# ‘Spy School’ TV Series in the Works at Disney+, Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort to Produce

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/spy-school-tv-series-in-the-works-at-disney-ryan-reynolds-maximum-effort-to-produce/
- Published: 2026-07-10T14:39:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-11T05:12:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/spy-school-tv-series-disney-ryan-reynolds-1236805667/
- Topics: Art, Cricket, Culture, Entertainment, Sport, TV

## Summary

Disney+ is developing a television adaptation of Stuart Gibbs' bestselling "Spy School" young-adult novels, with Chris Fedak attached to write and executive produce and Ryan Reynolds' Maximum Effort banner among the producers. The project marks another push by Disney+ into YA book-to-series adaptations and brings a well-known children's book franchise, which has sold more than 12 million copies collectively, to the streamer.

The story follows teenager Ben Ripley, who dreams of joining the CIA and is recruited to what he believes is a science-focused magnet school, only to discover it is a front for a CIA academy. There are 14 books in the series, running from the first "Spy School" in 2012 to "Spy School Goes East", due in October 2026. Fedak, best known for co-creating NBC's "Chuck", executive produces alongside Emma Watts, Maximum Effort and Gibbs, with 20th Television — where Maximum Effort has a first-look deal — serving as studio. The series joins other Disney+ YA adaptations including "Percy Jackson", a live-action "Eragon" and "Animorphs".

## Coverage

- [Variety: ‘Spy School’ TV Series in the Works at Disney+, Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort to Produce](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/spy-school-tv-series-disney-ryan-reynolds-1236805667/)
- [Deadline: u2018Spy Schoolu2019 Series Based On Books In Works At Disney+ From Chris Fedak, Maximum Effort & Emma Watts](https://deadline.com/2026/07/spy-school-series-books-disney-chris-fedak-maximum-effort-1236977931/)

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