Ginger Snaps TV series coming from film’s director and Killing Eve producer

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

While most horror fans tend to choose either AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON or THE HOWLING as their favorite werewolf movie, I go with a third option. My favorite werewolf movie is director John Fawcett's 2000 film GINGER SNAPS (which you can watch HERE).

There was a sequel called GINGER SNAPS 2: UNLEASHED and an out of left field (but entertaining) prequel called GINGER SNAPS BACK: THE BEGINNING, but the GINGER SNAPS franchise has been dormant for the last sixteen years, unless you count the 2015 anthology film A CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY, which is set in the same town as the original film. But now GINGER SNAPS is set to be revived with a television series.

Killing Eve producer Sid Gentle Films is teaming with GINGER SNAPS trilogy producer Copperheart Entertainment on the series. Fawcett will be executive producing the show, which is being written by Anna Ssemuyaba. Like the original film, the TV series will tell the story of 

sisters, Ginger and Brigette, who are self-imposed outcasts in their hometown. Inseparable and fascinated with the macabre, they make a pact to escape their sleepy suburban home by sixteen or else take their own lives. But on the night of her first period, Ginger is attacked and infected by a werewolf which unleashes a monstrous kind of puberty. Brigette can’t understand this new version of her sister who is violent and sexual. As a bloody trail begins to form in Ginger’s wake, Brigette must find a way to curb her sister’s new cravings or risk losing her forever.

Sid Gentle's Sally Woodward Gentle and Lee Morris will be executive producing with Fawcett, Clark Peterson, and Copperheart's Steve Hoban. Endeavor Content is handling worldwide sales on the show.

Woodward Gentle had this to say about the project: 

I have long been a fan of the brilliant original. It’s just the kind of twisted, provocative and wildly entertaining story that we love at Sid Gentle. It’s been 20 years since the world was introduced to the iconic teen girl werewolf and we can’t wait to re-introduce her to already devoted and eager new horror fans alike."

Hoban added: 

We love Killing Eve, and its darkly comic tone and strong feminist outlook are very much in line with what we were doing with the Ginger Snaps movies. And now, the combination of Anna, John and this incredible producing team, on both sides of the Atlantic, is the perfect alchemy to transform Ginger Snaps into a stunning new series."

Fawcett gave the following statement: 

Could it be more socially relevant in this day and age to launch the television series, Ginger Snaps? For me, this is the ultimate follow-up to Orphan Black (which Fawcett co-created) and I know those fans will find new love with the iconic Ginger and Brigette Fitzgerald. Anna Ssemuyaba is the perfect writer to help us bring our edgy, girl-power horror story to the small screen. I can’t wait for a big bite of this!"

Ssemuyaba said: 

I have long loved Ginger Snaps and its incisive portrayal of the agony, ecstasy, and unbridled rage that comes with being a teenage girl. I’m honoured to be reimagining it for a new audience."

And here's a quote from Lorenzo De Maio, EVP, TV Advisory, Endeavor Content:

Following the award-winning collaboration with Sid Gentle on Killing Eve, and an ongoing and productive relationship with Copperheart, we are excited to team up with both of them to bring the Ginger Snaps series, focusing on elevated, character-driven horror – the quintessential teen horror film – to TV audiences worldwide."

Given that GINGER SNAPS is set around Halloween, and should definitely be part of your Halloween horror viewings this year, this week was the perfect time to announce this TV show news.