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You Should Enter “Darknet” On Netflix Immediately
Bloody Disgusting reader Glenn F. sent me an e-mail last week tipping me off to a new series that just hit Netflix Instant.
“Darknet” – not to be confused with IFC’s feature – hails out of Canada from Cube and Splice director Vincenzo Natali, and even Ginger Snaps 2‘s Brett Sullivan.
Glenn explained that it was sort of a rip-off of our V/H/S films, as well as ABCs of Death, which prompted me to check it out. While I won’t say whether or not I think it’s lifting from the aforementioned films, I was highly impressed by it.
Darkness centers around the website http://darknetfiles.com/, and tells new stories each episode. There are 6 episodes in the inaugural season and each tell various tales that (usually) collide. There’s a very “Twilight Zone” vibe with “Tales From the Crypt”-esque finales that will definitely surprise you (even when you think you know what’s going to happen the filmmakers find a way to shock you).
It’s unfortunate there’s only 6 episodes available, but hopefully some positive momentum in the horror community will get a second season greenlit?
Go check it out this weekend and tell us what you think.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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