R.L. Stine’s ‘The Babysitter’ Gets Tubi Adaptation Set For 2027

With two Pumpkinhead movies under its belt, Tubi is dipping back into the R.L. Stine vault with another spooky adaptation. On Sunday, the streamer announced a live-action feature adaptation of Stine’s The Babysitter (1989-’95) book series, helmed by Trevor Calverley from a script by Pumpkinhead writer/director Jem Garrard, scheduled to premiere on Tubi in 2027. In The Babysitter, desperate to earn enough money for a prestigious writing program, 16-year-old Jenny takes a babysitting job despite a prowler terrorizing girls across town. When threatening phone calls begin and a dangerous fugitive surfaces in town, Jenny grows suspicious of everyone around her as the danger begins closing in. Produced by Blue Ice, executive producers are Lance Samuels, Joan Waricha, Jane Stine and Jem Garrard, with producers Dan Bernard, Yvonne Bernard, Tebogo Maila, Darren Cameron and Adam Friedlander. Watch on Deadline