Creepshow is an American horror anthology web television series that was released on Shudder in 2019. A continuation of the first two films in the Creepshow franchise, the series featured six episodes with two horror stories per episode. The series premiered on September 26, 2019. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 97% based on 29 reviews with an average rating of 7.7/10. The critical consensus reads: "Delightfully eerie, Creepshow captures the spirit of the original while forging its own spooky path." On Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On October 30, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season.
Premise
The Creep tells audience members darkly grim horror stories from the pages of the Creepshow comic book.
Production
Development
In July 2018, the Creepshow television series was announced, with Greg Nicotero listed as a producer and streaming service Shudder as the distributor. As in the original Creepshow, and in contrast to the sequel, The Creep is a puppet that delivers gags through nonverbal cues or laughter.
Adaptations
On January 16, 2019, it was announced that one of the segments of the pilot episode will be based on Stephen King's short story, "Survivor Type" from his 1985 collection, Skeleton Crew; however, that story was ultimately not used for the first season. As with the feature films, the series will draw from short story fiction. Subsequently, the following were also announced as the basis for stories:
Unlike the film entries, the Creepshow series will feature several directors instead of one director. Announced segment directors include David Bruckner, Roxanne Benjamin, Rob Schrab, John Harrison, Greg Nicotero, and Tom Savini; the latter three having worked on the first two Creepshow features.
On August 3, 2019, Universal Parks & Resorts announced that Creepshow would be coming to Halloween Horror Nights exclusively at its Universal Studios Hollywood theme park. The maze featured three segments from the 1982 film as well as two others from the newly made web television version for Shudder.
