AMC ANNOUNCES KIEFER SUTHERLAND AND JOEY KING STARRING IN THE CREEPSHOW HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, BASED ON STORIES BY STEPHEN KING AND JOE HILL

 

 

 

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, today announced Kiefer Sutherland (24Designated Survivor) and Joey King (The Kissing BoothThe Act) as the voice cast for The Creepshow Halloween Special, premiering October 26. The fully animated special will feature two stories directed by Creepshow showrunner Greg Nicotero, with animation by Octopie animation studio.

“Survivor Type,” based on the short story by Stephen King and adapted by Nicotero, stars Sutherland as a man determined to stay alive alone on a deserted island no matter what the cost. “Twittering from the Circus of the Dead,” based on the short story by Joe Hill and adapted by Melanie Dale, stars King as a teen whose family road trip includes a visit to the gravest show on earth.

The Creepshow Halloween Special is produced by the Cartel with Monster Agency Productions, Octopie, Taurus Entertainment, and Striker Entertainment: Stan Spry, Jeff Holland, and Eric Woods are executive producers and Geoff Silverman and Anthony Fankhauser are co-executive producers for the Cartel; Greg Nicotero and Brian Witten are executive producers and Julia Hobgood is a co-executive producer for Monster Agency Productions; Dave Newberg and Isaac Krauss are Executive Producers for Octopie; Robert Dudelson, James Dudelson and Jordan Kizwani are executive producers for Taurus Entertainment; Russell Binder is executive producer and Marc Mostman co-executive producer for Striker Entertainment.

Our Take

Animated specials are becoming more and more frequent. ABC, NBC, AMC, and others are seeing the value of the animated medium for storytelling, and with Kiefer and Joey King both slated to be part of the project, fans should be excited. Shudder has 1 million subscribers and counting, more would come if the service invested in more animation.