HOLES TV Series Based on Disney Movie and Book in Development at Disney+

A Holes TV series is officially in the works at Disney+, based on the 2003 Disney movie and the book of the same name by Louis Sachar.Alina Mankin serves as writer and executive producer, while Liz Phang will serve as showrunner and executive producer.

The official logline for the project states, “In this reimagining of the beloved 1998 book from Louis Sachar, a teenage girl is sent to a detention camp where the ruthless Warden forces the campers to dig holes for a mysterious purpose.”

The book told the story of Stanley Yelnats, an unlucky boy who is sent to a juvenile detention camp for a crime he did not commit. Now incarcerated at Camp Green Lake, Stanley is forced to spend his days digging holes in a dry lake bed.

But as the story unfolds, Stanley discovers that both his own story and the story of his family are more connected to Camp Green Lake than he could have ever imagined.

Holes was originally published in 1998 and went on to win both the National Book Award and Newbery Medal. The book has sold several million copies to date.

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via: Variety