Shyamalan to direct Magic 8 Ball live-action TV series with Falchuk

Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan announced on Monday that he will direct a scripted live-action television series based on Mattel's Magic 8 Ball, working alongside television veteran Brad Falchuk and produced by Mattel Studios. Shyamalan posted a photo of a pilot script on his Instagram account and wrote, "Been working on this for a couple years. Who's in?" Falchuk is credited as the pilot writer and will serve as cocreator and coshowrunner alongside Shyamalan.

According to the project's official description, the series will reimagine the classic fortune-telling toy as the centerpiece of a high-concept, character-driven supernatural drama that blends psychological intensity with cultural intrigue. No distribution partner or cast has been announced, and the project remains in development with additional creative and production details yet to be released.

The Magic 8 Ball, introduced in 1946, is a black sphere containing a 20-sided die that floats in liquid and displays one of 20 predetermined answers when viewed through a window on the bottom. Those answers are traditionally split among affirmative, noncommittal, and negative responses. Mattel has said the toy has sold roughly 1...