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Shudder Comes To Fantastic Fest

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Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for thriller, suspense, and horror, has announced its impressive lineup of originally produced and acquired films and series to be featured at this year’s Fantastic Fest, held in Austin, Texas, from September 20–27.

The centerpiece of Shudder’s Fantastic Fest programming is the world premiere of all eight episodes of audiophile nightmare Deadwax, an original short-form series starring Hannah Gross (Mindhunter) and Evan Gamble (Hap & Leonard), created by Graham Reznick (I Can See You, PS4’s Until Dawn) and executive produced by Reznick and Peter Phok (The House of the Devil, Stake Land). The 8-episode short-form series is slated to premiere on Shudder later this year.

Shudder has also announced the acquisition of North American rights for two Fantastic Fest titles: acclaimed Brazilian supernatural thriller The Night Shifter and wild Japanese crime saga The Blood of Wolves. Fantastic Fest will also host the U.S. premiere of the celebrated Argentine horror film, Terrified, which will launch on Shudder on October 11, one of a series of weekly original and exclusive premieres coming to the service now through Halloween.

In addition, genre film fans in New York, San Francisco and Denver will be able to screen Terrified and The Night Shifter at Fantastic Fest’s “satellite markets” at select Alamo Drafthouse locations, along with another upcoming Shudder exclusive, the SXSW noir hit A Bluebird in My Heart.

“Shudder is excited to be returning to Fantastic Fest, one of the world’s great showcases for genre films, bigger and better than ever before,” said Aurelie de Troyer, VP of Global Acquisitions for Shudder. “Not just to screen standout films from the global market and our newest originals series, but also to be on the lookout for mind-blowing future acquisitions to share with Shudder members.”

SHUDDER’S FULL FANTASTIC FEST LINEUP:

DEADWAX (original scripted short-form series, coming to Shudder in 2018)

Written and directed by filmmaker, acclaimed sound designer and electronic musician Graham Reznick (I Can See You, co-writer of the PlayStation smash hit Until Dawn), Deadwax chronicles the hunt for a rare recording believed to cause madness and death to anyone who dares listen. Etta (Hannah Gross, Mindhunter), an audiophile and rare vinyl record dealer, is hired to find the only existing print of this notorious record. When Etta comes across Perry (Evan Gamble, Hap & Leonard), a police officer afflicted by the disc, she must race to unravel the deadly recording’s otherworldly origins. The series also stars Chester Rushing (Stranger Things), Dohn Norwood (Hell on Wheels), Ted Raimi (Ash vs. Evil Dead), Tracy Perez (East Los High) and Yuki Sakamoto.

Terrified (coming to Shudder October 11)

A quiet street in a Buenos Aires neighborhood is disturbed by a series of mysterious and unsettling events, prompting an investigation from a soon-to-retire detective known for his interest in the occult. Directed by Demián Rugna.

The Blood of Wolves (coming to Shudder in 2018)

In the neon-soaked streets of 1988 Hiroshima, experienced detective Ogami Shogo (Kôji Yakusho, 13 Assassins) is forced to partner with greenhorn Hioka Shuichi (Tôri Matsuzaka) to investigate a routine disappearance case. Soon they’re in the midst of a full-blown yakuza war that threatens to destroy all that the two men hold dear. Directed by Kazuya Shiraishi (The Devil’s Path).

The Night Shifter (coming to Shudder in 2019)

A morgue attendant (Daniel de Oliveira) who can converse with the dead puts his loved ones in peril using his forbidden knowledge for vengeance. Directed by Dennison Ramalho (The ABCs of Death 2).

A Bluebird in My Heart (coming to Shudder in 2019)

Attempting to lead a quiet, reformed life, an ex-con (Roland Møller, Atomic Blonde) finds refuge in a motel run by a single mother (Veerle Baetens, The Broken Circle Breakdown) and her daughter Clara (Lola Le Lann, One Wild Moment). The peace and freedom found in this safe haven disappear when Clara is assaulted, forcing him to face his old demons. Directed by Jérémie Guez.

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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