{"rewrite":{"id":"r_30c78f22ced0065aec80807f","clusterId":"c_4196e9a074e9ccefad2f20b3","slug":"steven-spielberg-to-produce-film-adaptation-of-the-mandela-catalogue","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Steven Spielberg to Produce Film Adaptation of The Mandela Catalogue","summary":"Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, United Artists, and Amazon MGM Studios have acquired the film rights to The Mandela Catalogue, a YouTube analog horror series. Original creator Alex Kister will direct and co-write the script with Tyler Clifton. The series, launched in 2021, follows alien beings called Alternates that impersonate humans in a fictional Wisconsin county.","whyItMatters":"The adaptation places an internet-born analog horror series under major Hollywood production, continuing a trend of online horror properties being picked up by the film industry.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAlex Kister, who began releasing The Mandela Catalogue on YouTube in 2021, will direct the film adaptation and co-write the script with Tyler Clifton. The rights were acquired by United Artists, Amazon MGM Studios, and Steven Spielberg\u0026#39;s Amblin Entertainment. Spielberg is listed among the producers. The series uses VHS-style noise and public-broadcast-style narration to tell the story of Alternates, alien beings that impersonate humans in the fictional Mandela County, Wisconsin. Kister\u0026#39;s channel now has over 1 million subscribers.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Mandela Catalogue's film adaptation places a YouTube-originated analog horror series under Steven Spielberg's producing banner. Alex Kister, the 21-year-old creator, will direct and co-write.","twitterPost":"The Mandela Catalogue film adaptation puts a YouTube analog horror series under Steven Spielberg's production. Creator Alex Kister will direct and co-write.","threadsPost":"The Mandela Catalogue's jump to a Spielberg-produced film is unusual for analog horror, a genre built on lo-fi, DIY aesthetics. Creator Alex Kister, who launched the series at 19, will direct and co-write the adaptation.","newsletterBlurb":"The Mandela Catalogue, a YouTube analog horror series, is getting a film adaptation produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, United Artists, and Amazon MGM Studios. Original creator Alex Kister will direct and co-write the script.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/95863\",\"title\":\"YouTube Analog Horror 'The Mandela Catalogue' to Be Filmed, Produced by Spielberg\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3831,"outputTokens":473,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783075254,"createdAt":"2026-07-03T10:35:05.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-03T10:39:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T10:39:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4196e9a074e9ccefad2f20b3","canonicalTitle":"YouTube発アナログホラー『The Mandela Catalogue』映画化　スピルバーグがプロデュース","representativeArticleId":"a_8edfa570e5058a4f9d4d8335","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"The Mandela Catalogue\"],\"studios\":[\"United Artists\",\"Amazon MGM Studios\",\"Amblin Entertainment\"],\"people\":[\"Scott Stuber\",\"Steven Spielberg\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-03T06:12:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-03T06:12:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T10:39:50.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/95863","title":"YouTube発アナログホラー『The Mandela Catalogue』映画化　スピルバーグがプロデュース"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["The Mandela Catalogue"],"studios":["United Artists","Amazon MGM Studios","Amblin Entertainment"],"people":["Scott Stuber","Steven Spielberg"],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, United Artists, and Amazon MGM Studios acquired film rights to The Mandela Catalogue.","Series creator Alex Kister will direct the film adaptation and co-write the script with Tyler Clifton.","The Mandela Catalogue is a YouTube analog horror series launched in 2021 about alien beings called Alternates that impersonate humans in fictional Mandela County, Wisconsin.","Kister's YouTube channel has over 1 million subscribers."]}