Turkey Hollow

Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow is an upcoming Thanksgiving made-for-television movie based on the original script for The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow that was developed by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl in the 1960s. The movie will air in the United States on the Lifetime network on November 21, 2015 at 8|7c.

While never completed by Jim Henson, in 2011, Lisa Henson mentioned during a Henson.com podcast interview that the project was one of many being looked at for revival.

In 2014, Roger Langridge adapted the story into a graphic novel.

Description
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow follows a family who goes on a hunt for a Bigfoot-like creature called the Howling Hoodoo during a visit to the house of their kooky aunt (played by Mary Steenburgen). The Howling Hoodoo itself is difficult to find, but they come across some other monsters in the woods that they didn’t even know they were looking for.

Development
In 2014, USA Today revealed The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow script was headed to television. Lisa Henson stated the adaptation is “incredibly close to the original treatment.”

Henson's original puppets along with updated puppet designs for the upcoming special were shown by puppet builder Robert Bennett in a Google+ Hangout tour of Jim Henson's Creature Shop in August 2014.

Principal photography was set to begin in the spring of 2015 in Nova Scotia, Canada. However, because of a new tax credit, production on the special moved to Front Street Pictures in Vancouver, where filming began on June 8. The special wrapped on July 4 and is expected to air on the Lifetime network in November.

Credits

 * Directed by: Kirk Thatcher
 * Produced by: Lisa Henson


 * Starring: Mary Steenburgen, Jay Harrington, and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges