Eli Roth, the director behind Hostel and Cabin Fever, teams up with DreamWorks Animation (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, The Bad Guys) for a new animated horror series for older kids: “Fright Krewe.” Bloody Disgusting has been provided with an exclusive clip that previews the series’ haunted, creature-filled New Orleans setting.
Watch the series’ first few minutes below, which also gives a peek at the mythical werewolf-like rougarou and read on for everything you need to know!
The new series premieres October 2 on Hulu and Peacock.
In the 10-episode series, ” An ancient prophecy and a Voodoo Queen put misfit teens in charge of saving New Orleans from the biggest demonic threat it’s faced in almost two centuries. But, honestly? Saving the world might be easier than becoming friends.”
Main Cast: Sydney Mikayla as “Soleil,” Tim Johnson Jr. as “Maybe,” Grace Lu as “Missy,” Chester Rushing as “Stanley,” Terrence Little Gardenhigh as “Pat,” Jacques Colimon as “Belial.”
Recurring Cast: Vanessa Hudgens as “Madison,” Josh Richards as “Nelson,” X Mayo as “Alma,” Rob Paulsen as “Lou Garou,” David Kaye as “Mayor Furst,” JoNell Kennedy as “Marie Laveau” and “Judy Le Claire,” Melanie Laurent as “Fiona Bunrady,” Chris Jai Alex as “Otis Bunrady,” Reggie Watkins as “Paulie,” Cherise Boothe as “Ayida Weddo” and “Ayizan,” Keston John as “Papa Legba” and “Ogoun,” Grey Delisle as “Judith Le Claire,” Krizia Bajos as “Luciana Rodriguez.”
This isn’t Roth’s first foray into gateway horror, as the filmmaker previously helmed 2018’s The House with a Clock in Its Walls based on the 1973 novel by John Bellairs. The series is, however, being billed as “DreamWorks’ first-ever animated horror series for older kids.”