Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streamer for horror, thriller, and the supernatural, announced this week that the new event series “Slasher: Flesh & Blood,” starring horror legend David Cronenberg (“The Fly,” “Videodrome”), will exclusively stream on the service in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand beginning Thursday, August 12 with two episodes, followed by new episodes streaming each week. The series follows a wealthy, dysfunctional family that gathers for a reunion on a secluded island only to learn they’ll be pitted against one another in a cruel game of life and death, all while being stalked by a mysterious masked killer. Nothing is what it seems and no one is safe as the tension – and body count – ratchets up.
The eight-episode event series stars Cronenberg alongside cast members from previous installments of the Slasher franchise in brand new roles, including Paula Brancati (“Dark Oracle”), Jefferson Brown (“Carrie”), Patrice Goodman (“Sunnyside”), Sabrina Grdevich (“A.I. Artificial Intelligence”), and Christopher Jacot (“Going the Distance”). New to the franchise are Rachael Crawford (“Heartland”), Jeananne Goosen (“The Walking Dead”), Sydney Meyer (“Departure”), and Alex Ozerov (“The Americans”).
“’Slasher: Flesh & Blood’ is like ‘Knives Out’ done by John Carpenter and takes the ‘Slasher’ franchise to a new level with a gripping and scary story about family secrets, intrigue, murder and legacy,” said Craig Engler, Shudder’s General Manager. “We’re incredibly lucky to have David Cronenberg, an icon of the genre, giving a standout performance as the fearsome, intimidating patriarch of the Galloway family who sets the tone for the shocking twists, crazy mysteries, and total mayhem that’s to come. Shudder members won’t want to miss a single episode of this incredible event series.”
“Slasher” is a Canadian-American anthology horror series that premiered on Chiller in 2016. The series was later picked up by Netflix, where the next two seasons streamed exclusively. “Slasher: Flesh & Blood” will mark the series’ fourth season.
