Disney+ Orders Pilot for Holes Movie Reboot

Louis Sachar's 1998 novel Holes and the 2003 Disney film adaptation are getting a television series with a twist. Disney+ has given a pilot order to a potential series that will re-imagine the story, this time with a female lead.



The film Holes (pictured) was directed by Andrew Davis from a script by Sachar. Shia LaBeouf stars as Stanley, who is sentenced to 18 months of hard labor at Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention center. Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Patricia Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson and Eartha Kitt also star.

The series Holes, written by Alina Mankin and showrunner by Liz Phang, centers on a teenage girl sent to a detention camp where the ruthless warden forces the campers to dig holes for a mysterious purpose.

Phang and Mankin produce with Drew Goddard and Sarah Esberg of Goddard Textiles; the film’s producer Mike Medavoy; Walden Media, which was behind the 2003 feature film; and rights holder Shamrock. 20th Television, where Goddard has a first-look deal, is the studio.

Those with a Disney+ subscription know that the streamer isn’t afraid to dig deep into the Big Mouse’s vault for remakes and reboots. In 2022, the streamer re-released Cheaper by the Dozen starring Gabrielle Union and Zach Braff, a remake of another 2003 film starring Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt.

On the television side, Disney+ re-released Wizards of Waverly Place , the beloved 2007 teen series starring Selena Gomez, late last year. Wizards Beyond Waverly Place debuted in October, featuring much of the original cast in special appearances.