The minds behind ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” will soon be bunking with ABC Family.
The network on Wednesday announced a straight-to-series order for “Dead of Summer,” a summer camp-set horror story written and executive-produced by “Once” creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis, along with “Once” writer Ian Goldberg, says TVLine.
“Set in the late 1980s, school is out for the summer, and a sun-drenched season of firsts beckons the counselors at Camp Clearwater, a seemingly idyllic Midwestern summer camp, including first loves, first kisses – and first kills. Clearwater’s dark, ancient mythology awakens, and what was supposed to be a summer of fun soon turns into one of unforgettable scares and evil at every turn.”
“Dead of Summer” is part coming-of-age story, part supernatural horror story,and said to be a bold, new series that mixes genres as it examines the light and dark of a summer like no other.