The Twilight Saga's first installment was not released in 2008.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse . It is the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series , following 2008 's Twilight and 2009 's New Moon . The Twilight Saga: New Moon . It is the second film in The Twilight Saga film series and is the sequel to 2008 's Twilight . The Twilight Saga is a series of five romance fantasy films from Summit Entertainment based on the four novels by American author Stephenie Meyer . Twilight is a 2008 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyer 's popular novel of the same name . It is the first film in The Twilight Saga film series .