Netflix Orders Sid Zoey Supernatural Teen Drama

Netflix has ordered a new supernatural teen drama titled "Sid Zoey," an eight-episode series that adds to its expanding young adult programming slate. The announcement was made on August 14, 2026, by the streaming service.

The show is created by Jon Kasdan, known for "Willow" and "Solo: A Star Wars Story," who will serve as writer and executive producer. John Shiban, whose credits include "Ozark" and "Breaking Bad," will also executive produce and share co-showrunner duties with Kasdan. The project hails from production companies Bad Robot and Blumhouse Atomic Monster. Additional executive producers include J.J. Abrams and Rachel Rusch Rich for Bad Robot, along with Jason Blum, James Wan, and Rob Hackett for Blumhouse Atomic Monster.

According to the official synopsis, "Sid Zoey" is a gothic romance that follows Sid, a seductive, sophisticated, and amoral teenager from New York who is sent to live with a police chief and his family in the idyllic Mississippi town where his mother grew up. The chief's family includes his sharp-witted, punk-rock daughter, Zoey. The series description notes that while Sid and Zoey resist their mutual attraction, they find themselves drawn into a...