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Robbie Thompson and Kalinda Vazquez have been tapped to showrun the upcoming Poltergeist series currently in development.

By Mads Lennon

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD -- "Universal's Halloween Horror Nights" -- Pictured: MGM's supernatural cult horror film POLTERGEIST comes to life for the first time ever in all-new haunted mazes at Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights -- (Photo by: Universal Studios Hollywood)
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD -- "Universal's Halloween Horror Nights" -- Pictured: MGM's supernatural cult horror film POLTERGEIST comes to life for the first time ever in all-new haunted mazes at Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights -- (Photo by: Universal Studios Hollywood) /
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The previously announced Poltergeist television series is reportedly still in development, according to Variety. On August 19, the outlet exclusively revealed that the upcoming television show being produced by Amazon MGM Studios had found its showrunners in Kalinda Vazquez and Robbie Thompson. In addition to showrunning, the duo will write and executive produce the series, which will be produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television.

No plot details have been shared just yet about the show, but we know it's inspired by the original Tobe Hooper-directed film from 1982. Poltergeist is considered a horror classic and went on to spawn two sequels, Poltergeist II: The Other Side and Poltergeist III, and a 2015 remake.

Vazquez has written on many popular shows, including The CW spy thriller Nikita and Fox's Prison Break, while Thompson is an accomplished comic book writer and has written for characters like Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. He also worked on Supernatural and its spinoff series The Winchesters.

Now appears to be a great time for legacy horror sequels as many notable franchises have been receiving new additions, spinoffs, and more. A Friday the 13th prequel series is still in development at Peacock along with HBO's It prequel series Welcome to Derry. The Alien franchise also just released a new entry with Alien: Romulus and an FX series is in the works titled Alien: Earth.

Poltergeist is just the next in a seemingly neverending list of continuations, but I'm not complaining! The original is one of my all-time favorite horror movies and I'm curious to see what they plan to do with a television version.

The 1982 film revolved around the Freeling family, featuring stars JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, and Heather O'Rourke. Living in a comfortable suburban home in California, the Freeling family is antagonized by malevolent spirits, or poltergeists, targeting their young daughter Carol Anne, who takes to communicating with them through a television set. When the entities abduct Carol Anne, the family must work together with a parapsychologist to get her back.

Stay tuned to 1428 Elm for more details and updates on the Poltergeist television series. The 1982 film is currently streaming on MGM+ for those who would like to revisit it.

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