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Netflix Goes Demon Hunting With “Crazy Face”
Netflix is teaming with E4 for “Crazy Face,” a new series from Misfits creator Howard Overman, says THR.
The six-part series will star Cara Theobold (Downton Abbey) and Susan Wokoma (E4’s Chewing Gum) and is described as a dark comedy with unexpected twists.
The comedy, which hails from Urban Myth Films for Channel 4 in association with Netflix, “is a funny and gripping entry about friendship, love and facing your demons.” It follows the angst and exorcisms of an unlikely duo of demon hunters (played by Theobold and Wokoma).
When people die most go quietly into the night. But some have unfinished business: scores to settle. These souls work through their issues by possessing the living. Most of the time they walk freely among us, unseen by all but a special few. Amy (Theobold) is one of those few. She works in a bowling alley and never imagined herself battling the legions of hell. Enter Raquel (Wokoma), armed with Wikipedia and a baton she bought on eBay, Raquel’s a self-made demon hunter with a whole lot of baggage and an impressive lack of social skills.
Riann Steele (In the Flesh) co-stars as Amy’s best friend Suzanne; Lewis Reeves (Unforgotten) plays Jake, workmate-with-a-massive-crush; Arinze Kene (Youngers) is Raquel’s level-headed older brother Tyler; and Tony Curran (Sons of Anarchy) is the sinister Callum.
Crazy Face will be broadcast exclusively on E4 in the U.K., with Netflix streaming the series globally after its premiere. Overman, Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy executive produce the comedy, which was developed and commissioned by Channel 4 drama head Piers Wenger and Beth Willis, with Lee Mason on board as the commissioning executive. The deal expands Netflix’s relationship with Channel 4 beyond the previously announced Kiss Me First, an adapation of Lottie Moggach’s best-selling YA novel of the same name. Production on Crazy Face will begin this week in Bristol.
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Legendary Grimdark ‘Warhammer 40,000’ Artist John Blanche Has Passed Away at 78
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.


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