Truth Seekers
Truth Seekers is an upcoming comedy horror television series created by Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, James Serafinowicz and Nat Saunders, to be broadcast on Prime Video. The series will be directed by Jim Field Smith and star Nick Frost, Emma D'Arcy, Samson Kayo, Malcolm McDowell, Simon Pegg, Susie Wokoma and Julian Barratt.
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| Genre | Comedy horror |
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| Directed by | Jim Field Smith |
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| Music by | Robin Foster |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Cinematography | Arthur Mulhern |
| Editor(s) | Steve Ackroyd |
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| Original network | Prime Video |
The series is set to premiere in 2020 on Prime Video.[1]
Premise
Truth Seekers is a supernatural comedy series about a team of part-time paranormal investigators who team up to uncover and film ghost sightings across the UK, sharing their adventures on an online channel for all to see. However, as they stake out haunted churches, underground bunkers and abandoned hospitals with their array of homemade ghost-detecting gizmos, their supernatural experiences grow more frequent, more terrifying and even deadly, as they begin to uncover a conspiracy that could bring about Armageddon for the entire human race. Set in a mysterious world filled with dread and just-out-of-sight monsters, Truth Seekers mixes humour with the fear.[2]
Cast
- Nick Frost as Gus:
A lonely guy who works at "the most boring job you could have" – installing broadband. But he uses his job as a cover to perform amateur paranormal investigations. Frost described his character as someone “lost and looking for some truth in many aspects of his life.” Gus was turned on to the paranormal by someone very close to him – someone who has since died. And now, part of his quest to find the truth about the supernatural is also about possibly making contact with this person he lost.[1] - Emma D'Arcy as Astrid
- Samson Kayo as Elton
- Malcolm McDowell as Richard
- Simon Pegg as Dave:
Gus's boss, the head of the broadband company, who might be secretly up to something nefarious.[1] - Susie Wokoma as Helen
- Julian Barratt as Dr. Peter Toynbee
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [3] |
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| 1 | TBA | Jim Field Smith | Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, James Serafinowicz, and Nat Saunders | 2020 |
Development
In January 2018, it was announced that Stolen Picture was developing their first television project Truth Seekers, a half-hour comedy-horror series about a three-person paranormal investigation team.[4] In August 2019, Prime Video signed a full series order on Truth Seekers.[5] The series will star Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, alongside Emma D'Arcy, Samson Kayo, Malcolm McDowell, Susie Wokoma and Julian Barratt.[6] Jim Field Smith will direct all 8 episodes of the first season.[3] In a July 2020 interview, Pegg revealed that in regards to the tone of the series, "you just have to not make fun of the horror, the key with horror comedy is to take the horror completely seriously and allow the comedy to exist adjacent to it."[7]
Release
The series will consist of 8 episodes, with a targeted 2020 release.[8] In July 2020, during Comic-Con@Home, a first trailer was released.[2]
References
- Evangelista, Chris (July 23, 2020). "'Truth Seekers' is a Nick Frost and Simon Pegg Horror-Comedy That Takes Its Horror Seriously [Comic-Con 2020]". /Film. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- Sippell, Margeaux (July 23, 2020). "'Truth Seekers': Simon Pegg and Nick Frost Reunite to Fight 'Ancient Magic' in First Trailer (Video)". TheWrap. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- Sharf, Zack (July 23, 2020). "'Truth Seekers' Trailer: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost Hunt the Supernatural in Amazon Series". IndieWire. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- Clarke, Stewart (January 18, 2018). "Simon Pegg, Nick Frost Talk Stolen Picture and Their First Series, 'Truth Seekers' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- Clarke, Stewart (August 5, 2019). "Amazon Boards Simon Pegg, Nick Frost Series 'Truth Seekers' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- Chitwood, Adam (July 23, 2020). "Nick Frost and Simon Pegg Reunite in First Trailer for Amazon Series 'Truth Seekers'". Collider. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- May, Steve (July 24, 2020). "Horror is no laughing matter say 'Truth Seekers' Simon Pegg and Nick Frost". The Luxe Review. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- "The Top International TV Shows Launching This Summer and Fall". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. June 25, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.