In 1996, Poltergeist received its first TV series, Poltergeist: The Legacy, which was only loosely connected to the films. That show ran for four seasons before coming to an end in 1999, but now, there’s a fresh take on a Poltergeist TV series coming from Amazon MGM Studios.
Via Variety, the Poltergeist series has landed two showrunners and executive producers, Kalinda Vazquez and Robbie Thompson. Of the pair, Vazquez has a more varied list of shows to her credits including Nikita, Prison Break, Fear the Walking Dead, Once Upon a Time, and Star Trek: Discovery. Thompson’s experience primarily comes from Supernatural, the long-running genre series where he served as a co-executive producer for several seasons. He was also the creator and showrunner of the prequel series, The Winchesters.
No story details are currently available about the Poltergeist TV series, except that it is drawing its inspiration from the original 1982 film, the house from which recently went up for sale. There were two Poltergeist sequels released theatrically, and a 2015 remake that was not as well-received.
Tobe Hooper directed Poltergeist, which told the story of the Freeling family who are haunted by increasingly malevolent ghosts. Steven Spielberg came up with the story for the film and co-wrote the script. Spielberg’s Amblin Television is also producing the new Poltergeist series with Amazon MGM Studios.
