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Last year, we were excited to report that TNT was reviving Tales from the Crypt with M. Night Shyamalan at the helm. Soon after the show ran into a series of problems and was delayed do to rights issues. Now, news has come that the series is dead in the water. TNT president Kevin Reilly told Deadline that the series has been abandoned and that their focus has turned to Ridley Scott’s upcoming sci-fi anthology series. That one got really caught up in a complete legal mess unfortunately with a very complicated underlying rights structure. We lost so much time, so I said,’Look, I’m not waiting around four years for this thing’. Maybe that will come back around but in the meantime, Ridley Scott had come up, who has so much creative enthusiasm.” Tales from the Crypt was meant to be part of TNT’s new horror block that includes the new series Time of Death and Creatures. Until it’s said
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In December we reported that TNT’s new ‘Tales From the Crypt’ series had been delayed due to some issues with the rights. Don’t worry, the series has not been canceled. ‘Tales From the Crypt’, which is part of TNT’s new horror block that includes ‘Time of Death’ and ‘Creatures’, is from genre director M. Night Shyamalan and is based on the comic by the same name from EC Comics. Bloody-Disgusting drew our attention to two videos from the upcoming series, the first appears to be a promo from ‘Tales From the Crypt’. The second is a featurette with Syamalan. There is no word yet about when the series might air.
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We reported earlier this week that there was a problem with the new ‘Tales From the Crypt’ series and that it might be dead. Bloody-Disgusting posted an update that revealed that the series is currently in limbo due to some issues with the right to the revamped series. The update came from TNT themselves. The underlying rights to this classic, vintage property are complicated. TNT and others have been pursuing a solution for more than a year, with significant progress being made. We look forward to the potential for further active development of this valuable franchise once the clearance process is fully resolved.” The anthology series under the direction of M. Night Shyamalan – meant to be part of TNT’s new horror block along with the new series ‘Time of Death’ and ‘Creatures‘ – got the green light back earlier this year. The series plans on making a few changes, including replacing “The Crypt Keeper’ with a new host, due
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Christmas is only a few days away. We should be giving you the gift of good news, but unfortunately that is not the case when it comes to the latest update on the reworked ‘Tales From the Crypt‘ series from M. Night Shyamalan and TNT, which is one of the most anticipated genre projects of 2017. Over at Bloody-Disgusting they are reporting that a source close to the development process told the site that the new series is in trouble, if not dead and buried already. Supposedly, there is a budget issue that has caused the series to stop dead in its tracks. Now, TNT has not confirmed the rumor. So there is still hope for ‘Tales From the Crypt’, until the series is officially canceled. The anthology series – meant to be part of TNT’s new horror block along with the new series ‘Time of Death’ and ‘Creatures‘ – got the green light back earlier this year. The series
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One of the most highly-anticipated television series announced this year is TNT and M. Night Shyamalan’s revival of Tales from the Crypt series. We reported back in March that due to issues with the rights, The Crypt Keeper will be replaced by a new creepy host and in April we told you that the new revival would be part of a horror block on TNT curated by Shyamalan. We’ve all been waiting to find out when Tales from the Crypt and the other series in the block would premiere. Today, we have an update. TNT President Kevin Reilly spoke with the Television Critics Association this past weekend, according to Slash Film. Reilly provide some details about the new block and when Tales from the Crypt Keeper series will kick-off. Tales will be on towards the end of ’17, in the forth quarter.” Reilly stated. TNT officially gave the order for the 10-episode Tales from the Crypt series, along with the
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Last year, we were excited to report that TNT was reviving Tales from the Crypt with M. Night Shyamalan at the helm. Soon after the show ran into a series of problems and was delayed do to rights issues. Now, news has come that the series is dead in the water. TNT president Kevin Reilly told Deadline that the series has been abandoned and that their focus has turned to Ridley Scott’s upcoming sci-fi anthology series. That one got really caught up in a complete legal mess unfortunately with a very complicated underlying rights structure. We lost so much time, so I said,’Look, I’m not waiting around four years for this thing’. Maybe that will come back around but in the meantime, Ridley Scott had come up, who has so much creative enthusiasm.” Tales from the Crypt was meant to be part of TNT’s new horror block that includes the new series Time of Death and Creatures. Until it’s said
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
In December we reported that TNT’s new ‘Tales From the Crypt’ series had been delayed due to some issues with the rights. Don’t worry, the series has not been canceled. ‘Tales From the Crypt’, which is part of TNT’s new horror block that includes ‘Time of Death’ and ‘Creatures’, is from genre director M. Night Shyamalan and is based on the comic by the same name from EC Comics. Bloody-Disgusting drew our attention to two videos from the upcoming series, the first appears to be a promo from ‘Tales From the Crypt’. The second is a featurette with Syamalan. There is no word yet about when the series might air.
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
We reported earlier this week that there was a problem with the new ‘Tales From the Crypt’ series and that it might be dead. Bloody-Disgusting posted an update that revealed that the series is currently in limbo due to some issues with the right to the revamped series. The update came from TNT themselves. The underlying rights to this classic, vintage property are complicated. TNT and others have been pursuing a solution for more than a year, with significant progress being made. We look forward to the potential for further active development of this valuable franchise once the clearance process is fully resolved.” The anthology series under the direction of M. Night Shyamalan – meant to be part of TNT’s new horror block along with the new series ‘Time of Death’ and ‘Creatures‘ – got the green light back earlier this year. The series plans on making a few changes, including replacing “The Crypt Keeper’ with a new host, due
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
Christmas is only a few days away. We should be giving you the gift of good news, but unfortunately that is not the case when it comes to the latest update on the reworked ‘Tales From the Crypt‘ series from M. Night Shyamalan and TNT, which is one of the most anticipated genre projects of 2017. Over at Bloody-Disgusting they are reporting that a source close to the development process told the site that the new series is in trouble, if not dead and buried already. Supposedly, there is a budget issue that has caused the series to stop dead in its tracks. Now, TNT has not confirmed the rumor. So there is still hope for ‘Tales From the Crypt’, until the series is officially canceled. The anthology series – meant to be part of TNT’s new horror block along with the new series ‘Time of Death’ and ‘Creatures‘ – got the green light back earlier this year. The series
Continue reading →
Streaming TV
One of the most highly-anticipated television series announced this year is TNT and M. Night Shyamalan’s revival of Tales from the Crypt series. We reported back in March that due to issues with the rights, The Crypt Keeper will be replaced by a new creepy host and in April we told you that the new revival would be part of a horror block on TNT curated by Shyamalan. We’ve all been waiting to find out when Tales from the Crypt and the other series in the block would premiere. Today, we have an update. TNT President Kevin Reilly spoke with the Television Critics Association this past weekend, according to Slash Film. Reilly provide some details about the new block and when Tales from the Crypt Keeper series will kick-off. Tales will be on towards the end of ’17, in the forth quarter.” Reilly stated. TNT officially gave the order for the 10-episode Tales from the Crypt series, along with the
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