19 Years Later, Yellowstone Star’s Supernatural Horror Movie Gets Rebooted

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Kelly Reilly, known for her roles in Yellowstone and Dutton Ranch, starred in a movie that was originally released almost twenty years ago. That film is now being reimagined as a television series.

According to reports, Firebird Pictures has acquired the rights to adapt Fay Weldon’s 1980 novel, Puffball, which was previously made into a 2007 film starring Reilly. Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, a playwright known for their Olivier Award-winning work, is writing the script for the new television series. The project is currently in development and doesn’t have a home on a network or streaming service yet, and no actors have been cast.

Puffball Will Be Reimagined as a TV Series

Liffey and Richard move to a cozy cottage in the countryside hoping for a quiet life, but their dream quickly turns unsettling. Their neighbor, Mabs, a resentful farm wife, becomes obsessed with Liffey’s pregnancy and consumed by jealousy when Liffey becomes pregnant. Driven by envy, Mabs attempts to harm the baby, unintentionally awakening a strange, protective power surrounding it.

Reilly’s film, Puffball, first came out in Canada in 2007, and then had a small release in the U.S. in 2008. Reilly played the character Liffey, and Miranda Richardson starred as Mabs. Other actors in the film included Rita Tushingham, Donald Sutherland, William Houston, and Oscar Pearce. Set in the Irish countryside instead of London, the movie emphasized the story’s scary aspects. With its focus on pregnancy and supernatural horror, it was often compared to films like Rosemary’s Baby and Don’t Look Now.

Puffball Was Previously Made Into a Feature Film

Dan Weldon, whose mother Fay Weldon originally wrote the story, penned the screenplay for the film. It was the last movie directed by Nicolas Roeg before he passed away in 2018. Roeg had often shared his enthusiasm for the project, explaining that he loved both the script and the novel it came from.

He explained to The Guardian in 2008 that the original story possessed a genuine emotional core, which carried over into the final film. He believes that when a story focuses solely on plot, especially in a fantastical setting, it’s important to understand the underlying motivation. While films need a foundational idea or truth, he prefers to explore that truth through his own unique perspective. He felt the story, Puffball, was full of life and the promise of fresh starts, noting that a central character being a fetus represented the ultimate new beginning.

The new Puffball series doesn’t yet have a release date.

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2026-05-19 05:13