Monster High Movie Sequel in the Works

Nickelodeon and Mattel Television have greenlit a sequel to the live-action Monster High The Movie.

Based on the Mattel franchise about the children of famous monsters and creatures, the feature-length TV movie will begin production in January. It will air on Nickelodeon and stream on Paramount+ in 2023.

The first live-action movie for the franchise, Monster High The Movie premiered on Nickelodeon and Paramount+ on October 6 and was the number one kids and family movie on Paramount+ during its launch week and reached more than 4 million total viewers across its premiere weekend on linear (Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nicktoons and TeenNick).

“We are ecstatic to tell the monstrous next chapter of this beloved franchise to our audience,” said Zack Olin and Shauna Phelan, co-heads of Nickelodeon and Awesomeness live-action. “Monster High’s message of embracing one’s unique self is as important as ever, and we look forward to expanding the stories of these fan-favorite characters.”

Todd Holland (Monster High, Firehouse Dog, Malcolm in the Middle) will return as director and executive producer. Fred Soulie, senior VP and general manager of Mattel Television; Phil Breman, VP of live-action development at Mattel; and Adam Bonnett (Descendants, Zombies, Masters of the Universe) will also return as executive producers. The sequel screenplay is being written by Matt and Billy Eddy (Teen Beach, Invisible Sister, Zapped), with story by Todd Holland, Matt Eddy and Billy Eddy.