Disney+ is developing a TV series based on
Louis Sachar's 1998 book
"Holes", which was previosuly adapted into a 2003 film starring
Shia LaBeouf and
Sigourney Weaver. The series is a reimagining of the source material and will feature a female protagonist and mostly female characters. The book follows teenager Stanley Yelnats as he is sent to a juvenile detention camp for boys in Texas. The show's official logline reads as follows:
"In this reimagining of the beloved 1998 book from Louis Sachar, a teenage girl (Rudolph) is sent to a detention camp where the ruthless Warden (Kinnear) forces the campers to dig holes for a mysterious purpose."
The main cast for the show has already been set and it includes
Greg Kinnear (
"Little Miss Sunshine",
"As Good As It Gets"),
Aidy Bryant (
"Saturday Night Live",
"Shrill"),
Shay Rudolph (
"The Baby-Sitters Club",
"The Present"),
Flor Delis Alicea (
"Love the Skin You're In"),
Anire Kim Amoda (
"The Penguin",
"The Snare"),
Noah Cottrell (
"The Spiderwick Chronicles",
"Skyscraper"),
Iesha Daniels and
Sophie Dieterlen in their television debuts,
Alexandra Doke (
"City on Fire",
"Grey's Anatomy"), and
Maeve Press (
Everything's Gonna Be Okay",
"Theresa Is a Mother").
Disney Branded Television is behind the pilot.
Alina Mankin is writing and executive producing, with
Liz Phang set as showrunner and executive producer.
Jac Schaeffer will direct and executive produce the pilot.
Drew Goddard and
Sarah Esberg will executive produce via Goddard Textiles, with
Andrea Massaro of Goddard Textiles co-executive producing. Walden Media, which produced the original film, is also executive producing the pilot, with
Julia Friley overseeing for the company.
Mike Medavoy will executive produce with rights holder Shamrock executive producing as well. 20th Television, where Goddard is based, is the studio.
Below you can read the official character descriptions:
–Greg Kinnear as The Warden
Character Description: The Warden is the boss at Camp Yucca, with a flair for manipulation and getting the upper hand on his campers. He has created a camp ideology to explain the virtue of having girls dig holes, but this is actually a ruse; he is really forcing the girls to labor for a mysterious purpose.
–Aidy Bryant as Sissy
Character Description: Sissy is overflowing with camp counselor energy. She seems like a trustworthy big sister figure to the girls, but as a true believer of The Warden’s philosophy, her allegiance lies with him.
–Shay Rudolph as Hayley
Character Description: Hayley arrives at Camp Yucca having been wrongly accused. She’s full of heart and tired of her family’s belief that fate is fixed; her arrival at Camp Yucca will inject new hope and optimism into her campmates.
–Flor Delis Alicea as Queenie
Character Description: Queenie is the tough queen bee, a seemingly fearless leader whose hard edges cover up her vulnerability.
–Anire Kim Amoda as Thumbelina
Character Description: Thumbelina is bold and not scared of anything or anyone, not even The Warden
–Noah Cottrell as Kitch
Character Description: Kitch works in the kitchen at Camp Yucca. He is a stickler for the rules, but we’ll soon learn there is secret, deeper reason he’s intent on maintaining his job.
–Iesha Daniels as Mars
Character Description: Mars is brainy, charismatic, no-nonsense, and a bit of a player among the queer female campers.
–Sophie Dieterlen as Sticky
Character Description: Sticky is an ever-daydreaming girly-girl with a kind heart and an abiding passion for clothes, but she can be serious and driven when she needs to.
–Alexandra Doke as Eyeball
Character Description: Eyeball is a mischievous, zany artist who sees the world in her own idiosyncratic way and often lightens a heavy mood with a joke.
–Maeve Press as Shrimp
Character Description: Shrimp is the youngest and smallest of the campers, and her unusual, blunt nature makes her an outcast amongst the girls.
