Netflix Orders a 10-Episode Baby-Sitters Club Series

Okay, sometimes we have reboot fatigue. Scratch that—most of the time. However, we couldn’t help but smile Thursday upon hearing that Netflix has picked up Ann M. Martin’s beloved Baby-Sitters Club series for a contemporary, live-action TV adaptation. Break out your scrunchies and the various treats hidden around Claudia’s bedroom.

For those of you who didn’t devour the 100+ novels, the books follow a group of five best friends who form the Baby-Sitters Club in the sleepy town of Stoneybrook, Connecticut. There’s Kristy Thomas (the jock), Mary Anne Spier (the wet blanket), Claudia Kishi (the artist), Stacey McGill (the sophisticate) and Dawn Schafer (the hippie). Their adventures range from the deeply personal, like dealing with divorced parents, to the slightly outrageous (Baby-sitters’ Island Adventure comes to mind). Most importantly, though, the books’ common thread is the value of female friendship.

This latest adaptation (the books spawned both a film and a TV series in the ‘90s) promises to be “family-friendly,” according to Netflix. There’s a skilled team behind the 10-episode show, with GLOW’s Rachel Shukert serving as showrunner, and Broad City’s Lucia Aniello directing and executive producing. Walden Media, Michael De Luca and De Luca Productions’ Lucy Kitada are executive producing as well. Martin and Walden Media’s Naia Cucukov are set to produce the series.