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Disney is reportedly developing a fifth Halloweentown movie, with Lily Houghton and Ryan Koehn writing the script.

The franchise's four films have logged 160 million streaming hours globally on Disney+, while the 1998 original ranked among the platform's 10 most-watched Halloween titles last October.

Casting remains undecided, though original Marnie actor Kimberly J. Brown and Luke actor Phillip Van Dyke have both expressed interest in returning.

Disney is heading back to Halloweentown , with a fifth film in the franchise reportedly in early development.

According to TheWrap , which first reported news of the project on Thursday (October 22), Lily Houghton and Ryan Koehn are writing a script built around the characters Paul Bernbaum created for the 1998 original.

Houghton most recently wrote the horror comedy Forbidden Fruits , starring Lili Reinhart and Lola Tung, and produced Netflix's YA horror series The Body , which premieres next month.…