Peacock developing a Casper the Friendly Ghost live-action horror/adventure series

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The potential series Casper intends do what Riverdale did to Archie Comics, reimagining the origin of Casper in a coming-of-age story that explores what it means to be alive. The Ghost Bride head writer Kai Yu Wu will lead the Casper series, which will be set in high school. "In it, when a new family arrives in the small town of Eternal Falls, Casper finds himself entangled in a mystery uncovering dark secrets that have been buried for over 100 years," per Deadline, which adds: "Casper originated as an affable translucent ghost featured in a slew of animated movies by Famous Studios released between 1945 and 1959." In 1995, Casper became a live-action movie starring Christina Ricci and Bill Pullman, with Malachi Pearson voicing the title role.