Third Shift Society follows Ellie, a seemingly normal young woman whose world is turned upside down when she meets Ichabod, a cursed paranormal investigator who may get the answers she’s looking for through her paranormal powers. Ichabod introduces Ellie to the world of the Third Move and together they investigate the paranormal mysteries of everything that haunts the night: ghosts, vampires, witches, even demons…and that’s just a few of the clients.
Aron Levitz, David Madden and Sera Tabb produce Wattpad for Webtoon Studios. Hyde and Kelton are producing for Rehab Entertainment and Lisa Henson is producing for The Jim Henson Company.
Third Shift Society has over 15 million views online worldwide and has also been published as a graphic novel by Webtoon Unscrolled. The title was also nominated for the 2020 Eisner Award for Best Web Cartoon.
“Like her global fan base at Webtoon, we fell in love with Meredith’s beautiful art and the immersive paranormal world she built in Third Shift Society,” said David Madden, director of global entertainment at Wattpad Webtoon Studios. We’re thrilled to have partners who are as passionate about creating incredible fantasy content as we are, including Ray Utarnachitt, who I’m thrilled to be working with again on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.”
Madden refers to his work as head of Berlanti Productions, which produced the CW superhero drama.
“Meredith Moriarty’s webcomics are original and showcase the kind of richly detailed world and characters we love to bring to life,” said Lisa Henson, CEO of The Jim Henson Company. “We are ready to produce a series worthy of this amazing property.”
Third Shift Society is the latest collaboration between Wattpad Webtoon Studios and The Jim Henson Company. They are working together on an animated series based on Rachel Smythe’s webtoon series Lore Olympus, which has been viewed more than 1.7 billion times worldwide. The Jim Henson Company and Rehab Entertainment are also collaborating on several projects in development, as well as the Apple TV+ series Harriet the Spy.
“Life is funny. One minute you’re obsessing over a supernatural webcomic and daydreaming about casting a quirky, budding psychic with a smoldering, pumpkin-headed detective, the next you’re adapting it into a television series with some of your favorite productions and producers,” said Terissa Kelton, president and co-founder of Rehab Entertainment.
“John and I are ready to go into the third shift with this great team to create stories filled with mystery, terrifying encounters and paranormal creatures that only Jim Henson’s Creature Shop can conjure up,” said Terissa Kelton, president and co-founder of Rehab. Entertainment.