Blumhouse Now Snags Rights to Infamous Battersea Poltergeist Haunting
Blumhouse Television is working on a new series based on THE BATTERSEA POLTERGEIST Podcast and James Clark s book THE POLTERGEIST PRINCE OF LONDON!
In an ultra-competitive bidding situation, Blumhouse Television and Michael Seitzman’s Maniac Productions have secured the rights to BBC Radio 4’s
The Battersea Poltergeist podcast, presented by Danny Robins, which the company is developing as the first season of a scripted ongoing series and a companion unscripted series, titled
Blumhouse’s Ghost Story. Additionally, the companies have also secured Hitchings’ life rights, as well as the rights to her and James Clark’s book,
“AMERICAN AUTOâ
From the creator of âSuperstoreâ comes a new workplace comedy that takes the wheels off the automobile industry. Set in Detroit, the corporate executives of Payne Motors are at a crossroads: adapt to the changing times or be sent to the junkyard. Shaking things up is the new CEO, whose leadership, experience and savvy is only slightly offset by her complete lack of knowledge about cars. Luckily, her team has some of the best minds in the business â when they arenât fighting or trying to outwit each other. From the corporate office to the factory floor, the crew of Payne Motors is driving home the laughs.
Blumhouse Reveals Cast of New Bunker Horror AMERICAN REFUGEE
The cast of Blumhouse s AMERICAN REFUGE includes TRUE BLOOD s Sam Trammell!
Erika Alexander, Derek Luke, and also Sam Trammell
in lead roles for the upcoming film
American Refugee.
The film tells the story of a family seeking shelter in a neighbor’s bunker (Trammell).
Meanwhile, the American economy is in collapse and the nation under martial law. There they find the danger inside is potentially greater than the danger outside.
Erika Alexander
Alexander is a two-time winner of the NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (
Living Single). And also recently garnered a fourth nomination for Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series for
Blumhouse-Epix Thriller A HOUSE ON THE BAYOU Sets Three Leads Paul Schneider, Angela Sarafyan, and Jacob Lofland lead Blumhouse & Epix s A HOUSE ON THE BAYOU written and directed by Alex McAulay (Don’t Tell a Soul) By Mike Sprague
Blumhouse and Epix’s
House on the Bayou has begun production in New Orleans. And today we learned it’s snagged its leads. They are Paul Schneider (
Channel Zero: Candle Cove), Angela Sarafyan (
Westworld), and also Jacob Lofland (
Maze Runner).
Ida Red,
Venom,
The Lodge, Marvel’s
The film follows a troubled family (Schneider, Sarafyan, McHugh) who go on vacation to an isolated house in the Louisiana bayou to reconnect as a family.