns and the original “Amazing Stories” with my parents…[so] I've always wanted to make a genre anthology series that families could enjoy together, and do it in a way that delivered for kids and adults alike. R.L. Stine has been a part of millions of childhoods, and Disney+ has already proven itself as a place that knows how to make high-quality shows for the whole family. I couldn't be more excited to be working with both of them.
Disney+ hasn't announced a release date for Just Beyond, but they're said to be aiming for a Fall 2021 debut. I think it's cool that they're making a horror anthology show for their younger viewers.