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‘The Invited’ Series Inspired By Wendy Webb Novels In Works From Impossible Dream Entertainment & Wall To Wall; Helen Black & Jeff Howard Scripting
Impossible Dream Entertainment and UK-based Wall to Wall are developing The Invited, a supernatural mystery series inspired by Wendy Webb’s ghost story novels. It will combine elements from across her books into an interconnected haunted world, with each season expanding the story.
Season one is set to adapt The End of Temperance Dare, in the fictional lakeside town of Wharton. Helen Black and Jeff Howard are writing the series; Howard’s previous credits include The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass. Webb’s latest novel is 2024’s The Witches of Santo Stefano.
In short
- The Invited is inspired by Wendy Webb’s ghost story novels.
- Season one will adapt The End of Temperance Dare.
- Helen Black and Jeff Howard are scripting the series.
Explained simply
Supernatural mystery fiction uses unexplained or ghostly events as part of a mystery. Wendy Webb is an American novelist whose books often draw on haunted houses, secrets and unsettling events in small communities.
The End of Temperance Dare is one of Webb’s novels, set in the fictional lakeside town of Wharton. The planned series is intended to connect elements from several of her books, with later seasons broadening that shared setting.
Impossible Dream Entertainment and Wall to Wall are the production companies behind the project. Helen Black and Jeff Howard are writing it; Howard has previously worked on The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass.
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