Blumhouse and YouTube Red look to give horror fans an early holiday gift today with the premiere of the new anthology series 12 Deadly Days, which is teased in new preview videos.
"Nothing says the holidays like felons turned into reindeers while on the run, evil elves and killer carolers on the loose for the residents of Saturn, CA in 12 DEADLY DAYS, a new holiday horror comedy anthology series from the masters of horror at Blumhouse Television.
Featuring 12 twisted tales with top YouTube stars and some of horror’s most seasoned actors, the new series debuts exclusively today on YouTube Red.
12 DEADLY DAYS - A Haunting At The End Of The Street (Episode 1 Preview Clip): It’s a twisted take on “A Christmas Carol” in which a contemporary Ebenezer Scrooge refuses to reform and hires the Cratchit brothers, a ragtag team of ghost hunters, to exterminate his paranormal visitors. Features YouTube star Meghan Reinks.
12 DEADLY DAYS - Killer Firs ( Episode 2 Preview Clip): A young woman (Betty Gabriel) discovers the family Christmas tree business may be harboring a dark secret after the mysterious death of her estranged father. Also stars Burnie Burns and Troy Pindell.
Additional episodes will roll out daily exclusively on YouTube Red."
Previous press Release: (Los Angeles, CA) -- December 6, 2016 -- YouTube and Emmy Award-winning Blumhouse Television today announced that they have partnered on a new half hour horror-comedy series called “12 Deadly Days.” Over the course of a dozen interconnected tales, the residents of Saturn, CA find themselves terrorized by everything from killer carolers and lovelorn vampires to cursed fruitcakes and haunted Christmas trees. The series will debut exclusively on YouTube Red on December 12, 2016.
Blumhouse Television is serving as the studio on the series created by executive producers Chris Cullari and Jennifer Raite (as part of their first look deal with Blumhouse) and produced by Dakota Pictures which is set in the cursed town of Saturn during the twelve days leading up to Christmas. Troy Miller of Dakota, Josh Miller and Pat Casey also executive produced the series. Episodes in “12 Deadly Days” were directed by renowned genre talent like Joe Lynch, Joe Menendez, Eduardo Sanchez and Gregg Hale, and John Hyams as well as Miller. A huge cast of talented and well-known actors, such as Betty Gabriel (The Purge: Election Year), Kaitlin Doubleday (“Empire”), Dohn Norwood (“Hell on Wheels”), and Tom Lenk (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”), are featured in “12 Deadly Days” along with top YouTube creators including Anna Akana, Burnie Burns, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Brittany Furlan, Tre Melvin, Mikey Murphy, Eric Ochoa, Nikki Limo, Troy Pindell, Meghan Rienks, Jake Roper and Alexis Zall.
“We’re honored to be working with Blumhouse, the masters of horror, as we move into more genre programming for YouTube Red, and were excited to pair them with twelve of the best actor-creators on YouTube for ‘12 Deadly Days,” said Tim Shey, Head of Scripted Programming, YouTube Originals. “Viewers are going to be blown away by the storytelling, performances, and dark humor of this series, which is like nothing else out right now.”
Jeremy Gold and Marci Wiseman, Co-Presidents of Blumhouse Television said: “We are excited to start this new chapter of Blumhouse Television with ‘12 Deadly Days.’ Chris and Jennifer created a unique and original series that Troy and his team at Dakota along with Josh and Pat have helped bring to life. YouTube Red is the perfect home for such an irreverent and scary series and we can’t wait to share it with everyone."
Wiseman and Gold recently joined Blumhouse Television as Co-Presidents joining Jessica Rhoades, the long-time Head of Programming & Development. Blumhouse Television has quickly grown, winning two Emmy awards (The Normal Heart, The Jinx), two Peabody awards (The Jinx and How to Dance in Ohio), assembling a diverse slate of scripted and unscripted dark genre programming. Blumhouse is currently producing Sharp Objects starring Amy Adams based on Gillian Flynn’s bestselling novel and is serving as the studio for a limited series adaptation of journalist Gabriel Sherman's acclaimed reporting on Roger Ailes, shepherded by Academy Award winner Tom McCarthy. Blumhouse’s films, including the wildly successful The Purge, Insidious, Paranormal Activity and Ouija franchises, have grossed over $2 billion at the worldwide box-office.
This announcement also builds upon YouTube and Blumhouse’s partnership as Blumhouse previously partnered with YouTube Spaces to bring horror-inspired, virtual reality videos to YouTube fans this October.
YouTube Red is a paid membership that gives you an enhanced, uninterrupted experience across YouTube, YouTube Music, and YouTube Gaming. Members also get exclusive access to new Original series and movies from top YouTube creators. YouTube Red is currently available in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico, with plans for additional international expansion next year.
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