Marilyn Manson, Ali Larter, Iman Benson, Ryan Kwanten and Barbara Crampton join Creepshow

MARILYN MANSON, ALI LARTER, IMAN BENSON, RYAN KWANTEN AND BARBARA CRAMPTON JOIN SHUDDER’S ​CREEPSHOW ​ SEASON TWO

C. Thomas Howell, Denise Crosby, Breckin Meyer, Ted Raimi, Kevin Dillon and Eric Edelstein Round Out Star-Studded Cast for the Hit Anthology Series

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Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, today announced additional casting for the sophomore season of its hit series ​Creepshow. Joining the star-studded cast are legendary music icon Marilyn Manson (​Sons of Anarchy), Ali Larter (​The Rookie), Ryan Kwanten (​True Blood), Barbara Crampton (​Re-Animator), C. Thomas Howell (​Criminal Minds), Denise Crosby (​Star Trek: The Next Generation), Breckin Meyer (​Robot Chicken), Ted Raimi (​The Evil Dead), Iman Benson (​BlackAF), Kevin Dillon (​Entourage) and Eric Edelstein (​We Bare Bears). The record-breaking anthology series, executive produced by showrunner Greg Nicotero (​The Walking Dead) and based on George A. Romero’s iconic 1982 movie, is currently in production in Atlanta, Georgia. The highly-anticipated six-episode second season will premiere exclusively on Shudder in 2021.

Shudder previously announced details about four of season two’s segments, which will be directed by Greg Nicotero. Anna Camp (​Pitch Perfect) and Adam Pally (​The Mindy Project) will star in “Shapeshifters Anonymous” Parts 1 and 2, written by Greg Nicotero, based on a short story by J.A. Konrath (​Last Call) about an unlucky soul who finds himself in need of a werewolf support group; Keith Davi​d (​The Thing), Ashley Laurence (​Hellraiser) ​and Josh McDermitt (​The Walking Dead) will star in “Pesticide,” written by Frank Dietz (​I Hate Kids), in which an exterminator makes an infernal bargain; and “Model Kid,” written by returning ​Creepshow writer John Esposito (season one’s “Night of the Paw”), is about a 12-year-old monster fan who turns to hand-built model kits to escape his unhappy reality. Additional titles and directors will be announced soon.

In its first season, ​Creepshow smashed records for Shudder in number of viewers, new subscriber sign-ups and total minutes streamed to become the most watched program in Shudder history, followed by a successful run on AMC. The show was a hit with critics as well as fans as one of 2019’s best-reviewed new genre series, with a 97% Fresh rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes®.

Shudder’s ​Creepshow is produced by the Cartel with Monster Agency Productions, 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; 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.

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October 29, 2020 9:10am ET by AMC  

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