[4] In the first season, a group of five high school students embark on a shadowy and twisted journey to investigate the tragic passing three decades earlier of a teen named Harold Biddle — while also unearthing dark secrets from their parents' past.

Rob Letterman returned from the 2015 film (from Sony Pictures Animation) to direct the pilot, as well as write and serve as executive producer on the series with Nicholas Stoller.

[20] In October 2022, Justin Long, Ana Yi Puig, Miles McKenna, Will Price, Zack Morris, Isa Briones and Rachael Harris were cast to star in the series.

[25] Goosebumps author R. L. Stine makes a voice cameo in "Night of the Living Dummy Part 2" as the host of the podcast Let the Write One In.

[26] In March 2024, David Schwimmer, Ana Ortiz, Sam McCarthy, Jayden Bartels, Elijah Cooper, Galilea La Salvia, and Francesca Noel were cast as series regulars for the second season.

[9][10][11] In May 2024, Arjun Athalye, Eloise Payet, Christopher Paul Richards, Kyra Tantao, Stony Blyden, and Sakina Jaffrey joined the cast in recurring roles.

[12] Principal photography began in October 2022 in Vancouver and was expected to end in March 2023,[27] with Stephen McNutt and Thomas Yatsko serving as cinematographers.

The production team focused on making sure the effects looked realistic, as they wanted audiences to feel as invested as the characters were with the series' events.

The website's critics consensus reads "Wickedly inventive enough to give viewers the creeps if not nightmares, Goosebumps solidly transplants R.L.