{"id":448828,"date":"2026-02-04T16:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/448828\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T16:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:54:08","slug":"texas-chainsaw-massacre-tv-series-in-works-with-glen-powell-jt-mollner-at-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/448828\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ TV Series in Works With Glen Powell, JT Mollner At 24"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tA24<\/a> finally is working on the next iteration of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise with a TV series from JT Mollner<\/a> being the first project out of the gate. This comes after winning a months-long bidding war for the 1974 horror feature\u2019s franchise TV and film rights, which we\u2019ve told you about<\/a>. A24 won those rights back in September in an auction led by Verve.<\/p>\n

\n\tSeries EPs include Spooky Picture\u2019s Roy Lee<\/a> and Steven Schneider, who are reteaming with Mollner after Strange Darling, as well as Stuart Manashil, Image Nation\u2019s Ben Ross, Barnstorm\u2019s Glen Powell<\/a> and Dan Cohen, and Exurbia Films\u2019 Kim Henkel, who co-created the original\u00a0Texas\u00a0Chainsaw\u00a0Massacre. Powell is only producing. Exurbia Films\u2019 Ian Henkel and Pat Cassidy also will produce.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tA movie also is in early development with the same producing team and ImageNation, but Mollner isn\u2019t attached to that project. The movie isn\u2019t packaged yet, and it\u2019s not clear if it\u2019s headed to Netflix as previously reported.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe auction for Texas Chainsaw Massacre was administered by\u00a0Verve<\/a> and drew the interest of several studios and high-level creative teams including Oz Perkins, Jordan Peele and Taylor Sheridan. Verve has repped rights to the slasher franchise since 2017. Exurbia Films is the primary production company behind\u00a0Texas Chainsaw Massacre,\u00a0with Pat Cassidy, Ian Henkel and Kim Henkel as producers.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe original 1974 movie was made for $140,000 and distributed by Bryanston Distributing Company, which released the 1972 X-rated success\u00a0Deep Throat.\u00a0Texas Chainsaw Massacre\u00a0grossed $31M, with the filmmakers getting stiffed on profits. In 1983,\u00a0New Line Cinema\u00a0took distribution rights for the entire franchise via nine movies, minting more than $252 million worldwide. There have been comic, novel and video game ancillaries during the IP\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

\n\tMollner said: \u201cI\u2019ve said publicly that I\u2019m not interested in remaking perfect films, and the original\u00a0Texas\u00a0Chainsaw\u00a0Massacre is a perfect film. Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel created something bold, transgressive and truly seminal that holds up even today as the gold standard for horror. When the opportunity for a longform exploration into this world arose, I saw it as a fresh way in, as well as a way to honor the existing folklore. I can\u2019t imagine better partners for this approach than A24. This is truly an honor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPowell added: \u201cThe\u00a0Texas\u00a0Chainsaw\u00a0Massacre is one of my favorite films. It defined a generation of horror films and over half a century after its release, it remains one of the definitive movies of my home state. I\u2019m honored to have Barnstorm help bring in a new chapter for such an iconic title and franchise. With a marquee home in A24 and visionary filmmaker with JT Mollner, alongside our top shelf producing partners, I couldn\u2019t have dreamed of a better team for such a dream property.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHenkel said: \u201cIt was a difficult decision, but A24\u2019s embrace of boundary-testing genre film, and its record of working with artists who are inclined to test boundaries made them a compelling choice. Plus, we believe having a great creative and producing team \u2014 JT Mollner, Roy Lee, Dan Cohen and Glen Powell \u2014 in place gives us the best shot at a series that could be genuinely eye-opening and unexpected. There\u2019s an epic tale lurking in the\u00a0Chainsaw\u00a0backstory.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tCAA reps Roy Lee & Barnstorm. Mollner is repped by UTA, World Builder Entertainment and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Schneider is repped by UTA. Exurbia Films (The Henkels and Cassidy) is represented by Verve and attorney Marios Rush.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A24 finally is working on the next iteration of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise with a TV series…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448829,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[17979,88,35569,44213,206,144808,44477],"class_list":["post-448828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-a24","tag-entertainment","tag-glen-powell","tag-jt-mollner","tag-movies","tag-roy-lee","tag-the-texas-chainsaw-massacre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}