Disney’s animated series Gargoyles originally ran from 1994 to 1997. In the years since, it’s become a cult classic with mainstream appeal. Now the popularity of the series has prompted Disney to greenlight a live-action Gargoyles series for Disney Plus.
As shared via THR, Gary Dauberman and James Wan’s Atomic Monster will team up to produce the series. Dauberman is set to serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner for the series while Atomic Monster, owned by Wan and Michael Clear, will executive produce. The publication adds that the series is “in early development at Disney Branded Television.”
The synopsis for the original series, which lasted three seasons, is described as follows:
“The premise involved gargoyle statues moved from a castle in Scotland to modern-day New York. Once in the Big Apple, the statues awaken from a thousand-year-old spell and take on the mantle of protecting the city, becoming, as the show’s narration gravely said, ‘stone by day, warriors by night.'”
For those unfamiliar, there was an a comic book series which ran from 2006 to 2009 from Slave Labor Graphics that followed the events of the animated series. This particular comic was followed with another series in 2022 by Dynamite Entertainment. So while the franchise has been revisited several times over the years, this will certainly be the biggest event yet for fans since the series originally ended in 1997.
As for Dauberman, who will act as showrunner in addition to a number of other important roles on the series, fans will recognize him for having written the Annabelle trilogy and The Nun. Thus it’ll be interesting to see what he has to offer the Gargoyles brand.
Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding the Gargoyles live-action series as development with Gary Dauberman and James Wan continues. This is certainly exciting news for fans of the franchise, especially considering how desperately audiences have begged for a revival. Now seeing the story of Gargoyles told in live-action will deliver a brand-new perspective for an animated series that certainly deserves a little more time out of the shadows.