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The Purge TV Show to Focus on the Other 364 Days of the Year

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One of the biggest surprise horror hits of the last decade has been The Purge franchise, which began as a modest $3 million home invasion movie that just happened to also revolve on the ingenious concept of a future America in which all crime – especially murder – is made legal for a period of 12 hours every year.

Since then, sequels The Purge: Anarchy and The Purge: Election Year have served to broaden the scope of the series’ universe, each revealing more about just how that society managed to get so broken, and what different types of people must do to survive the deadly night.

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Each subsequent Purge movie has also earned better reviews than the movie before it, a rarity for a horror series, or really just about any movie series at all. While The Purge 4 is still set to hit theaters on July 4th, 2018, it won’t be the only Purging fans do next year, as a Purge TV show is also coming to both USA and Syfy.

Entitled simply Purge, most naturally assumed that the show would stick to the actual titular night, as the films have done. Surprisingly enough though, producer Jason Blum said today at NBC Universal’s upfront presentation that that won’t be the case at all:

“It will reveal to the fans what happens the other 364 days of the year and how that law affects people,” Blum said, according to a report by Deadline.

5 Reasons Why ‘The Purge’ May Be One Of The Greatest Movie Franchises Ever

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As a reminder, it was previously confirmed that franchise creator James DeMonaco is set to write, direct, and executive produce the show. Many were surprised when DeMonaco was announced as not directing Purge 4, but now it seems clear that he’ll be busy doing this instead.

With that in mind, if anyone is truly qualified to try and expand the chaotic Purge world even further, it’s definitely DeMonaco, the man that started it all.

While it’s curious that the TV show won’t focus on the titular event itself, the movies aren’t going away anytime soon, and that’s what they’re there to do. With this small-screen offering, interested fans are about to learn more than ever before about the inner workings of a society that legalizes murder.

5 Reasons Why ‘The Purge’ May Be One Of The Greatest Movie Franchises Ever

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Travis Kelce Joins Cast on Ryan Murphy’s ‘Grotesquerie’

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Football star Travis Kelce is going Hollywood. At least that is what Dahmer Emmy award-winning star Niecy Nash-Betts announced on her Instagram page yesterday. She posted a video of herself on set of the new Ryan Murphy FX series Grotesquerie.

“This is what happens when WINNERS link up‼️ @killatrav Welcome to Grostequerie[sic]!” she wrote.

Standing just out of frame is Kelce who suddenly steps in to say, “Jumping into new territory with Niecy!” Nash-Betts appears to be in a hospital gown while Kelce is dressed as an orderly.

Not much is known about Grotesquerie, other than in literary terms it means a work filled with both science fiction and extreme horror elements. Think H.P. Lovecraft.

Back in February Murphy released an audio teaser for Grotesquerie on social media. In it, Nash-Betts says in part, “I don’t know when it started, I can’t put my finger on it, but it’s different now. There’s been a shift, like something’s opening up in the world — a kind of hole that descends into a nothingness…”

There hasn’t been an official synopsis released regarding Grotesquerie, but keep checking back to iHorror for further details.

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’47 Meters Down’ Getting Third Movie Called ‘The Wreck’

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Deadline is reporting that a new 47 Meters Down installment is heading into production, making the shark series a trilogy. 

“Series creator Johannes Roberts, and screenwriter Ernest Riera, who wrote the first two films, have co-written the third installment: 47 Meters Down: The Wreck.” Patrick Lussier (My Bloody Valentine) will direct.

The first two films were a moderate success, released in 2017 and 2019 respectively. The second film is titled 47 Meters Down: Uncaged

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The plot for The Wreck is detailed by Deadline. They write that it involves a father and daughter trying to repair their relationship by spending time together scuba diving into a sunken ship, “But soon after their descent, their master diver has an accident leaving them alone and unprotected inside the labyrinth of the wreck. As tensions rise and oxygen dwindles, the pair must use their newfound bond to escape the wreck and the relentless barrage of bloodthirsty great white sharks.”

The filmmakers are hoping to present the pitch to the Cannes market with production starting in the fall. 

47 Meters Down: The Wreck is the perfect continuation of our shark-filled franchise,” said Byron Allen, founder/chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group. “This film will once again have moviegoers terrified and on the edge of their seats.”

Johannes Roberts adds, “We can’t wait for audiences to be trapped underwater with us again. 47 Meters Down: The Wreck is going to be the biggest, most-intense film of this franchise.”

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‘Wednesday’ Season Two Drops New Teaser Video That Reveals Full Cast

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Netflix announced this morning that Wednesday season 2 is finally entering production. Fans have been waiting a long time for more of the creepy icon. Season one of Wednesday premiered in November of 2022.

In our new world of streaming entertainment, it isn’t uncommon for shows to take years to release a new season. If they release another one at all. Even though we will likely have to wait quite a while to see the show, any news is good news.

Wednesday Cast

The new season of Wednesday looks to have an amazing cast. Jenna Ortega (Scream) will be reprising her iconic role as Wednesday. She will be joined by Billie Piper (Scoop), Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Evie Templeton (Return to Silent Hill), Owen Painter (The Handmaid’s Tale), and Noah Taylor (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).

We will also get to see some of the amazing cast from season one making a return. Wednesday season 2 will feature Catherine-Zeta Jones (Side Effects), Luis Guzman (Genie), Issac Ordonez (A Wrinkle in Time), and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (Devs).

If all of that star power wasn’t enough, the legendary Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas) will be directing the series. As a cheeky nod from Netflix, this season of Wednesday will be titled Here We Woe Again.

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Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams

We don’t know much about much about what Wednesday season two will entail. However, Ortega has stated that this season will be more horror focused. “We’re definitely leaning into a little bit more horror. It’s really, really exciting because, all throughout the show, while Wednesday does need a little bit of an arc, she never really changes and that’s the wonderful thing about her.”

That’s all the information that we have. Make sure to check back here for more news and updates.

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