‘Megan is Missing’: New Series Adaptation Has Reportedly Finished Filming
A new adaptation of Megan is Missing may be on the way. But it’s not how you’d imagine. In a recent Facebook update, IATSE revealed that a vertical series based on the found footage shocker has already been filmed in Los Angeles.
The post highlights director Michael Goi, a former national executive board member of Local 600, who ensured the production operated under an IATSE contract so crew members received proper pay, health coverage, and retirement benefits. It also focuses on the growing trend of vertical content while normalizing projects like these becoming unionized to ensure humane working environments and fair treatment of crews.
The timing is notable. A decade after its release, Megan is Missing exploded in popularity after clips circulated widely on TikTok, introducing the film’s disturbing found-footage aesthetic to a new generation, pushing it further into the mainstream.
Now, a mobile-first vertical series sorta seems like a direct response to all that virality. The format is designed for the same kind of on-phone viewing that fuelled the film’s digital second life.
The original film, marketed as being based on actual cases of child abduction, is a self-described thriller concerning how easy it is to fall victim to harm in the technological age. One of the most notorious found footage flicks ever created, Megan is Missing is also considered the most disturbing movie TikTok ever became obsessed with.
Keep an eye on Dread Central to learn more about this project as details start to emerge. For more on IATSE and its work supporting film and television crews, visit iatse.net.
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