News Holes Holes: Agatha All Along Showrunner Jac Schaeffer to Direct Pilot of Gender-Swapped Adaptation The showrunner, Liz Phang, has worked on Yellowjackets and Foundation. By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on February 21, 2025 Comment 0 Share New Share Louis Sachar’s 1998 book, Holes, is getting a series adaptation at Disney+ and now has Agatha All Along and WandaVision showrunner Jac Schaeffer on board to direct the pilot. Variety broke the news of Schaffer’s involvement, with the project mirroring the events of Sachar’s story, except the protagonist is now a girl who, according to the official logline, is “sent to a detention camp where the ruthless Warden forces the campers to dig holes for a mysterious purpose.” In addition to Schaeffer directing the pilot, Liz Phang—whose previous credits include writing and/or producing Yellowjackets, The Strain, Foundation, and Locke & Key—will be showrunning the project. Alina Mankin (Lodge 49) is also a writer and executive producer. This isn’t the first adaptation of Holes, of course. Back in 2003, a film version came out starring Shia LaBeouf as the lead, with Sigourney Weaver, Khleo Thomas, Jon Voight, Tim Blake Nelson, Patricia Arquette, Dulé Hill, and Eartha Kitt on the call sheet as well. Drew Goddard is executive producing this Disney Branded Television version of Holes and teased to Variety that the creative team has “done a wonderful job capturing Louis Sachar’s unique spirit. To say much more about what they have in store would spoil all the fun.” The project was just greenlit in January, so no news yet on casting or when the pilot will go into production.[end-mark] The post <i>Holes</i>: <i>Agatha All Along</i> Showrunner Jac Schaeffer to Direct Pilot of Gender-Swapped Adaptation appeared first on Reactor.