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Blumhouse and Epix Will Examine One Town’s Satanic Panic With Docuseries “Fall River”
If you can’t get enough of true crime documentaries, which are all the rage at the moment thanks in large part to Netflix, the network Epix has just announced out of the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour that they’re partnering with Blumhouse Television for the upcoming docu-series “Fall River,” a tale of murder and Satanic Panic.
Here’s the rundown, via Deadline:
“1979 – Fall River, MA – home to the notorious Lizzie Borden, three young women were killed in a series of brutal murders. Police alleged a satanic cult was practicing human sacrifice. The cult leader, a man named Carl Drew, was captured and sent to prison for life without parole. Twenty years after the trial, the lead investigator became so haunted by inconsistencies in the stories that he re-investigated his own case after he retired. Evidence surfaced bringing the entire story into question.”
“This documentary series will tell the shocking true story of a town caught in the grips of the Satanic Panic, with new witnesses and evidence that shed light on murders that were thought to have been solved.”
“Fall River” is produced by Blumhouse Television (The Jinx, No One Saw A Thing, The Loudest Voice) and Pyramid Productions.
The docu-series is directed by James Buddy Day (The Lover’s Lane Murders, Manson: The Women, The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell).
Amazon Freevee, the ad-funded streaming service formerly known as IMDb TV, unveiled an increased slate of originals. Among them is a new remake of the British series “Inside No. 9,” an anthology series that blends horror, dark humor, crime, and suspense.
Currently in development, “From Lionsgate Television and BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions, this dark comedy features high stakes, shocking twists, and the unexpected.”
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith (In the Earth, A Field in England) created BBC’s original award-winning anthology series. Each episode, which often explores genre twists and tropes, is loosely linked by the number nine and a brass rabbit figurine.
Pemberton and Shearsmith will executive produce the new series alongside Angie Stephenson and Josh Cole.
Co-Head of Content & Programming Lauren Anderson told Deadline in a statement, “We want to do inventive, noisy interesting television and that show is one of one. We hope we can make a version that is worthy of the legacy.”
That legacy is a high bar to clear, as “Inside No. 9” is currently one of the best shows you’re not watching.
Our own Paul Lê said, of its sixth season, that the series “remains unparalleled when it comes to crafting self-contained universes and eccentric casts.” Series 7 of the UK version of “Inside No. 9” is currently airing on Wednesday nights on BBC Two.
While Pemberton and Shearsmith star in the original series, who will star in the remake has not yet been announced. Pemberton did take to Twitter to encourage fan-casting:
And in other news…https://t.co/QzpDhHIQWG
Let the fantasy re-casting begin!#tashtag #InsideNo9USA
— Steve Pemberton (@SP1nightonly) May 3, 2022
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