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Kenan Thompson’s AFA Sets ‘Sleepaway Camp’ Reimagining With Original Director Robert Hiltzik

Script development is underway with Range Select handling sales, backed by new investment.

Overview

  • AFA acquired remake rights to the 1983 cult slasher and brought back Robert Hiltzik to write and direct.
  • Kenan Thompson and Johnny Ryan Jr. will produce, with Robinson Velasco, Monica Weber, Cory Litwin, and Boris Shvartz serving as executive producers.
  • Range Media Partners’ Range Select will handle sales in a deal negotiated by Litwin, who represents AFA.
  • A strategic partnership and investment from Shvartz enabled development and marks AFA’s first project since exiting its Universal overall deal.
  • Casting, production schedule, and release details have not been announced, with the team pledging to respect the original while adding new twists.