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Sam Raimi’s Horror Anthology Series “50 States of Fright” is Now Streaming on The Roku Channel

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Quibi is no more but the good news is that Roku has been picking up Quibi’s original projects, and as of today, Sam Raimi’s “50 States of Fright” is now a Roku Original Series!

As part of a “Freakout Friday” campaign to bring streamers thrilling new horror content on The Roku Channel all month long, the platform today launched “50 States of Fright,” the second October title of their Halloween line up.

All episodes from both seasons of “50 States of Fright” can be streamed at your leisure right now, including the premiere episode that was directed by Sam Raimi himself!

50 States of Fright, executive produced by Sam Raimi, is a horror anthology with terrifying tales state by state. Roku’s Head of Scripted Programming, Colin Davis shares “If you’re looking for something to thrill you and just chill you to your core, look no further.”

Launched in 2017, The Roku Channel is the home of free and premium entertainment on the Roku platform. In addition to Roku devices, The Roku Channel is available on Web, iOS and Android devices, Amazon Fire TV and select Samsung TVs and can be accessed internationally in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

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Thandiwe Newton Joins the Cast of “Wednesday” Season 2

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Pictured: Thandiwe Newton in 'God's Country' (2022)

Last week we learned that Steve Buscemi had joined the cast of “Wednesday” Season 2 at Netflix, and Variety lets us know that Thandiwe Newton (“Westworld”) has also signed on.

Jenna Ortega is back as Wednesday Addams in the upcoming second season of Netflix’s “Wednesday,” with Steve Buscemi playing the new principal of Nevermore Academy.

Jenna Ortega stars in the hit series as Wednesday Addams, with Luis Guzmán playing Gomez and Catherine Zeta-Jones playing Morticia in Tim Burton’s Netflix series. Christina Ricci also appears in the show, playing a brand new role, with Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester.

“Wednesday” is described as “a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy.” The series follows…

“Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships.”

Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (“Smallville”) are the writers and showrunners, with Tim Burton executive producing and directing several episodes of the show’s debut season.

We don’t know much about “Wednesday” Season 2 at the moment but Jenna Ortega has promised that the new season will be “bolder” and darker than the first season of the series.

“We’ve decided we want to lean into the horror more,” Ortega said last year.

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