Several adaptations of Henry James’ horror novella The Turn of the Screw are on the way, including Netflix’s “The Haunting of Bly Manor” and next year’s feature film The Turning. We had learned late last year that Freeform was also adapting the classic tale, but Deadline brings us the word this week that the project has now moved to upcoming streaming service Quibi.
Simply titled “Turn of the Screw,” Quibi’s adaptation comes from Alexandra McNally (Under the Dome), Josh Berman (Drop Dead Diva, CSI) and Sony Pictures Television.
“A twisty Gothic soap reimagined for modern times, the series follows a young Mexican-American nanny who is hired to care for the two children at their summer home on an idyllic 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.”
Quibi launches April 2020 in the US.
