Thirteen Ghosts from Dark Castle has become a much more beloved film these last two decades. I myself enjoyed watching this at a young age and rewatching it during AMC Halloween marathon every year. Of course, with all great stories you expect to hear a revival of sorts for this beloved IP. You might just be in luck if you were hoping for more, as a TV Series is currently trying to launch.

It was reported earlier this month from Dread Central that in fact there was a series in the early stages. The proposed show comes from Patrick Mediate (Primordial Pictures), Aaron McLane (VFX Supervisor, Fear the Walking Dead), and Ashley Robinson (co-producer, Fear the Walking Dead) During the talk with Mediate and McLane told Dread Central

“Every culture in the world has its ghost stories, and this re-imagining of 13 Ghosts presents an international sampling of these supernatural tales. The ghost stories within each episode will have their own stylistic look and feel that will be explored and influenced by each individual director. This makes our ghost vignettes stand out stylistically as they set the theme for each episode.”

Today Bloody Disgusting also released some more details after speaking on the phone with Patrick Mediate. Here’s some of what they had to say: they acknowledged the ongoing strike and how crucial it is. They also talked about how the rights are a bit iffy right now with Sony having some ownership. This means they will have to also get the green light from them before going forward. They do intend to hit the ground running once the strikes are over, however. Here’s some quotes talking about the show and plans for the future beyond a first season:

“It had always been clear to us that there was so much to be explored in the backgrounds of the ghosts so it’s only natural that we created each episode to explore and examine their origin stories, personalities, plights, and fates. These stories act as through-lines that intertwine with the mysterious legacy of Cyrus Kriticos and his present extended family, who have just become caretakers of the Kriticos Compound.”

They talk about Dark Castle being supportive but having to go to court with Sony for the rights.

“Having Dark Castle’s support and blessing is only one part of the equation since Sony Pictures Television owns 50% of the rights. Right now the future of this being a series at all is completely in Sony’s court as we pitched to them right before the strike occurred.”

They go on to talk about the ghosts’ origins being presented each episode as well as going beyond one season to give more layers to the story.

“One of the incredible things about unconventionally structuring the narrative in this way is that we can cleverly, and oftentimes surprisingly, have the ghosts’ pasts actually influence all of the parallel narratives that unfold throughout each episode which we feel will offer a fresh, extremely unique storytelling experience for the viewer,”

“We do envision an entire universe for the 13 Ghosts: The Series franchise that lives on eternally after the first season and goes on to explore different planes of mortal and Post-Mortal realities; it’s actually going to be something pretty profound that could be an enormous testament to the worlds we lay the groundwork for with the first season. Long and short, this is absolutely going to be a series with stories and three dimensional characters that fans are going to want to join up with for multiple seasons.”

Thirteen Ghosts has proved over the years that there is a demand for this story to be further explored. We are excited for this series and will be updating you as we get more information.

What do you think about the potential Thirteen Ghosts series?