Disney Developing Fifth Halloweentown Film, Report Says
Lily Houghton and Ryan Koehn are writing the script, and Disney has not yet decided whether the new installment will be a sequel or a reboot.
Disney is developing a fifth film in the Halloweentown franchise, according to a report from Variety. The project is in early development, with Lily Houghton and Ryan Koehn attached to write the script.
It has not yet been decided whether the new installment will be a sequel or a reboot, and no plot details or casting information have been revealed.
Should the film be greenlit, Variety reports it would be released on Disney+ and Disney Channel, keeping the franchise on the platforms where it has lived since the beginning.
Two decades of Halloweentown
The original Halloweentown premiered on Disney Channel in 1998, written by Paul Bernbaum, Jon Cooksey and Ali Matheson and directed by Duwayne Dunham. Kimberly J. Brown played the lead, Marnie Piper, in three films before Sara Paxton took over the role in the fourth.
The most recent entry, Return to Halloweentown, was released in 2006. In October 2025, reports said the franchise had amassed over 160 million hours streamed globally on Disney+, and that the first film ranked among the top 10 most-watched Halloween movies on the streamer the previous year.
Disney is separately developing a third Hocus Pocus film for theaters.
Quick answers
Is a fifth Halloweentown movie happening?
Disney is developing a fifth film, according to Variety, but the project is in early development and has not been greenlit.
Who is writing the new Halloweentown film?
Lily Houghton and Ryan Koehn are writing the script.
Where would the new Halloweentown film be released?
Variety reports that, if greenlit, it would be released on Disney+ and Disney Channel.