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Story Kitchen and MoonHood Studios Launch Early Development of The Midnight Walk Film and TV Adaptations

Production teams are meeting under first-look deals with Amazon MGM Studios for television; DreamWorks Animation for film to adapt the game’s claymation world.

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Overview

  • Story Kitchen and Gothenburg-based MoonHood Studios have partnered to translate the dark fantasy game The Midnight Walk into film and television.
  • The project entered early development this month with production teams convening under first-look agreements to shape narrative and visuals.
  • Story Kitchen brings experience from successful adaptations like Sonic the Hedgehog and Tomb Raider to guide the claymation game’s screen transition.
  • Released in May, The Midnight Walk earned high praise from critics, including scores of 9.5/10 from DualShockers and 9/10 from IGN.
  • Players guide The Burnt One alongside the lantern creature Potboy through five haunting realms filled with puzzles and eerie adversaries, all built from over 700 handcrafted clay models scanned into Unreal Engine.