Little Marvin (‘Them: The Scare’ creator) on why ‘horror gets a bad rap’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
“Horror gets a bad rap. People don’t talk enough about how deeply human it is,” admits Little Marvin, creator of “Them: The Scare.” In our recent webchat he adds, “I love to see characters that are emotionally complex and that test my allegiances. When I’m already invested in the character and you give me something so unnatural, I’m 1000% in.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
“Them: The Scare” is the second installment of Amazon Prime Video’s horror anthology series created by Little Marvin. Set in Los Angeles County circa 1991, LAPD Detective Dawn (Deborah Ayorinde) is assigned to a gruesome murder. Luke James plays Edmund, an aspiring actor who appears sensitive but harbors a dark void. Marvin explains, “I endeavored to make something that showed the duality in people. I wanted Edmund to engender a certain level of empathy. If you are terrified by the decisions he...
“Them: The Scare” is the second installment of Amazon Prime Video’s horror anthology series created by Little Marvin. Set in Los Angeles County circa 1991, LAPD Detective Dawn (Deborah Ayorinde) is assigned to a gruesome murder. Luke James plays Edmund, an aspiring actor who appears sensitive but harbors a dark void. Marvin explains, “I endeavored to make something that showed the duality in people. I wanted Edmund to engender a certain level of empathy. If you are terrified by the decisions he...
- 5/30/2024
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
Plot: Set in 1991 Los Angeles, the story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer. But as she draws closer to the truth, something ominous and malevolent grips her and her family…
Review: The first season of Them debuted on Prime Video close to the one-year mark after Covid-19. Marketed as the small-screen continuation of Jordan Peele’s brand of big-screen horror, the series blended social commentary, political relevance, and disturbing imagery as it chronicled the Emory family’s move to Southern California. Led by a great performance by Deborah Ayorinde, Them (subtitled Covenant) was almost too violent for its own good. While I enjoyed the first season,...
Review: The first season of Them debuted on Prime Video close to the one-year mark after Covid-19. Marketed as the small-screen continuation of Jordan Peele’s brand of big-screen horror, the series blended social commentary, political relevance, and disturbing imagery as it chronicled the Emory family’s move to Southern California. Led by a great performance by Deborah Ayorinde, Them (subtitled Covenant) was almost too violent for its own good. While I enjoyed the first season,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Forget American Horror Story, Prime Video Just Dropped Its Perfect Replacement With 100% Tomatometer
The detective genre mixed with something paranormal-ish has been a key to streaming success for quite a long time now — and Prime Video’s brand new series turns out to be one more proof for it.
Though it’s been only several days since Them: The Scare dropped on the platform and joined the first part of the whole anthology, Covenant, the show has surely managed to capture everyone’s attention and even now can boast of a perfect score.
Them: The Scare makes a big time jump compared to the first part that took place in 1953 and will now take the viewers to the 1990s. This time the plot follows LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is portrayed by season 1’s actress Deborah Ayorinde, as she embarks on her own investigation of an eerie murder of a foster mother.
The case becomes even more challenging when Dawn finds out...
Though it’s been only several days since Them: The Scare dropped on the platform and joined the first part of the whole anthology, Covenant, the show has surely managed to capture everyone’s attention and even now can boast of a perfect score.
Them: The Scare makes a big time jump compared to the first part that took place in 1953 and will now take the viewers to the 1990s. This time the plot follows LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is portrayed by season 1’s actress Deborah Ayorinde, as she embarks on her own investigation of an eerie murder of a foster mother.
The case becomes even more challenging when Dawn finds out...
- 4/29/2024
- by benjamin-patel@startefacts.com (Benjamin Patel)
- STartefacts.com
Them: The Scare, the newest entry into the black horror anthology for Prime Video, will blow your mind.
The follow-up to Them: Covenant brings the action forward in a few decades to 1991, where LAPD Detective Dawn Reeve will be embroiled in a case unlike anything she's ever seen.
And soon enough, her family will be affected in ways she never saw coming.
The series, born from the mind of its brilliant creator Little Marvin, has a robust cast. TV Fanatic was blessed to take part in the Them: The Scare press day, where we chatted with stars Luke James, Joshua J. Williams, and Pam Grier.
One of the biggest strengths of the Them: The Scare series is its fantastic cast, which brings this decidedly twisty and scary tale to life.
Luke James, from The Chi fame, steps into the role of Edmund Gaines and gives a scene-stealing performance.
It's hard...
The follow-up to Them: Covenant brings the action forward in a few decades to 1991, where LAPD Detective Dawn Reeve will be embroiled in a case unlike anything she's ever seen.
And soon enough, her family will be affected in ways she never saw coming.
The series, born from the mind of its brilliant creator Little Marvin, has a robust cast. TV Fanatic was blessed to take part in the Them: The Scare press day, where we chatted with stars Luke James, Joshua J. Williams, and Pam Grier.
One of the biggest strengths of the Them: The Scare series is its fantastic cast, which brings this decidedly twisty and scary tale to life.
Luke James, from The Chi fame, steps into the role of Edmund Gaines and gives a scene-stealing performance.
It's hard...
- 4/25/2024
- by Whitney Evans
- TVfanatic
If you've seen the trailers, then you know Them: The Scare will surely be unlike anything else on television.
The black horror anthology returns for a second season on Prime Video, with a new story and landscape at the forefront but the same scares the first season evoked.
TV Fanatic was lucky enough to participate in the Them: The Scare press day, where we chatted with series creator Little Marvin and Deborah Ayorinde, who returns to the series in a new role.
While the first season, Them: Covenant, was set in 1953 and followed a black family moving from North Carolina to an all-white neighborhood in Los Angeles, this season takes place in 1991.
The story stays in Los Angeles but changes the timeframe, introducing a new set of circumstances for the new cast of characters.
Little Marvin, the mastermind behind the innovative series, was inspired by many things when creating this universe.
The black horror anthology returns for a second season on Prime Video, with a new story and landscape at the forefront but the same scares the first season evoked.
TV Fanatic was lucky enough to participate in the Them: The Scare press day, where we chatted with series creator Little Marvin and Deborah Ayorinde, who returns to the series in a new role.
While the first season, Them: Covenant, was set in 1953 and followed a black family moving from North Carolina to an all-white neighborhood in Los Angeles, this season takes place in 1991.
The story stays in Los Angeles but changes the timeframe, introducing a new set of circumstances for the new cast of characters.
Little Marvin, the mastermind behind the innovative series, was inspired by many things when creating this universe.
- 4/25/2024
- by Whitney Evans
- TVfanatic
Prime Video’s horror anthology series “Them” returns this week with brand new season “Them: The Scare,” which will premiere worldwide on Prime Video beginning April 25, 2024.
The best news? All episodes will be available upon release. Can’t wait? Whet your appetite for terror by watching an exclusive clip below, featuring the iconic Pam Grier! Intense carrot cutting scenes are a staple in the horror genre, and this is damn sure one of them…
The first season of “Them” (now retroactively dubbed “Covenant”) debuted back in 2021, and this second installment of the anthology series will consist of eight episodes.
“Them: The Scare” will once again be set in Los Angeles…
The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles,...
The best news? All episodes will be available upon release. Can’t wait? Whet your appetite for terror by watching an exclusive clip below, featuring the iconic Pam Grier! Intense carrot cutting scenes are a staple in the horror genre, and this is damn sure one of them…
The first season of “Them” (now retroactively dubbed “Covenant”) debuted back in 2021, and this second installment of the anthology series will consist of eight episodes.
“Them: The Scare” will once again be set in Los Angeles…
The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles,...
- 4/23/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The official trailer for Prime Video’s Them season two, Them: The Scare, reveals the anthology series’ new setting and characters. Season one’s Deborah Ayorinde returns as a brand new character, starring as an LA detective hunting for a killer.
Joining Ayorinde in the second season are Pam Grier (Jackie Brown) as Athena and Grammy-nominated musician Luke James (The Chi) as Edmund Gaines. Joshua J. Williams (Cloak & Dagger), Jeremy Bobb (The Continental), Wayne Knight (Seinfeld), Carlito Olivero (This Is Me… Now), Charles Brice (Homeland), and Iman Shumpert (The Chi) also star.
“Them will once again be set in Los Angeles. The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken,” reads Prime Video’s synopsis. “Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on...
Joining Ayorinde in the second season are Pam Grier (Jackie Brown) as Athena and Grammy-nominated musician Luke James (The Chi) as Edmund Gaines. Joshua J. Williams (Cloak & Dagger), Jeremy Bobb (The Continental), Wayne Knight (Seinfeld), Carlito Olivero (This Is Me… Now), Charles Brice (Homeland), and Iman Shumpert (The Chi) also star.
“Them will once again be set in Los Angeles. The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken,” reads Prime Video’s synopsis. “Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on...
- 3/28/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
"No human is capable of that kind of evil." Amazon MGM Studios has revealed the official trailer for Them: The Scare, the follow-up next season of Little Marvin's horror anthology series "Them" from Prime Video. This second set of episodes, The Scare, are streaming later in April – this time it's set in 1991 in L.A. Little Marvin's Them: The Scare centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken up. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer. But as she draws closer to the truth, something ominous and malevolent grips her & her family... "With Them: The Scare, we wanted to combine our love of horror with a look at Los...
- 3/28/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Will obsession lead to destruction or success? It’s a question that one persistent detective faces in Prime Video’s “Them: The Scare.” The series’ second season focuses on LA during a pivotal point in its history — the ’90s. Creator, executive producer, and showrunner Little Marvin found the location’s turbulent decade to be the perfect pairing for horror. “With ‘Them: The Scare,’ we wanted to combine our love of horror with a look at Los Angeles’s rich history and evolution,” he said.
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Continue reading ‘Them: The Scare’ Trailer: Prime Video’s Horror Anthology Series Returns In April at The Playlist.
- 3/28/2024
- by Valerie Thompson
- The Playlist
Prime Video has released the official trailer for their horror anthology series “Them: The Scare,” which will be premiering worldwide on Prime Video beginning April 25, 2024.
The best news? All episodes will be available upon release. Can’t wait? Whet your appetite for terror by watching the haunting official trailer for “Them: The Scare” below.
The first season of “Them” (now retroactively dubbed “Covenant”) debuted back in 2021, and this second installment of the anthology series will consist of eight episodes.
“Them: The Scare” will once again be set in Los Angeles…
The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer.
But as she draws closer to the truth,...
The best news? All episodes will be available upon release. Can’t wait? Whet your appetite for terror by watching the haunting official trailer for “Them: The Scare” below.
The first season of “Them” (now retroactively dubbed “Covenant”) debuted back in 2021, and this second installment of the anthology series will consist of eight episodes.
“Them: The Scare” will once again be set in Los Angeles…
The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer.
But as she draws closer to the truth,...
- 3/28/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Back in 2021, Prime Video aired the first season of the horror anthology series Them (you can read our review Here), which creator Little Marvin and executive producer Lena Waithe put together with the intention of telling stories that will “explore terror in America.” All eight episodes of the second season, which is called Them: The Scare, are set to be released through Prime Video on Thursday, April 25th – and with that date just four weeks away, a trailer for the new season has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.
A press release notified us that Them: The Scare will be, like its predecessor, set in Los Angeles. The first season, which is subtitled Covenant, took place in Compton circa 1952, while the new episodes move the time frame forward to 1991. The story of the second season centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned...
A press release notified us that Them: The Scare will be, like its predecessor, set in Los Angeles. The first season, which is subtitled Covenant, took place in Compton circa 1952, while the new episodes move the time frame forward to 1991. The story of the second season centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned...
- 3/28/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Today, Prime Video has released the official trailer for the horror anthology series Them: The Scare from series creator Little Marvin. This second installment will consist of eight episodes and will premiere on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
Them: The Scare will be available in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. All episodes will be available upon release.
Them: The Scare will once again be set in Los Angeles. The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken.
Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer. But as she draws closer to the truth, something ominous and malevolent grips her and her family…
“With Them: The Scare, we wanted to combine our love of...
Them: The Scare will be available in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. All episodes will be available upon release.
Them: The Scare will once again be set in Los Angeles. The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken.
Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer. But as she draws closer to the truth, something ominous and malevolent grips her and her family…
“With Them: The Scare, we wanted to combine our love of...
- 3/28/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Prime Video’s social horror series “Them” continues with new season “Them: The Scare” next month, and Prime Video is promising the official trailer tomorrow, March 28.
While you wait, check out an unsettling official poster below…
The first season of “Them” (now retroactively dubbed “Covenant”) debuted back in 2021, and among the fans of the horror series was none other than horror master Stephen King.
King tweeted back in 2021, “Amazon Prime Video: Them, starting tomorrow. The first episode scared the hell out of me, and I’m hard to scare. Bonus: If you’ve never seen a bunch of extremely creepy white ladies in 50s dresses, here’s your chance.”
This second installment of the anthology series will consist of eight episodes and will premiere on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
“Them: The Scare” will once again be set in Los Angeles…
The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve,...
While you wait, check out an unsettling official poster below…
The first season of “Them” (now retroactively dubbed “Covenant”) debuted back in 2021, and among the fans of the horror series was none other than horror master Stephen King.
King tweeted back in 2021, “Amazon Prime Video: Them, starting tomorrow. The first episode scared the hell out of me, and I’m hard to scare. Bonus: If you’ve never seen a bunch of extremely creepy white ladies in 50s dresses, here’s your chance.”
This second installment of the anthology series will consist of eight episodes and will premiere on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
“Them: The Scare” will once again be set in Los Angeles…
The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve,...
- 3/27/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Pam Grier (Athena) and Deborah Ayorinde (Dawn) in ‘Them: The Scare’ (Photo Credit: Prime Video)
Prime Video released the first photos from season two of the horror anthology series Them. Season one, Them: The Covenant, premiered in April 2021, and season two, Them: The Scare, will debut with the release of all eight episodes on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
“With Them: The Scare, we wanted to combine our love of horror with a look at Los Angeles’s rich history and evolution,” stated creator, executive producer, and showrunner Little Marvin. “This second installment is a new story set in the ’90s, one of the most iconic decades for film, music, and fashion, particularly in Los Angeles. I’m also excited about our amazing cast: Deborah Ayorinde returns as a completely new character, Luke James delivers an unforgettable performance, and the legendary Pam Grier, who has played so many iconic and beloved roles on screen,...
Prime Video released the first photos from season two of the horror anthology series Them. Season one, Them: The Covenant, premiered in April 2021, and season two, Them: The Scare, will debut with the release of all eight episodes on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
“With Them: The Scare, we wanted to combine our love of horror with a look at Los Angeles’s rich history and evolution,” stated creator, executive producer, and showrunner Little Marvin. “This second installment is a new story set in the ’90s, one of the most iconic decades for film, music, and fashion, particularly in Los Angeles. I’m also excited about our amazing cast: Deborah Ayorinde returns as a completely new character, Luke James delivers an unforgettable performance, and the legendary Pam Grier, who has played so many iconic and beloved roles on screen,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Them is at long last ready to unleash new horror.
Prime Video has announced that Season 2 of the horror anthology — dubbed Them: The Scare — will release all eight episodes on Thursday, April 25, more than three years after Them‘s freshman run dropped.
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Them will once again be set in Los Angeles but leap forward nearly 40 years, to 1991, where it will follow LAPD...
Prime Video has announced that Season 2 of the horror anthology — dubbed Them: The Scare — will release all eight episodes on Thursday, April 25, more than three years after Them‘s freshman run dropped.
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Them will once again be set in Los Angeles but leap forward nearly 40 years, to 1991, where it will follow LAPD...
- 3/11/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Prime Video’s social horror series “Them” originally premiered back in 2021, and this week we’ve learned that the series officially becomes an anthology with “Them: The Scare.”
Today, Prime Video has released first-look images of the horror anthology series. This second installment will consist of eight episodes and will premiere on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. All episodes will be available upon release.
“Them: The Scare” will once again be set in Los Angeles.
The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer.
But as she draws closer to the truth, something ominous and malevolent grips her and her family…...
Today, Prime Video has released first-look images of the horror anthology series. This second installment will consist of eight episodes and will premiere on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. All episodes will be available upon release.
“Them: The Scare” will once again be set in Los Angeles.
The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer.
But as she draws closer to the truth, something ominous and malevolent grips her and her family…...
- 3/11/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Back in 2021, Prime Video aired the first season of the horror anthology series Them (you can read our review Here), which creator Little Marvin and executive producer Lena Waithe put together with the intention of telling stories that will “explore terror in America.” All eight episodes of the second season, which is called Them: The Scare, are set to be released through Prime Video on Thursday, April 25th, and today a batch of first look images have arrived online to give a preview of the new season. You can check them out at the bottom of this article.
A press release notifies us that Them: The Scare will be, like its predecessor, set in Los Angeles. The first season, which is subtitled Covenant, took place in Compton circa 1952, while the new episodes move the time frame forward to 1991. The story of the second season centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve,...
A press release notifies us that Them: The Scare will be, like its predecessor, set in Los Angeles. The first season, which is subtitled Covenant, took place in Compton circa 1952, while the new episodes move the time frame forward to 1991. The story of the second season centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Blue Bayou filmmaker Justin Chon has signed with WME and Blue Marble Management for representation.
Chon recently directed and executive produced the new Apple TV+ series Chief of War, starring Jason Momoa and produced by Chernin and Fifth Season. The series will premiere in 2024 on Apple TV+.
He also wrote, directed, and starred in the 2021 film Blue Bayou, which sold competitively to Focus Features and premiered at Cannes as part of the Un Certain Regard selection. In the film, Justin stars opposite Oscar winner Alicia Vikander. His fourth feature film, Jamojaya, which he wrote and directed, premiered at Sundance in 2023. Ms. Purple, which he wrote, directed and produced, premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. His feature, Gook, premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Next Audience Award.
Chon also executive produced and directed episodes of Apple TV+’s Peabody Award winning Season 1 of Pachinko.
Chon began...
Chon recently directed and executive produced the new Apple TV+ series Chief of War, starring Jason Momoa and produced by Chernin and Fifth Season. The series will premiere in 2024 on Apple TV+.
He also wrote, directed, and starred in the 2021 film Blue Bayou, which sold competitively to Focus Features and premiered at Cannes as part of the Un Certain Regard selection. In the film, Justin stars opposite Oscar winner Alicia Vikander. His fourth feature film, Jamojaya, which he wrote and directed, premiered at Sundance in 2023. Ms. Purple, which he wrote, directed and produced, premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. His feature, Gook, premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Next Audience Award.
Chon also executive produced and directed episodes of Apple TV+’s Peabody Award winning Season 1 of Pachinko.
Chon began...
- 10/19/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Author, writer, designer and entrepreneur Bobby Hundreds (aka Bobby Kim) has signed with Theresa Kang’s Blue Marble Management for representation across film, television, and all media.
Hundreds is the bestselling author of This Is Not a T-Shirt, a memoir about his life and building a streetwear brand around community. He is currently writing his second novel, NFTs Are A Scam, which will publish in Spring 2023 by McD Books under Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Respected as a vocal thought leader in the Nft space, he has been tapped to speak on the subject at conferences worldwide and podcasts such as Nft Now and NPR’s The Limits.
Hundreds has been writing creative fiction and non-fiction for the last two decades, and independently through his blogs. He has been published in cultural sites such as Hypebeast and Complex.
He is also known as the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of global streetwear brand,...
Hundreds is the bestselling author of This Is Not a T-Shirt, a memoir about his life and building a streetwear brand around community. He is currently writing his second novel, NFTs Are A Scam, which will publish in Spring 2023 by McD Books under Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Respected as a vocal thought leader in the Nft space, he has been tapped to speak on the subject at conferences worldwide and podcasts such as Nft Now and NPR’s The Limits.
Hundreds has been writing creative fiction and non-fiction for the last two decades, and independently through his blogs. He has been published in cultural sites such as Hypebeast and Complex.
He is also known as the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of global streetwear brand,...
- 10/21/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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Horror anthology Them has lined up the cast for its second season on Amazon’s Prime Video.
Deborah Ayorinde — who also starred in the show’s first season — Pam Grier and Luke James will head the cast for the season, formally titled Them: The Scare. Joshua J. Williams and Jeremy Bobb will also be regulars in season two, and Wayne Knight, Carlito Olivero, Charles Brice and Iman Shumpert will recur.
Them will once again be set in Los Angeles County (the first season, subtitled Covenant, took place in Compton circa 1952) but will move the time frame forward to 1991. The story centers on LAPD Detective Dawn Reeve (Ayorinde, Apple TV+’s Truth Be Told, Prime Video’s forthcoming Riches), who is assigned to a new case: a gruesome murder that has left the most hardened detectives shaken. As Dawn draws closer to the truth,...
Horror anthology Them has lined up the cast for its second season on Amazon’s Prime Video.
Deborah Ayorinde — who also starred in the show’s first season — Pam Grier and Luke James will head the cast for the season, formally titled Them: The Scare. Joshua J. Williams and Jeremy Bobb will also be regulars in season two, and Wayne Knight, Carlito Olivero, Charles Brice and Iman Shumpert will recur.
Them will once again be set in Los Angeles County (the first season, subtitled Covenant, took place in Compton circa 1952) but will move the time frame forward to 1991. The story centers on LAPD Detective Dawn Reeve (Ayorinde, Apple TV+’s Truth Be Told, Prime Video’s forthcoming Riches), who is assigned to a new case: a gruesome murder that has left the most hardened detectives shaken. As Dawn draws closer to the truth,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When Little Marvin sat down to write what would become “Them: Covenant,” the first season of his Amazon anthology series, he could have crafted a period drama about the painful racism Black families faced upon moving into traditionally white neighborhoods during the Great Migration in the 1950s. But in an effort to reach the widest audience possible, and start a conversation in the process, Marvin went another route.
“What I wanted to do was not come in through the front door of history. There was a version of the story I flirted with at the beginning that was much more like a drama. And I consider that kind of going through the front door of the house, like I could have told this in very much a documentary kind of way,” Little Marvin, a nominee at this year’s Writers Guild Awards in the original longform category, tells Gold Derby...
“What I wanted to do was not come in through the front door of history. There was a version of the story I flirted with at the beginning that was much more like a drama. And I consider that kind of going through the front door of the house, like I could have told this in very much a documentary kind of way,” Little Marvin, a nominee at this year’s Writers Guild Awards in the original longform category, tells Gold Derby...
- 2/2/2022
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
The Writers Guild of America revealed nominations Thursday in television, new media, news, radio/audio and promotional categories for the 2022 WGA Awards, which are scheduled to take place Sunday, March 20 hosted by the WGA West and WGA East.
Nominees in the marquee TV categories include reigning Comedy Series winners Ted Lasso from Apple TV+, with newcomers to the list including several shows with multiple noms: HBO Max’s Emmy winner Hacks, Showtime’s Yellowjackets, Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building and Disney+’s Marvel series Loki. That group along with FX’s Reservation Dogs comprise the awards’ New Series nominees list.
The wide-ranging list also includes noms for Netflix’s Maid and Midnight Mass, HBO’s critically lauded The White Lotus and Emmy winner Mare of Easttown, Amazon Prime Video’s The Underground Railroad and Disney+’s WandaVision in the longform categories.
Other notables: noms for Taylor Sheridan’s...
Nominees in the marquee TV categories include reigning Comedy Series winners Ted Lasso from Apple TV+, with newcomers to the list including several shows with multiple noms: HBO Max’s Emmy winner Hacks, Showtime’s Yellowjackets, Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building and Disney+’s Marvel series Loki. That group along with FX’s Reservation Dogs comprise the awards’ New Series nominees list.
The wide-ranging list also includes noms for Netflix’s Maid and Midnight Mass, HBO’s critically lauded The White Lotus and Emmy winner Mare of Easttown, Amazon Prime Video’s The Underground Railroad and Disney+’s WandaVision in the longform categories.
Other notables: noms for Taylor Sheridan’s...
- 1/13/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
“Only Murders in the Building,” “Hacks,” “Loki” and “Yellowjackets” are among the top nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, announced on Thursday. Winners will be honored at a joint 2021 Writers Guild Awards ceremony on Sunday, March 20, 2022.
The nominations from the Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) include outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2021. The WGA Awards announcement caps a busy week that also included the Golden Globes’ unusual non-ceremony ceremony on Sunday, and this year’s SAG Awards nominations on Wednesday.
“Only Murders” led the WGA tally with three noms, including comedy, new series and comedy episodic. Shows with two nominations include “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Loki,” “The Morning Show,” “Succession,” “Yellowjackets,” “Hacks,” “Reservation Dogs,” “Bob’s Burgers” and “The Simpsons.” HBO led all networks with nine; followed by Apple TV Plus, FX, Hulu, NBC, Netflix and PBS,...
The nominations from the Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) include outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2021. The WGA Awards announcement caps a busy week that also included the Golden Globes’ unusual non-ceremony ceremony on Sunday, and this year’s SAG Awards nominations on Wednesday.
“Only Murders” led the WGA tally with three noms, including comedy, new series and comedy episodic. Shows with two nominations include “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Loki,” “The Morning Show,” “Succession,” “Yellowjackets,” “Hacks,” “Reservation Dogs,” “Bob’s Burgers” and “The Simpsons.” HBO led all networks with nine; followed by Apple TV Plus, FX, Hulu, NBC, Netflix and PBS,...
- 1/13/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Longtime Amazon Studios development executive Steven Prinz has left the executive ranks, signing an overall TV deal and a first-look feature deal with the company.
As part of the TV pact, Prinz will serve as an executive producer for the upcoming Amazon Original series Paper Girls from Legendary Television, and as executive producer for the second season of the anthology horror series Them. Prinz is also attached as executive producer on several projects in active development with Amazon Studios, including the Alma Har’el series Woman of the Year.
Prinz, who joined Amazon Studios in 2021 as one of the studio’s first executives, most recently served as Global Series Executive for Amazon Studios, overseeing the development of projects from creators with first look and overall deals with the studio, including Plan B Entertainment, Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society, Riz Ahmed, Little Marvin, Alma Har’el, and more. He also oversaw...
As part of the TV pact, Prinz will serve as an executive producer for the upcoming Amazon Original series Paper Girls from Legendary Television, and as executive producer for the second season of the anthology horror series Them. Prinz is also attached as executive producer on several projects in active development with Amazon Studios, including the Alma Har’el series Woman of the Year.
Prinz, who joined Amazon Studios in 2021 as one of the studio’s first executives, most recently served as Global Series Executive for Amazon Studios, overseeing the development of projects from creators with first look and overall deals with the studio, including Plan B Entertainment, Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society, Riz Ahmed, Little Marvin, Alma Har’el, and more. He also oversaw...
- 8/17/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The Amazon horror anthology series “Them” centers on a Black family that experiences terror after moving to a white neighborhood in 1950s Compton. The horror comes in both realistic and supernatural forms as Henry and Lucky Emory battle racist neighbors and otherworldly creatures who intend to drive them out of Compton, if not kill them outright. Scroll down to watch our exclusive interviews with six Emmy contenders from the limited series.
“Them” stars Ashley Thomas and Deborah Ayorinde as Henry and Lucky, while Shahadi Wright Joseph and Melody Hurd play their daughters, who are also haunted by evil spirits. Alison Pill plays Betty, a neighbor of the Emorys who leads the charge in trying to chase them out of their community. Ryan Kwanten rounds out the main cast as George, the milkman whose flirtations with Betty develop into something far more sinister. Like many domestic dramas set in the 1950s,...
“Them” stars Ashley Thomas and Deborah Ayorinde as Henry and Lucky, while Shahadi Wright Joseph and Melody Hurd play their daughters, who are also haunted by evil spirits. Alison Pill plays Betty, a neighbor of the Emorys who leads the charge in trying to chase them out of their community. Ryan Kwanten rounds out the main cast as George, the milkman whose flirtations with Betty develop into something far more sinister. Like many domestic dramas set in the 1950s,...
- 7/7/2021
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Cinematographer/director Nelson Cragg knows what it’s like to be the “other.”
“I was a young half-Korean kid growing up in Ohio, so I didn’t really have much Asian anything,” he told TheWrap’s Lawrence Yee. “It was Cincinnati, so I always felt a little bit out of place.”
Coming of age in the ’80s and ’90s, he found himself gravitating towards the films of John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat. “That was the only place I really saw people that looked like myself,” he recalled. “I really kind of latched onto that. I realized looking back and I really wanted to work in movies.”
Nelson Cragg (Photo credit: Kent Smith)
Finding weekly procedurals too limiting, Cragg sought television shows that felt more cinematic. He served as the cinematographer on “Breaking Bad” before being brought onto the “Homeland” pilot.
“I can shoot the pilot. I can be involved in...
“I was a young half-Korean kid growing up in Ohio, so I didn’t really have much Asian anything,” he told TheWrap’s Lawrence Yee. “It was Cincinnati, so I always felt a little bit out of place.”
Coming of age in the ’80s and ’90s, he found himself gravitating towards the films of John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat. “That was the only place I really saw people that looked like myself,” he recalled. “I really kind of latched onto that. I realized looking back and I really wanted to work in movies.”
Nelson Cragg (Photo credit: Kent Smith)
Finding weekly procedurals too limiting, Cragg sought television shows that felt more cinematic. He served as the cinematographer on “Breaking Bad” before being brought onto the “Homeland” pilot.
“I can shoot the pilot. I can be involved in...
- 6/23/2021
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
The first season of Amazon’s horror anthology “Them” pulled no punches, featuring a number of scenes so brutal that even the actors struggled to shake them afterward. Episode five in particular drew a strong reaction from viewers with its violent flashback scene revealing the past trauma that haunted the central family.
“I don’t think there was any amount of preparing myself that I could have done to play this scene, to be honest with you,” star Deborah Ayorinde said during a panel for TheWrap’s Screening Series, which also included series creator Little Marvin and co-star Ashley Thomas. “Because your body doesn’t know when you’re acting and when you’re not. And for me, I felt every bit of what someone who was actually going through that would feel — what I imagined they would feel.”
“I remember shooting that scene, and in between every single take,...
“I don’t think there was any amount of preparing myself that I could have done to play this scene, to be honest with you,” star Deborah Ayorinde said during a panel for TheWrap’s Screening Series, which also included series creator Little Marvin and co-star Ashley Thomas. “Because your body doesn’t know when you’re acting and when you’re not. And for me, I felt every bit of what someone who was actually going through that would feel — what I imagined they would feel.”
“I remember shooting that scene, and in between every single take,...
- 6/22/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
In Them‘s exploration of the iconic American dream through the eyes of a Black family putting down roots in 1950s Compton — with all the racist restrictions, violations and torments common to the era — the series vividly melds all-too-real traumas with supernatural menace to create a new entrant in a burgeoning form of horror, both truth-telling and terrifying. Creator Little Marvin and star Deborah Ayorinde explain why it was important to depict the ugliest moments with unflinching honesty, and reveal the catharsis they experienced in telling the story.
Why do you think that the horror genre has emerged ...
Why do you think that the horror genre has emerged ...
- 6/21/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
In Them‘s exploration of the iconic American dream through the eyes of a Black family putting down roots in 1950s Compton — with all the racist restrictions, violations and torments common to the era — the series vividly melds all-too-real traumas with supernatural menace to create a new entrant in a burgeoning form of horror, both truth-telling and terrifying. Creator Little Marvin and star Deborah Ayorinde explain why it was important to depict the ugliest moments with unflinching honesty, and reveal the catharsis they experienced in telling the story.
Why do you think that the horror genre has emerged ...
Why do you think that the horror genre has emerged ...
- 6/21/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Little Marvin is living in a surreal moment. His Amazon Prime Video series, “Them,” has sparked all manner of conversation and is one of the most-watched series on the streaming service. “I’m still dealing with the fact that we have a show. I have yet to fully process the fact that our show has come out and that it’s being viewed around the world,” he told IndieWire.
The series, following a Black family in the 1950s who move into an all-white California suburb only to experience racism and supernatural events, was a passion project for Little Marvin. More importantly, it offered him the opportunity to examine the historical creation of Old Hollywood and transform it by adding in Black cast members.
“That was one of the most freeing and rewarding pieces of the entire journey. Getting a chance to not only pay homage to my favorite films of that era,...
The series, following a Black family in the 1950s who move into an all-white California suburb only to experience racism and supernatural events, was a passion project for Little Marvin. More importantly, it offered him the opportunity to examine the historical creation of Old Hollywood and transform it by adding in Black cast members.
“That was one of the most freeing and rewarding pieces of the entire journey. Getting a chance to not only pay homage to my favorite films of that era,...
- 6/15/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
“There is a lot of effort put into recruitment, and not retention,” said producer Monica Macer of the tactical inclusionary moves that much of Hollywood makes.
“I want to keep creating spaces for writers of color to have a seat at the table, so that our stories can be centered,” the former Queen Sugar and MacGyver showrunner stated at Atx’s Television in an Era of Racial Reckoning panel today. “Even though we are an action, run and jump show, I am still going to say something,” Macer also said of her approach while in charge of the now shuttered CBS series and its final season’s depiction of the currents and potential change sweeping America over the last year.
Pre-recorded over two weeks ago just around the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, the virtual panel moderated by the ACLU’s Darryl Ewing, featured Macer,...
“I want to keep creating spaces for writers of color to have a seat at the table, so that our stories can be centered,” the former Queen Sugar and MacGyver showrunner stated at Atx’s Television in an Era of Racial Reckoning panel today. “Even though we are an action, run and jump show, I am still going to say something,” Macer also said of her approach while in charge of the now shuttered CBS series and its final season’s depiction of the currents and potential change sweeping America over the last year.
Pre-recorded over two weeks ago just around the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, the virtual panel moderated by the ACLU’s Darryl Ewing, featured Macer,...
- 6/15/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
For their first outings as television creators, Ethan Hawke and Little Marvin held nothing back.
Hawke acquired the rights to James McBride’s novel “The Good Lord Bird” for the Showtime adaptation. He also wrote scripts, executive produced and starred as abolitionist John Brown, approaching history with a witty bent. Meanwhile, Little Marvin blended classic horror genre elements with the all-too-real terror of otherness and racism when a Black family moves into a predominantly white neighborhood in “Them” for Amazon Prime Video
Both men dabbled in the past for these limited series, with “The Good Lord Bird” set in the 1850s and “Them” set a century later, in the 1950s. But it was their very modern mindsets about the subject matter, as well as the importance of teamwork with their casts and production crews, that helped inspire such passionate responses to the projects.
Here, they talk about what kind of art inspires them,...
Hawke acquired the rights to James McBride’s novel “The Good Lord Bird” for the Showtime adaptation. He also wrote scripts, executive produced and starred as abolitionist John Brown, approaching history with a witty bent. Meanwhile, Little Marvin blended classic horror genre elements with the all-too-real terror of otherness and racism when a Black family moves into a predominantly white neighborhood in “Them” for Amazon Prime Video
Both men dabbled in the past for these limited series, with “The Good Lord Bird” set in the 1850s and “Them” set a century later, in the 1950s. But it was their very modern mindsets about the subject matter, as well as the importance of teamwork with their casts and production crews, that helped inspire such passionate responses to the projects.
Here, they talk about what kind of art inspires them,...
- 6/14/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Consider This: Conversations highlight television’s award-worthy productions through panel discussions with the artists themselves. The above video is in partnership by Amazon Prime Video, produced by IndieWire’s Creative Producer Leonardo Adrian Garcia, and hosted by TV Editor Kristen Lopez.
The landscape of Amazon Prime Video’s series “Them” is filled with horror from the moment the Emory family moves into their new Compton residence. That fear and tension isn’t limited to the project’s storytelling. As the crafts team members behind the series lay out, they wanted to imbue history and tension into everything surrounding the Emorys and everything they wear.
Costume designer Mari-An Ceo says the many meticulous details in the series’ costuming at times veered into being spoilers themselves. In some cases, those details were tiny. For instance, the villainous Miss Vera’s collar looks like a book, which subtly connects her to little Gracie Jean...
The landscape of Amazon Prime Video’s series “Them” is filled with horror from the moment the Emory family moves into their new Compton residence. That fear and tension isn’t limited to the project’s storytelling. As the crafts team members behind the series lay out, they wanted to imbue history and tension into everything surrounding the Emorys and everything they wear.
Costume designer Mari-An Ceo says the many meticulous details in the series’ costuming at times veered into being spoilers themselves. In some cases, those details were tiny. For instance, the villainous Miss Vera’s collar looks like a book, which subtly connects her to little Gracie Jean...
- 6/11/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Exclusive: WME has signed Little Marvin, the creator, writer, executive producer and showrunner of the hit Amazon series Them, which was acquired as a two season order. The agency will rep him in all areas and the signing comes as Little Marvin’s Odd Man Out continues to grow its producing footprint.
Them has garnered the most views of any original TV series on Amazon Prime year to date. The 1950’s-set story of a Black family battling insidious forces both inside and outside their home debuted this past April as the top show on Amazon Prime Video and second most of any streamed show in its debut week, according to Nielsen’s weekly list.
Them was also the most viewed program (from a minutes perspective) among the SVOD Top 10 in African American homes, nearly 60% of its viewing being driven by Black households in the first week.
Odd Man Out signed...
Them has garnered the most views of any original TV series on Amazon Prime year to date. The 1950’s-set story of a Black family battling insidious forces both inside and outside their home debuted this past April as the top show on Amazon Prime Video and second most of any streamed show in its debut week, according to Nielsen’s weekly list.
Them was also the most viewed program (from a minutes perspective) among the SVOD Top 10 in African American homes, nearly 60% of its viewing being driven by Black households in the first week.
Odd Man Out signed...
- 6/9/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Actress Deborah Ayorinde was praying for a role that would allow her the freedom to show what she could do as a performer, a role that would mean something. Upon reading the script for Little Marvin’s Amazon Prime Video series, “Them,” Ayorinde was simultaneously terrified and blown away, the perfect combination for her to pursue the role of Lucky Emory.
During an hourlong conversation with Marvin, Ayorinde opened up to the creator about how she saw the role. “I’m usually shy with people that I’ve met for the first time. I just felt so comfortable with him immediately; it was like word vomit,” Ayorinde told IndieWire. “I just started to ramble about all the things that I thought about Lucky… and all the things that I personally experienced that I felt could help me relate to her.”
Learning that she got the role brought the actress to tears.
During an hourlong conversation with Marvin, Ayorinde opened up to the creator about how she saw the role. “I’m usually shy with people that I’ve met for the first time. I just felt so comfortable with him immediately; it was like word vomit,” Ayorinde told IndieWire. “I just started to ramble about all the things that I thought about Lucky… and all the things that I personally experienced that I felt could help me relate to her.”
Learning that she got the role brought the actress to tears.
- 6/3/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
While Nelson Cragg has primarily worked as a cinematographer, in recent years he has dipped his toe in the directing pool. After directing episodes of shows like “American Horror Story” and “Pose,” Cragg faced his biggest challenge yet with the Amazon horror anthology series “Them,” for which he directed four episodes including the pilot. The series centers on the Emorys, a Black family living in the 1950s who experience virulent racism when they move to a white neighborhood in Compton. “What does it feel like to experience institutionalized racism everywhere you go, every moment, there are no safe spaces?” says Cragg in an exclusive new webchat for Gold Derby. “How do you translate that into a TV show?” Watch the full video interview above.
“Them” viewers experience not only the terror of racism but the supernatural spirits that haunt the Emory family. It was important to establish this unrelenting tone in the pilot,...
“Them” viewers experience not only the terror of racism but the supernatural spirits that haunt the Emory family. It was important to establish this unrelenting tone in the pilot,...
- 5/29/2021
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Cinematographer-turned-director Nelson Cragg has a knack for great drama, working on series such as “Homeland” and “Breaking Bad” earlier in his career. Of late, though, he has developed the special skill of blending genres in stylized period pieces such as Netflix’s “Ratched” and Amazon Prime Video’s “Them.” He directed the third episode of the former and a handful of episodes of the latter, also serving as an executive producer on the 1950s-set story of a Black family moving to Compton, Calif. from the Jim Crow South.
You directed many episodes of “Them” including the premiere, but not all of them. What did you feel you had to set up that directors who came after you had to follow?
On a limited series like this, we want consistency but our real rule on the show was, there are no rules. We wanted it to be absolutely people’s visions when they came in and,...
You directed many episodes of “Them” including the premiere, but not all of them. What did you feel you had to set up that directors who came after you had to follow?
On a limited series like this, we want consistency but our real rule on the show was, there are no rules. We wanted it to be absolutely people’s visions when they came in and,...
- 5/27/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Writer-producer-director Eric Kripke has been working in genre television for almost 20 years. His long-running “Supernatural” featured dramatic, awards-bait themes such as chosen family, religion, addiction and working through trauma (in addition to demon-hunting), but only picked up three Emmy noms, all in Creative Arts categories (two for sound editing and one for music composition).
That show, which launched in 2005, was on the CW, though. In more recent years, shiny new streamers and premium cable networks with big budgets to spend on talent and production value, as well as awards marketing materials, got into the genre game, piquing growing interest from the Television Academy.
Now, Kripke’s second-season superhero-vigilante drama “The Boys” for Amazon Prime Video is just one of many such series that may see a revolution at the Emmys.
“Genre hasn’t particularly changed that much, the world around it has,” Kripke says.
A prime example of this is “Game of Thrones,...
That show, which launched in 2005, was on the CW, though. In more recent years, shiny new streamers and premium cable networks with big budgets to spend on talent and production value, as well as awards marketing materials, got into the genre game, piquing growing interest from the Television Academy.
Now, Kripke’s second-season superhero-vigilante drama “The Boys” for Amazon Prime Video is just one of many such series that may see a revolution at the Emmys.
“Genre hasn’t particularly changed that much, the world around it has,” Kripke says.
A prime example of this is “Game of Thrones,...
- 5/26/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
TV shows go through many pairs of eyeballs before they make it to air. Some of the final ones are those of network and studio executives and Standards and Practices, yielding those infamous notes. Some are bad, some are hysterical, some are hysterically bad, and others are so unbelievable, you never want to think about it again.
“For the sake of my mental well-being, I can’t remember the network notes over the years,” Chuck Lorre (“The Kominsky Method”) tells Gold Derby during our Meet the Experts: Showrunners panel (watch the group chat above) with Russell T Davies (“It’s a Sin“), Dave Andron (“Snowfall”), Bill Lawrence (“Ted Lasso”), Little Marvin (“Them”) and Austin Winsberg (“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist“). “I’ve washed them out. It was maddening. The things that made network television [was] almost crazy-making.” Click on each person’s name to view individual webchats with each producer.
Lorre does recall one...
“For the sake of my mental well-being, I can’t remember the network notes over the years,” Chuck Lorre (“The Kominsky Method”) tells Gold Derby during our Meet the Experts: Showrunners panel (watch the group chat above) with Russell T Davies (“It’s a Sin“), Dave Andron (“Snowfall”), Bill Lawrence (“Ted Lasso”), Little Marvin (“Them”) and Austin Winsberg (“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist“). “I’ve washed them out. It was maddening. The things that made network television [was] almost crazy-making.” Click on each person’s name to view individual webchats with each producer.
Lorre does recall one...
- 5/21/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Little Marvin got the idea for “Them,” Amazon’s horror anthology series, about four years ago while watching news cycles of events that, sadly, have not improved much since then.
“I felt like every day I was waking up and seeing the same thing, which is I open my social media feeds and I’m seeing videos of Black folks being terrorized in some way, either being threatened by the police, generally surveilled, watched, harassed. And it got me thinking a lot about that gaze and my own experiences with that gaze, but also a history of that gaze stretching all the way back to the dawn of this country,” he tells Gold Derby at our Meet the Experts: Showrunners panel (watch above). “I’ve been thinking a lot where we are and where we want to go, the American Dream and who historically speaking have gotten their keys to...
“I felt like every day I was waking up and seeing the same thing, which is I open my social media feeds and I’m seeing videos of Black folks being terrorized in some way, either being threatened by the police, generally surveilled, watched, harassed. And it got me thinking a lot about that gaze and my own experiences with that gaze, but also a history of that gaze stretching all the way back to the dawn of this country,” he tells Gold Derby at our Meet the Experts: Showrunners panel (watch above). “I’ve been thinking a lot where we are and where we want to go, the American Dream and who historically speaking have gotten their keys to...
- 5/21/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Gene Silvers is a multi-talented actor from New York, currently living in Los Angeles, California. He has had many notable appearances on prime-time TV and film and extensive theater work in New York. He is currently in two major streaming shows. One is the controversial “Them” (with producer Lena Waithe and Little Marvin) on Amazon Prime, which explores the horrors of racism and was recently the number one show on Amazon. Gene plays the intense and rebellious 19th-century Dutch religious leader, “Elder Luther,” who is constantly at odds with “Elder Epps” (Christopher Heyerdahl). And two, Gene is “Sheriff Silvers “of
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Gene Silvers...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Gene Silvers...
- 5/18/2021
- by Wendy Shepherd
- TVovermind.com
Deadline on Monday launched the streaming site for its Contenders Television awards-season event, which this past weekend shined a light on 49 buzzy scripted programs from 21 broadcast and cable networks and streamers in our biggest Contenders showcase yet.
Combined with the inaugural Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event earlier this month, that’s almost 90 programs and 300 stars and creatives on offer discussing their projects as the TV kudos season hits full swing.
Click here for the Contenders Television streaming site.
This Saturday’s packed lineup included virtual panels featuring the likes of Barry Jenkins, Steve McQueen, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sutton Foster, Michael Douglas, Nicole Kidman, Martin Freeman, Cynthia Erivo, Kate Mara, Phoebe Dynevor, Krista Vernoff, Billy Porter, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Hailee Steinfeld, Chris Rock, Tessa Thompson, Kaley Cuoco, David Weil, Eugene Ashe, Nnamdi Asomugha, Eric Kripke, Kenan Thompson, James Corden, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Little Marvin, Elisabeth Moss,...
Combined with the inaugural Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event earlier this month, that’s almost 90 programs and 300 stars and creatives on offer discussing their projects as the TV kudos season hits full swing.
Click here for the Contenders Television streaming site.
This Saturday’s packed lineup included virtual panels featuring the likes of Barry Jenkins, Steve McQueen, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sutton Foster, Michael Douglas, Nicole Kidman, Martin Freeman, Cynthia Erivo, Kate Mara, Phoebe Dynevor, Krista Vernoff, Billy Porter, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Hailee Steinfeld, Chris Rock, Tessa Thompson, Kaley Cuoco, David Weil, Eugene Ashe, Nnamdi Asomugha, Eric Kripke, Kenan Thompson, James Corden, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Little Marvin, Elisabeth Moss,...
- 5/17/2021
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
During Amazon’s presentation at Deadline’s Contenders Television awards-season event, Them creator Little Marvin spoke about exploring “the terror of navigating this country and Black skin.”
The anthology series takes place in the 1950s during the Great Migration and centers on the Emory family, Henry and Lucky, who decide to move from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood. The family’s home on a tree-lined, seemingly idyllic street becomes ground zero where malevolent forces both real and supernatural threaten to taunt, ravage and destroy them.
“What I hadn’t seen before in a story was the tension between the public and the private space and that most private of spaces, which is the home,” said Marvin, who was joined on the virtual panel by stars Deborah Ayorinde and Ashley Thomas. “The home is meant to be your safest of safe spaces. When the world outside your home is crazy,...
The anthology series takes place in the 1950s during the Great Migration and centers on the Emory family, Henry and Lucky, who decide to move from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood. The family’s home on a tree-lined, seemingly idyllic street becomes ground zero where malevolent forces both real and supernatural threaten to taunt, ravage and destroy them.
“What I hadn’t seen before in a story was the tension between the public and the private space and that most private of spaces, which is the home,” said Marvin, who was joined on the virtual panel by stars Deborah Ayorinde and Ashley Thomas. “The home is meant to be your safest of safe spaces. When the world outside your home is crazy,...
- 5/15/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
For a second year in a row, Deadline’s Contenders Television is going virtual, and we are about to take off with an astonishing 128 creatives and stars appearing in the all-day event that will feature a total of 21 networks and 49 shows. This again is the must-see happening of the TV awards season and it promises to be our biggest yet as we pull out all the stops to give voters a kind of one-stop shopping opportunity to check out the top contenders for TV’s highest awards.
To watch the livestream of today’s event, click here.
The magnitude of what is on offer in all facets of television means this Contenders opportunity has grown to become the largest of all of them that we do. Two weeks ago we launched our first separate Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event to great response, and now beginning at 8 a.m. Pt we...
To watch the livestream of today’s event, click here.
The magnitude of what is on offer in all facets of television means this Contenders opportunity has grown to become the largest of all of them that we do. Two weeks ago we launched our first separate Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event to great response, and now beginning at 8 a.m. Pt we...
- 5/15/2021
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
In a rare week where no single program exceeded the 1 billion minute threshold, the Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer-led film “Thunder Force” opened with thunderous viewership on Netflix. The movie towered over all other programs on subscription-based streaming platforms in Nielsen’s Weekly Top 10 list, with 950 million viewing minutes for the week of April 5-11. The action-comedy flick also ended up in the number one slot on Nielsen’s Weekly Top 10 Movies list. It has been the strongest film release since Amazon’s “Coming 2 America” debuted in March.
In addition to the acquired content list, the global marketing research firm will also be pushing out weekly Top 10 lists that take into consideration original programming and movies in an effort to provide an expanded and more inclusive look at most streamed programs for that given week.
First in originals was Disney Plus’ second-ever Marvel Studios television series, the action-and-drama-packed...
In addition to the acquired content list, the global marketing research firm will also be pushing out weekly Top 10 lists that take into consideration original programming and movies in an effort to provide an expanded and more inclusive look at most streamed programs for that given week.
First in originals was Disney Plus’ second-ever Marvel Studios television series, the action-and-drama-packed...
- 5/6/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
For a second year in a row, Deadline’s popular Contenders Television is going virtual, with an astonishing 129 creatives and stars set to appear in the all-day event Saturday, May 15 that features a total of 21 networks participating and 49 different shows. This is the must-see happening of the TV awards season and it promises to be our biggest yet as we pull out all the stops to give voters a kind of one-stop shopping opportunity to check out the top contenders for TV’s highest awards.
The magnitude of what is on offer in all facets of television means this Contenders opportunity has grown to become the largest of all of them that we do. Last weekend, we launched our first separate Contenders Television Documentary + Unscripted event to great response, and now we tackle the hopefuls in key competitive categories for Primetime recognition.
Studios participating on May 15 are ABC/Disney Television Studios,...
The magnitude of what is on offer in all facets of television means this Contenders opportunity has grown to become the largest of all of them that we do. Last weekend, we launched our first separate Contenders Television Documentary + Unscripted event to great response, and now we tackle the hopefuls in key competitive categories for Primetime recognition.
Studios participating on May 15 are ABC/Disney Television Studios,...
- 5/6/2021
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Six top TV showrunners will reveal details behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with key 2021 guild and Emmy contenders this month. Each person will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Friday, May 14, at 5:00 p.m. Pt; 8:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Joyce Eng and a group chat with Joyce and all of the group together.
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Emmy contenders:
“It’s a Sin”: Russell T. Davies
Davies was an Emmy nominee for “A Very English Scandal.” Other projects have included “Doctor Who,...
RSVP today to this specific event by clicking here to book your reservation. Or click here to RSVP for our entire ongoing panel series. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Emmy contenders:
“It’s a Sin”: Russell T. Davies
Davies was an Emmy nominee for “A Very English Scandal.” Other projects have included “Doctor Who,...
- 5/6/2021
- by Chris Beachum and Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
(Below you’ll find some spoilers for Amazon’s horror series “Them”)
“Them,” the new horror series on Amazon Prime Video from creator Little Marvin, tells the story of a Black family from North Carolina who moves to Los Angeles in 1953 after they suffer an unimaginable tragedy. The Emorys have family out there, and they’re hoping things will be better for them out there in Southern California.
Unfortunately, troubles arises when they move into what was otherwise an all-white neighborhood in East Compton — and the white folks who live there are extremely unhappy about having Black neighbors. And so they do a lot of bad stuff to the Emorys, who also have some other literal demons to deal with since this is a horror show.
The Emorys that we see on “Them” are not real people, and this is not a true story, or based on one. But it...
“Them,” the new horror series on Amazon Prime Video from creator Little Marvin, tells the story of a Black family from North Carolina who moves to Los Angeles in 1953 after they suffer an unimaginable tragedy. The Emorys have family out there, and they’re hoping things will be better for them out there in Southern California.
Unfortunately, troubles arises when they move into what was otherwise an all-white neighborhood in East Compton — and the white folks who live there are extremely unhappy about having Black neighbors. And so they do a lot of bad stuff to the Emorys, who also have some other literal demons to deal with since this is a horror show.
The Emorys that we see on “Them” are not real people, and this is not a true story, or based on one. But it...
- 4/23/2021
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
If there’s one person who knows all about the art of perseverance, it’s writer and director Little Marvin. He has been in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years, but it wasn’t until 2021 that he got his first major break. His new anthology series, Them, was recently released on Amazon Prime and it’s already getting lots of great reviews. Focused on a Black family who moves to Compton during the 1950s and quickly begins having creepy supernatural experiences, the show also focuses on racism and the hatred that it fuels. The show has already been renewed for a
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- 4/15/2021
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
Image Source: Courtesy of Amazon Studios
It didn't take much for Deborah Ayorinde to be drawn to Little Marvin's Them: Covenant. In fact, she considers the first episode "one of the most beautiful, most heartbreaking pieces of writing" she'd ever read. "I immediately felt so protective over the story and the character," Ayorinde told Popsugar of Emory family matriarch Lucky. "Little Marvin is just so wonderful at what he does. He writes like poetry and I read it as such. I felt like Lucky was written with so much care, so much intention, so much thought, and I just fell in love with the character. It just felt right."
The series, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on April 9, follows the Emory family as they move from North Carolina to an all-white neighborhood in Los Angeles. The chemistry between Ayorinde and costars Ashley Thomas, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Melody Hurd...
It didn't take much for Deborah Ayorinde to be drawn to Little Marvin's Them: Covenant. In fact, she considers the first episode "one of the most beautiful, most heartbreaking pieces of writing" she'd ever read. "I immediately felt so protective over the story and the character," Ayorinde told Popsugar of Emory family matriarch Lucky. "Little Marvin is just so wonderful at what he does. He writes like poetry and I read it as such. I felt like Lucky was written with so much care, so much intention, so much thought, and I just fell in love with the character. It just felt right."
The series, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on April 9, follows the Emory family as they move from North Carolina to an all-white neighborhood in Los Angeles. The chemistry between Ayorinde and costars Ashley Thomas, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Melody Hurd...
- 4/12/2021
- by Grayson Gilcrease
- Popsugar.com
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