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Babysitter 3 still missing as Serendipity redo adds a lead

Milo Manheim, recently tapped to co-lead Disney's live-action Tangled, joins Michael Showalter's Serendipity redo, which he calls not a straight remake; his role is still a secret.

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN Tonight
Published 9:24 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Photo: Milo&Mason · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Milo Manheim — Photo: Milo&Mason · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by Deadline: “Milo Manheim Boards Amazon MGM & Miramax’s ‘Serendipity’ Redo From Michael Showalter”, with reporting from What's on Netflix.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 9:24 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Amazon.

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DeadlineMilo Manheim Boards Amazon MGM & Miramax’s ‘Serendipity’ Redo From Michael Showalter
What's on NetflixWhatever Happened to ‘The Babysitter 3’ on Netflix?

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDeadline reports exclusively that Milo Manheim has landed a lead in Michael Showalter's redo of Serendipity for Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax, though there is no word yet on the role he will play.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA lead with no role is my favorite kind of job, Gloria, because nobody can say you were bad at it.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMeanwhile, What's on Netflix marks nine years since the first Babysitter and asks what happened to a third one at Netflix, which is still not made.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNot made? I loved it. I mean I'm sure I would have, and I'd give it four stars.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorChip, you have reviewed a film that does not exist.