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The Deal Ledger

Horror and genre dealflow, tracked daily — who's buying what, from whom, when. Amounts appear only as the source phrased them; every row links out to its original reporting.

Quarterly Aggregates · Q3 2026 · Jul 1–27, 2026

115
deal items tracked this quarter (Jul 1–27, 2026)
36
book adaptation is the most common deal type this quarter — 36 of 97 classified deal items (37%)
  1. remake reboot32
  2. series order pilot pickup14
  3. greenlight10
  4. public domain adaptation6
58
in development is the most common deal stage this quarter — 58 of 98 classified deal items (59%)
  1. greenlit21
  2. in production10
  3. acquired4
  4. completed seeking distribution3
68
film is the most common medium this quarter — 68 of 114 classified deal items (60%)
  1. tv limited series45
  2. industry9
9
Netflix was the most active buyer this quarter
  1. Amazon6
  2. Paramount5
  3. Sony4
  4. 20th Century Studios3
78:1
adaptations of existing IP (book, remake/reboot, podcast, public domain) outnumber spec/pitch sales this quarter

The Ledger · last 90 days · 624 deal items (68 shown, 556 more below)grouped by week, newest first

Week of Jul 27 – Aug 2, 2026
Jul 27'Parasyte: TAMIYA' Netflix Japanese Series: 2027 Release Window, 'Deadpool' Star Cast & Everything We Knowbook adaptationNetflixBusan International Film FestivalLegendary
Jul 27Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Her Private Hell’ Bombs at the Box Office with Just $785 Per-Theater Averageremake rebootin developmentNicolas Winding RefnNeonMUBICannes Film FestivalHer Private Hell
Jul 27Zach Cregger admits 'I'm not going to be able to improve on Leon' which is why he's using original characters for the upcoming Resident Evil movieremake rebootin developmentZach CreggerCapcomSonyResident Evil+2
Jul 27James Norton’s Netflix Crime Thriller Is So Good, It's Already Been Renewed for Season 2greenlightgreenlitNetflixSteven KnightLouis Partridge
Jul 27Animaginary Partners With Gersh To Rep Worldwide Rights On Michael Mankowski’s ‘Getting Lost’ Animated Seriesin productionGershKevin SmithDan AykroydSundance Film Festival
Jul 27Capcom Explains How 'Resident Evil' Remakes Support Its Annual Release Strategyremake rebootin developmentCapcomResident EvilPragmata
Jul 27PRIME VIDEO ORDERS “ROBOCOP” SERIES FROM BLUMHOUSE AND ATOMIC MONSTERseries order pilot pickupgreenlitPrime VideoBlumhouseAtomic MonsterRoboCop+1
Week of Jul 20–26, 2026
Jul 26Black Panther 3 coming in 2028 with Ryan Coogler and Industry's David JonssongreenlightgreenlitRyan CooglerDavid JonssonDenzel WashingtonKevin FeigeMarvel+3
Jul 26'Paranormal Activity': Maya Da Costa Joins New Movie (EXCLUSIVE)remake rebootin developmentParamountBlumhouseIan TuasonChase YiSonia Mena+7+1
Jul 26‘Neuromancer’ Trailer: Callum Turner Goes on the Run in Cyberpunk Apple TV Seriesbook adaptation/series order pilot pickupgreenlitApple TVCallum TurnerPeter SarsgaardMax+3
Jul 26‘Dark Matter’ Season 2 Trailer Debuts In Hall H At Comic-Con, Teasing Endless Possibilities With The Boxbook adaptationJoel EdgertonAlice BragaApple TV+2
Jul 26‘Carrie’ Trailer Teases Mike Flanagan’s Modern Day Retelling of Stephen King’s Classicbook adaptationin developmentPrime VideoMike FlanaganStephen KingSummer H. HowellSamantha Sloyan+4+18
Jul 26Ryan Gosling to Star in Marvel’s Ghost Rider MoviegreenlightgreenlitRyan GoslingShawn LevyMarvelKevin FeigeNicolas Cage+3+8
Jul 25Zach Cregger Recalls ‘Resident Evil’ Actor Austin Abrams Nearly Died On-Set During A Stunt: “Crazy How Close He Came To Death” [Comic-Con]remake rebootin developmentZach CreggerAustin AbramsSonyWeaponsEuphoria
Jul 25SDCC ’26: Yen Press announces #IMLOOKINGFORZOMBIES omnibus, CHAMPIGNON WITCH, more
Jul 25Jacques Audiard Sets Next Film ‘La Nuit ravagée,’ a Horror Movie for Netflixbook adaptation/greenlightgreenlitNetflix+2
Jul 25Horror Highlights: TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND, LIFE AT SANDY’S, PURE SCUM, THE GIRL IN THE RIVERremake rebootin developmentDevon SawaTiffany HaddishTwisted Pictures
Jul 25Todd McFarlane Is Rejecting ‘Spawn’ Remake Scripts Over Creative Clashes, Wants “F***ing Dark” Version: “We Need Writers Who Will Work With Me” [Comic-Con]remake rebootin developmentJason BlumBlumhouseJamie Foxx
Jul 24Parker Finn’s ‘Possession’ Remake Starts Filming With Margaret Qualley Channeling Isabelle Adjani — Shot in 35mmremake rebootin productionParamountParker FinnMargaret QualleyCallum TurnerDiego Calva+8+1
Jul 24James Tynion IV Reveals Major Update on Blumhouse's 'Something Is Killing the Children' Movie and Animated Seriesbook adaptationin developmentBOOM! StudiosJames Tynion IVBlumhouse+1
Jul 24Netflix Reteams with ‘Train to Busan’ Director on Live-Action ‘Parasyte: Tamiya’ Seriesbook adaptation/series order pilot pickupgreenlitNetflixYeon Sang-hoTrain to BusanBusan International Film Festival+1
Jul 24True Crime Channel Expands Original Slate With New Commissions, Returning Franchise And Podcast Adaptationseries order pilot pickup/podcast ip adaptationgreenlitAMC Global MediaParamountPrime Video
Jul 24TIFF Just Announced World Premieres for 'Crystal Lake', 'Carrie', and Sea Monster Series 'Below'book adaptation/remake rebootMike FlanaganJosh HartnettLinda CardelliniBrad Caleb KaneMichael Lennox+8+2
Jul 24Toronto Film Festival Embraces Horror With New ‘Carrie,’ ‘Friday the 13th’ Showsbook adaptation/remake rebootMike FlanaganSummer H. HowellJosh HartnettLinda CardelliniBrad Caleb Kane+9+1
Jul 24Peacock’s ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Series Casts Audiobook Narrator Jeff Haysseries order pilot pickupin developmentSeth MacFarlanePeacockUniversal+2
Jul 23Series Adaptation of Graphic Novel Horror ‘Stillwater’ Ordered by Amazon Prime Videobook adaptation/series order pilot pickupgreenlitPrime VideoSkyboundGreg BerlantiWarner Bros.Chip Zdarsky+2+3
Jul 23Netflix Steps Back Into ‘Parasyte’ Universe With ‘Tamiya’series order pilot pickupgreenlitNetflixYeon Sang-ho+4
Jul 23Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ Has A New Trailer, Six Weeks From Releaseremake reboot“$20 million”Zach CreggerAustin AbramsSonyResident Evil+2
Jul 22Catherine Zeta-Jones Revenge Thriller ‘Kill Jackie’ Acquired by AMC in the U.S.book adaptationacquiredAMC Global MediaFremantleCatherine Zeta-JonesAMC+Dan McDermott+1
Jul 22Candle True Stories Bosses On Revisiting Michael Jackson 20 Years After Martin Bashir Doc & Building A ‘20/20’ True Crime Franchise In The UKgreenlightgreenlitCandle True StoriesJames GoldstonDisney+NetflixParamount++5
Jul 22‘Ever After’ Brings Horror’s Biggest Icons Together for a Twisted Fairy Tale Nightmare.public domain adaptationacquiredMichael BerrymanKane HodderMalcolm McDowellTwisted PicturesLegendary
Jul 22Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos Brought To Life With AI In “Groundbreaking” Docuseries For IDgreenlightgreenlitInvestigation DiscoveryWarner Bros. DiscoveryFremantleJason SarlanisCharlize Theron+2
Jul 22Jonathan Bailey, Ella Purnell, Aimee Lou Wood & Maggie Gyllenhaal Set For Audible’s ‘Dracula’; Omar Sy, Deva Cassel & Riccardo Scamarcio Unveiled For International Versionspublic domain adaptationin developmentElla PurnellMaggie Gyllenhaal+1
Jul 22‘Robocop’ Series Moves Forward at Amazonseries order pilot pickupgreenlitAmazonMGMJames WanRoboCopBlumhouse+3+5
Jul 22An Animated TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE Movie Is Happeningremake rebootin developmentTobe HooperThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre+3
Jul 22Paul Feig To Direct 'Detention' Movie For Blumhouse Atomic Monsterin developmentPaul FeigDaniel GoldMichael BayJason BlumBrad Fuller+10
Jul 22Nicolas Winding Refn Says HBO “Started To Have A Heart Attack” Over ‘Maniac Cop’ Series; Film Version Shoots Soon: “Now Is The Time”remake rebootin productionNicolas Winding RefnHBO
Jul 22'20/20 BRITAIN'S MOST NOTORIOUS CRIME INVESTIGATIONS' STREAMS JULY 30 ON DISNEY+ AND HULUseries order pilot pickupgreenlitDisney+HuluCandle True StoriesJames GoldstonDisney+2+1
Jul 22New 'Nightmare on Elm Street' Movie in Development at Paramount from 'Weapons' Producersremake rebootin developmentParamountJ.D. LifshitzRaphael MargulesMarc ToberoffWes Craven+1
Jul 21Disney+ Greenlights ‘Riverdale’ Apocalypse Series ‘Afterlife With Archie’ for Halloween 2027greenlight/series order pilot pickupgreenlitGreg BerlantiDisney+Warner Bros.Disney+7
Jul 21Mike Mignola’s ‘Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal’ Getting a TV Series from Echoversebook adaptation/podcast ip adaptationin developmentMike MignolaCineverse
Jul 21Neill Blomkamp’s Next Movie Could Be Fully AI-Generated — Director Releases “Test” Short ‘NIGHTBORNE’remake rebootin developmentSony+2
Jul 21Sony Dates Bad Robot’s JT Mollner Horror Pic ‘Skeletons’ Starring Brie Larson For Summer 2027short story adaptationin developmentBrie LarsonKyle GallnerJohn GoodmanWilla FitzgeraldSony+12+9
Jul 21Lewis Pullman Joins Julia Garner in Apple TV Thriller ‘Guilty Creatures’book adaptationin developmentLewis PullmanJulia GarnerCraig GillespieSarah DeLappeApple TV++4
Jul 20PINOCCHIO UNSTRUNG Interviews with Rhys Frake-Waterfield & Todd Masterspublic domain adaptationacquiredViva PicturesRhys Frake-WaterfieldTodd MastersRobert EnglundRichard Brake+1
Jul 20Is Ryan Coogler’s The X-Files Reboot To Become A Film?remake rebootin developmentRyan CooglerDanielle DeadwylerHimesh PatelAmy MadiganSteve Buscemi+4
Jul 20Mike Flanagan’s New Thriller Rewrites the Rules of Stephen King Adaptationsbook adaptationMike FlanaganStephen KingAmazonPrime VideoSummer H. Howell+4
Week of Jul 13–19, 2026
Jul 19Sydney Sweeney’s 'Hollow', A Gothic Erotic Thriller Reimagining of 'Sleepy Hollow', Lands at Sonybook adaptation/public domain adaptationin developmentSonyPenguin Random HouseSydney SweeneyMargot RobbieLuckyChap+2+1
Jul 18Freddy Krueger Returns: Paramount to Reboot the Cult Horrorremake rebootin developmentNew Line CinemaParamountWes CravenFreddy KruegerA Nightmare on Elm Street+1
Jul 18Mike Flanagan’s new Carrie series is changing the setting of Stephen King’s originalbook adaptationin developmentAmazonMike FlanaganStephen KingCarrieAmazon Prime+3
Jul 18Extremely Divisive R-Rated Fantasy Horror Novel Movie Adaptation Officially In The Worksbook adaptationin development
Jul 18King Spawn: The Spawn reboot at Blumhouse has finally started filming!remake rebootin productionBlumhouseSpawn
Jul 18Showrunner Nick Antosca Brings the ‘Blunt Force Trauma’ of Martin Scorsese’s ‘Cape Fear’ Into the 2020sremake rebootin developmentNick AntoscaApple TV+Martin Scorsese+1
Jul 17Sony Lands ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Package ‘Hollow’ With Sydney Sweeney Starring, Lindsey Anderson Beer Writing & Directing And LuckyChap Producingbook adaptationin developmentSonySydney SweeneyLuckyChapCAAWME+5+4
Jul 17‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ Helmer Julius Avery to Direct Python Survival Thriller ‘Crush’spec salein development20th Century StudiosScott Glassgold+4
Jul 1721-Year-Old 'Backrooms' Director Reportedly Being Eyed for A24 Deal Worth $65 Million“$65 million”A24Kane ParsonsWarner Bros.Chiwetel EjioforRenate Reinsve+2
Jul 17Freddy vs. Jason Continued: Horror’s Greatest Rivals Return at the Same Timeremake rebootin developmentBrad Caleb KaneLinda CardelliniCallum VinsonMarc ToberoffJ.D. Lifshitz+5
Jul 17Why Ryan Coogler’s Bold Choice to Shoot 'The X-Files' on 65mm Changes Everythingremake rebootin productionDanielle DeadwylerHimesh PatelSteve BuscemiAmy MadiganBen Foster+7+1
Jul 15The man of your dreams is back as Paramount revives horror classicremake rebootin developmentParamount+1
Jul 15Fort Solis sci-fi horror video game is getting a film adaptationin development
Jul 15‘Backrooms’ & ‘Longlegs’ Producer Chris Ferguson & His Oddfellows Ink First Look Deal With Warner Bros.Warner Bros.Michael De LucaPam AbdyKane ParsonsOsgood Perkins+4+3
Jul 15Anglo-French Outfit Alief Boards Sales On Kinematics Horror ‘Godhead’ Before Fantasia Debutcompleted seeking distributionFantasia International Film FestivalTwisted PicturesSundance Film Festival
Jul 15SkyShowtime Sets Spanish Original Series ‘Death in Llanes’ About Murder of a Politician (Exclusive)podcast ip adaptation/series order pilot pickupin productionParamountComcast+1
Jul 15Sam Raimi Gives Update On ‘Darkman’ Remakeremake rebootin developmentSam RaimiRob TapertUniversalEvil Dead BurnSébastien Vaniček+4+1
Jul 14TriStar Pictures Lands Feature Film Rights to Trevor Henderson’s Creepy ‘Cartoon Cat’optionoptionedTriStar PicturesSonyRoy LeeSteven SchneiderScott Glassgold+2+6
Jul 14Frontières Buzzy Zombie Romcom ‘Cold Feet’ Adds Co-Pro Partners, Cast (EXCLUSIVE)in developmentFantasia International Film Festival+1
Jul 14Watch the Trailer for THE WHISPER MANbook adaptationJames AshcroftRobert De NiroMichelle MonaghanAdam ScottHamish Linklater+1+1
Jul 14'Whalefall' Teaser: Austin Abrams is Swallowed by a Whale in Survival Thrillerbook adaptation20th Century StudiosAustin AbramsJosh BrolinBrian DuffieldDaniel Kraus+3

Methodology

Source. Deal items are wire stories the daily classifier tagged with a deal type (spec sale, option, greenlight, adaptation, remake/reboot, series order, etc.) — deduplicated by URL, keeping the first sighting when a story is republished across days. Every entry links to the original reporting.

Why amounts are quoted, never compared. Only 11 of 233 deal items (5%) in the trailing 90 days since ScreamWire began capturing deal amounts (2026-06-12) report a dollar figure — and the figures that exist are free text ("rich eight-figure deal", "€10 million"), never rendered as comparable numbers. This is a deal-flow tracker — who's buying what, from whom, when — not a comps database.

Buyer/seller capture. A buyer is named on 16% and a seller on 9% of tracked deal items in the trailing 90 days — captured as reported, never inferred. The "most active buyers" stat only counts buyers that resolve to a tracked entity in ScreamWire's registry; an unresolved or unnamed buyer is never guessed at.

THE RECORD · SCREAMWIRE DEAL LEDGER · GENERATED FROM 159 ARCHIVE DAYS · DESCRIPTIVE, NEVER PREDICTIVE