Helstrom (TV series)

Helstrom is an upcoming American web television series created for Hulu by Paul Zbyszewski, based on the Marvel Comics characters Daimon and Satana Hellstrom. It tells a standalone story within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The series is produced by ABC Signature Studios and Marvel Television, with Zbyszewski serving as showrunner.

Helstrom
Genre
Created byPaul Zbyszewski
Based on
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)
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DistributorHulu
Release
Original networkHulu
Chronology
Related showsMarvel Cinematic Universe television series

Tom Austen and Sydney Lemmon respectively star as Daimon and Ana Helstrom, the children of a powerful serial killer who hunt the worst of humanity. Elizabeth Marvel, Robert Wisdom, June Carryl, Ariana Guerra, and Alain Uy also star. Helstrom was officially announced with a series order at Hulu in May 2019, planned as the first series in Marvel Television's Adventure into Fear franchise. Filming took place in Vancouver from October 2019 until March 2020. Oversight of the series was moved to Marvel Studios in December 2019 when Marvel Television was folded into that company.

Helstrom is set to be released on Hulu in October 16, 2020, and will consist of 10 episodes.

Premise

Daimon and Ana Helstrom, the children of a powerful serial killer, hunt the worst of humanity.[1]

Cast and characters

Main
  • Tom Austen as Daimon Helstrom: An ethics professor who hopes to save those close to him from demons.[2]
  • Sydney Lemmon as Ana Helstrom: Daimon's sister, who runs an auction house as a cover while hunting people who hurt others.[2]
  • Elizabeth Marvel as Victoria Helstrom: Daimon and Ana's mother, who has been institutionalized for twenty years.[2]
  • Robert Wisdom as Caretaker: A guardian of the occult who fights demons.[2]
  • June Carryl as Louise Hastings: Head of the psychiatric hospital where Victoria is institutionalized.[2]
  • Ariana Guerra as Gabriella Rossetti: An agent of the Vatican who aids Daimon and Hastings.[2]
  • Alain Uy as Chris Yen: Ana's auction house business partner and surrogate brother.[2]

Recurring
  • Daniel Cudmore as Keith Spivey: A nurse at the psychiatric hospital where Victoria is institutionalized.[3]
  • David Meunier as Finn Miller: A member of a secret organization.[4]

Episodes
No.Title [5]Directed byWritten by [6]Original release date [5]
1"Mother's Little Helpers"TBAPaul ZbyszewskiOctober 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
2"Viaticum"TBABlair ButlerOctober 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
3"The One Who Got Away"TBAMarcus DalzineOctober 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
4"Containment"TBASheila WilsonOctober 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
5"Committed"TBAIan Sobel & Matt MorganOctober 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
6"Leviathan"TBAAmanda SegelOctober 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
7"Scars"TBAMark LeitnerOctober 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
8"Underneath"TBAMaggie BandurOctober 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
9"Vessels"TBAMatt MorganOctober 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
10"Hell Storm"TBAPaul ZbyszewskiOctober 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)

    Production

    Development

    On May 1, 2019, Hulu ordered Marvel's Helstrom to series, based on the Marvel Comics characters Daimon and Satana Hellstrom; their names are Daimon and Ana Helstrom in the series. Paul Zbyszewski, who previously served as an executive producer on Marvel's ABC series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., was set as showrunner and executive producer of Helstrom alongside Marvel Television head Jeph Loeb and Karim Zreik.[1][7] Marvel Television and ABC Signature Studios were set to co-produce Helstrom.[1] Zbyszewski said the series would be adding "scares" to the Marvel formula of "heart, humor, and action", and that he would use the Helstroms' story to "dissect some of our deepest fears",[8] with Loeb saying the series is moving into a new, "chilling" corner of the Marvel Universe.[9] The first season consists of 10 episodes.[2]

    In December 2019, Marvel Television was folded into Marvel Studios, with some executives from Marvel Television moving over to Marvel Studios to oversee the completion of production on Helstrom,[10] including Zreik.[7] In April 2020, Marvel terminated Zbyszewski's overall deal with them, in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Zbyszewski continued post-production work on the series.[11] By July, the series was no longer officially titled Marvel's Helstrom, with Disney changing the title to simply Helstrom in order to distance the Marvel brand from the series' horror-based content, not wanting viewers to "stumble upon the show while looking for something in the tone" of the Marvel Cinematic Universe films.[12]

    Casting

    Marvel announced the series' cast at the start of production in October 2019: Tom Austen and Sydney Lemmon star as Daimon and Ana Helstrom, with Elizabeth Marvel as their mother Victoria, Robert Wisdom as Caretaker, June Carryl as Dr. Louise Hastings, Ariana Guerra as Gabriella Rosetti, and Alain Uy as Chris Yen.[2] In November 2019, Daniel Cudmore and David Meunier were cast in the recurring roles as Nurse Keith Spivey and Finn Miller, respectively.[3][4]

    Filming

    Production on the series began on October 7, 2019, in Vancouver,[13][2] under the working title Omens.[13] Filming wrapped on March 14, 2020.[14]

    Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-ins

    Hulu and Marvel announced both Helstrom and a Ghost Rider series in May 2019, referring to them as the cornerstone of the "Spirits of Vengeance" and intending on them being interconnected in a similar fashion to Marvel's Netflix television series.[9][1] Marvel revealed that the two series would exist within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but would not crossover with the films or other television series of the franchise.[15] In August, Loeb revealed that the fear-based series at Hulu were being collectively referred to as Adventure into Fear.[16] Hulu was no longer moving forward with Ghost Rider by the end of September,[17] but other Adventure into Fear series were still planned.[16] Development on any further series was cancelled in December 2019 when Marvel Television was shut down.[10]

    Marketing

    Zbyszewski and the series' cast took part in a panel for the series during the virtual convention Comic-Con@Home in July 2020, where the first teaser for the series was released.[18]

    Release

    Helstrom is scheduled to debut on Hulu on October 16, 2020,[5] as part of Hulu's "Huluween" programming block,[19] and run for 10 episodes.[2]

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