HolesIs Getting Revamped! Disney+ Orders Series Pilot for Gender-Swapped Version of 2003 Film

Mar. 15, 2025

Pack your bags! We are going back to Camp Green Lake.

The series is set to follow “a teenage girl is sent to a detention camp where the ruthless Warden forces the campers to dig holes for a mysterious purpose.”

Varietywas the first to report the news.

Shia LaBeouf is pictured in Holes.Buena Vista/Kobal/Shutterstock

Buena Vista/Kobal/Shutterstock

Alina Mankin, who previously worked onThe Mindy ProjectandAnne with an E, will reportedly serve as the writer and executive producer; and Liz Phang, whose credits includeYellowjacketsandFoundation, will be the showrunner and executive producer.Daredevilcreator Drew Goddard will also executive produce, as well as Sarah Esberg, Mike Medavoy and Andrea Massaro.

Walden Media, which produced the original film, will return for the pilot. Yet, it is unclear if any of the cast members from the movie will star in the series.

Khleo Thomas and Shia LaBeouf in ‘Holes’.Phil Bray/Buena Vista Pictures/THA/Shutterstock

Phil Bray/Buena Vista Pictures/THA/Shutterstock

The book was previously adaptedinto a 2003 moviestarringShia LaBeouf, Khleo Thomas,Sigourney Weaver,Jon Voight,Patricia ArquetteandEartha Kitt. The dramedy grossed over $16,300,000 in its opening weekend, finishing in the No. 2 spot at the box office, perBox Office Mojo.

Sachar’s book follows Stanley Yelnats as he is sent to Camp Green Lake, a boys' detention center, after being wrongfully convicted of theft. There, he and a group of other boys are tasked with digging precise holes every day under the watch of the strict warden. As the story continues, Stanley learns more about his own past and develops a close friendship with his fellow prisoners.

The book was featured onTime Magazine’s 100 best young-adult books of all time list, with the outlet describing it as “a page-turning tale of suspense, friendship, love and adventure that offers a nuanced consideration of injustice and incarceration.”

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The pilot order follows Disney+revivingWizards of Waverly Placelast year, with several of the original cast members includingSelena GomezandDavid Henriereturning forWizards Beyond Waverly Place. Recently, the streamer announced a four-episodeMalcolm in the Middlerevival, starring series vetsFrankie Muniz,Bryan Cranstonand Jane Kaczmarek.

2003’sHolesis available to stream on Disney+.

source: people.com