A classic horror anthology series, originally aired on HBO, is finally coming to a streaming service. Shudder has announced it will stream the series starting May 1st, making the entire franchise available by June 12th. The series, based on an EC Comics comic, ran for seven seasons and featured a variety of talent. A planned reboot by M. Night Shyamalan in 2016 fell through due to licensing issues.
In the streaming world, it can almost seem impossible not to be able to find classic movies and television series. An unfathomable amount of projects, live-action and animated alike, have made the jump from physical media to streaming services, though this doesn’t mean that absolutely everything has entered this new age.
There are some shows and movies, for various reasons, that have remained on the sidelines, with a classic horror franchise being a prime example. Luckily, for the first time, a horror anthology series is arriving on the streaming world this year, and it’s dropping sooner than you might expect.television series has been absent from many of the streaming platforms of the day. While it did air originally on HBO, the Crypt Keeper-led show never found its way onto HBO Max. Luckily, Shudder, the horror-centric streaming service, has announced that it will streamnext month. Specifically, the first season will debut on the platform on May 1st on Shudder, with each additional season arriving every following Friday. This means that the entirety of the horror franchise will be available by June 12th, marking the first time that the Cryptkeeper will have a streaming service for all his campfire tales. You can check out the trailer announcement below, where the voice of the Cryptkeeper himself, John Kassir, makes his ghoulish return.To accompany the major Shudder announcement, Executive Vice President of Streaming at AMC Networks, Courtney Thomasma, was more than happy to lend some commentary. “isn’t just a series — it’s a cornerstone of horror storytelling. Becoming its exclusive streaming home is both an honor and a thrill for us at Shudder. This is the kind of genre-defining, wonderfully twisted entertainment our members crave, and we’re proud to give The Crypt Keeper a place to cackle once again.”, or want to know more about its backstory, the television series is based on the creepy comic from EC Comics. Arriving on HBO in 1989, the anthology series ran for seven seasons before ending in 1996. Throughout its 93 episodes, the franchise brought in some surprising talent among directors and actors alike.series since the show ended in 1996, there was almost a reboot from a surprising source. In 2016, director M. Night Shyamalan was planning to create a reboot of the series that would run for ten episodes to start. Unfortunately, the revamped anthology fell to the wayside thanks to the same reasoning behind why the original show didn’t stream, aka licensing issues. Maybe this new streaming win will mean that the franchise will manage to make a comeback.God-Tier Cosmic Character’s Daredevil: Born Again Appearance Officially Confirmed 13 Years Ago Today, This $44M Hit Started One of the Best Director & Actor Trends of the 21st CenturyWhat Happened to Paige After Young Sheldon? TBBT Mystery Gets Revived & There Are Several Theories
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