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‘Twisted Love’ Is Taking Over! Latest Updates About the Ana Huang Netflix Adaptation
Grab some Crumble & Bake and settle in because we’re breaking down everything we know about the upcoming Twisted Love TV adaptation! On January 9, Variety announced that Netflix has bought the rights to Ana Huang’s BookTok sensation, Twisted Love, for an astounding seven figures.
Staying faithful to the series, the adaptation has been teased as “a steamy new adult series that follows the lives of four best friends and their brooding love interests, riddled with dark secrets from their pasts, as they overcome the obstacles keeping them apart to fall in love.” While no director or cast is currently attached to the project, we expect these announcements and more will come soon.
The Twisted series consists of four interconnected standalone novels, each following a different character pairing. The series begins with Twisted Love, a grumpy/sunshine romance following Ava Chen, a free-spirited college student, plagued by nightmares of a traumatic childhood she can’t remember. When her brother leaves for a year abroad, Ava’s world is turned upside down by Alex Volkov, the ruthless billionaire who’s been tasked with watching over her while his best friend is away. While Ava genuinely sees the good in everyone, her best friends (future Twisted FMCs: Bridget, Jules, and Stella) become fascinated with Alex’s stoic exterior and challenge Ava to undergo “Operation Emotion.” As Ava learns more about Alex, she can’t help but fall hard and the rest, as they say, is history… Spicy, spicy history.
Scroll down to get all the latest updates on the Twisted Love TV series.
What is the status of the Twisted Love TV show?
So far, all we know is that adaptation rights for Twisted Love have been bought by Netflix. In an Instagram post, Huang indicated that the deal had been in the works for a while, stating, “It’s the new year, which means I can FINALLY announce some big news: Netflix is developing the Twisted series into a TV show!” She continued to say that she is incredibly grateful for her readers, whose enthusiasm for the books and her characters has paved the way for the series to come to the small screen.
Who will star in the Twisted Love TV show?
Don’t get it twisted! The Twisted Love cast featuring Thomas Doherty, Kaitlyn Dever, and Regé-Jean Page that you might have seen on TikTok was not official, it was just our dream cast! We have no idea who will be cast in the roles. However, you can check out our dream cast here to see our picks and leave your own in the comments. Huang also commented on casting rumors stating: “I want to reiterate that no one has been cast in the show yet. Any news to the contrary is false unless it’s directly announced by Netflix and/or myself on our official, verified accounts.”
Will the show cover the entire Ana Huang Universe?
Netflix has acquired Twisted Love and its sequels, meaning that Twisted Games, Twisted Hate, and Twisted Lies are all included in the deal. While we do not know if each book will get an individual season of the series, the announcement mentions that the series “[marks] the latest in a line of romance book-to-screen titles at Netflix,” specifically mentioning Bridgerton as one of those series.
As Twisted follows the same interconnected standalone structure as Bridgerton, we are hopeful that each couple will get their own season. As for the couples of If Love, Kings of Sin, and Gods of the Game, Huang’s other New Adult romances that share characters and locations with Twisted, we can’t make any promises. While we’d never say never, for right now only the Twisted series has been confirmed as part of the Netflix deal.
Does Twisted Love have a release date?
Until production begins, the simple answer is: We don’t know. Twisted Love is still in early development. The earliest we would see the TV series on Netflix would likely be 2026.
Check back here for updates, and let us know which Twisted scene you are most excited to see come to life in the comments below!
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