Supernatural YA Romance ‘Sid & Zoey’ Nabs Netflix Pickup

Netflix is capping off a week of spotlighting its young adult programming by adding to the slate.

The streamer on Friday announced a straight-to-series order for Sid & Zoey , a supernatural mystery/romance from creator Jon Kasdan (Disney+’s Willow, The First Time ) and co-showrunner John Shiban ( Ozark , Breaking Bad ). J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Blumhouse Atomic Monster are also involved.

The pickup for Sid & Zoey comes on the heels of Netflix announcing a premiere date and details for its fall teen drama The Body , a trailer for the YA sports romance Crew Girl , and a live episode of Evan Ross Katz’s Shut Up Evan: The Group Chat podcast featuring several Netflix YA stars. Related Stories Next Big Thing How 'Walter Boys' Star Noah LaLonde Went From Hockey Player to Heartthrob Movies Zurich Film Fest Galas Set for Award Contenders 'I Play Rocky,' 'Possible Love,' 'Josephine'

Netflix describes Sid & Zoey this way: “Sid, a seductive, sophisticated, and amoral teenager from New York, is sent to live with a police chief and his family in the idyllic Mississippi town where his mother grew up. The family includes the chief’s sharp-witted, punk-rock daughter, Zoey. Resisting their mutual attraction, Sid and Zoey find themselves drawn into a dark, hidden world beneath the town’s picture-postcard facade — and a supernatural mystery that may well get them killed if they don’t kill each other first.”