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“Hysteria” will be released on Blu-ray on April 22 via Universal. Despite being billed as Season One, Peacock canceled the show back in February.

The two-disc set contains all eight episodes of the satanic panic horror-comedy series, which premiered in October on Peacock. No special features are listed.

When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the Satanic Panic of the late 1980s, a struggling high school rock band of outcasts realizes they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings and reported supernatural activity triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.

Emjay Anthony, Chiara Aurelia, Kezii Curtis, Nikki Hahn, Anna Camp, Julie Bowen, and Bruce Campbell star with Jessica Treska, Nolan North, Elijah Richardson, Brandon Butler, Garret Dillahunt, Allison Scagliotti, and Milly Shapiro in recurring roles.

“Hysteria” was created by Matthew Scott Kane,...

It's a sad day for fans of the Peacock series Hysteria!, led by stars like Julie Bowen, Anna Camp, and, of course, Ash himself, Bruce Campbell. Variety exclusively reports that Peacock has canceled the show after its one and (now only) season.

Hysteria! was an exciting thrill ride of a series, perfect for a Halloween binge-watch, but thankfully, the ending is mostly conclusive, though it did leave seeds for a potential follow-up season if it were to get renewed. The odds of the show being picked up or saved by another platform also seem unlikely, as Hysteria! didn't gain much traction at Peacock. Similarly, Peacock also canceled its other new 2024 horror series Teacup, so this latest cancellation news doesn't come as much of a shock.

As noted by Variety, it's hard to indicate what the viewership numbers were for shows like Teacup and Hysteria! because the streamer doesn't release that...

We feared this day would come, and now it’s finally here. A new horror series that premiered last year has been axed, and it didn't deserve to meet such an untimely end. It had such potential, and it sucks that we won’t get to see where the story could have gone. Sadly, Peacock has pulled the plug on the horror comedy Hysteria! after only one season, and now fans are left to mourn what could have been.

This disappointing news comes only a month after it was revealed that Peacock had canceled another one of its new horror shows from last year. It was the sci-fi horror Teacup. The streaming giant has never come out and shared why it decided to cancel this series, but low viewership is believed to have played a significant role in the decision. While Peacock hasn't given an official reason for Hysteria!'s cancellation either,...

There were two great horror series that debuted on Peacock last October, and despite one of them getting rave reviews from fans and critics, they've both been canceled. Teacup made its debut on Oct. 10 and was given the ax last month, and now Hysteria!, the Satanic Panic series starring Bruce Campbell, has also been put to rest after one season. The show holds a 91% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, with its audience score sitting slightly lower at 87%.

Variety reports that Hysteria! has now been canceled at Peacock, and will not get a second season. No official reason has been given for the cancellation, but one can assume it was due to low viewership. Peacock doesn't release its viewing numbers like Netflix does, but seeing as how Hysteria! never made it into the Nielsen Top 10 streaming charts over the course of its eight-episode run, it's pretty obvious as to why...

Revisiting the Satanic Panic craze is going to be a limited affair for Peacock, news that will surely disappoint many fans of Evil Dead icon Bruce Campbell.

Per Variety, Peacock has canceled Hysteria! after just one season. The series premiered on Peacock in October after it was ordered to series in 2022 with production happening in 2023. Notably, Hysteria! has high acclaim with a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes, so the show getting canceled is clearly not due to a lack of quality. While viewership numbers for Hysteria! have not been revealed by the streaming platform, it's likely that the show didn't perform strongly enough on Peacock to warrant a renewal. The series never cracked Nielsen's weekly Top 10 streaming charts.

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Things have taken a hellish turn for the horror-comedy Hysteria!, which has been cancelled at Peacock after just one season, TVLine has confirmed.

The cancellation comes nearly four months after Hysteria!‘s first — and now only — eight-episode season released on Oct. 18, 2024.

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Set during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, Hysteria! centered on a struggling...

Peacock is not proceeding with a second season of thriller drama Hysteria!, Deadline has confirmed. The news comes 3½ months after the eight-episode first season was released as a binge drop on October 18.

It is not surprising as the series starring Julie Bowen and Anna Camp didn’t manage to make noise like other recent Peacock entries, including The Day Of the Jackal and Apples Never Fall. The decision follows the recent cancellation of another Peacock October release, horror drama Teacup.

Written and executive produced by Matthew Scott Kane, Hysteria! is set during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, when a beloved varsity quarterback disappears. It follows a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts who realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a satanic metal band. But when a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings and reported “supernatural...

The Peacock horror thriller series “Hysteria!” has been canceled after just one season, Variety has learned exclusively.

The show aired its one and only season at the streamer in October 2024. It had originally been ordered to series in August 2022 and began production in 2023, but was forced to shut down after filming just a few episodes due to the writers’ and actors’ strikes. It eventually resumed production in late 2023.

Peacock does not release viewership data for its shows, so it is difficult to gauge exactly how many people watched “Hysteria!” However, the show did not make an appearance on the weekly Nielsen Top 10 streaming charts upon its release. It was well-received by critics though, holding a 91% critical approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The official series description states:

“When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the ‘Satanic Panic’ of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize...

Peacock’s coming-of-age thriller series “Hysteria!” plunged its small Michigan town into full-blown Satanic Panic. Thanks to its teen protagonists and an atypically sympathetic police chief, order is mostly restored in Happy Hollow by season’s end.

Chief Dandridge (Bruce Campbell) had a particularly stressful arc in showrunners Matthew Scott Kane (Stitchers) and David Goodman’s (The Orville) inaugural season; the observant yet patient small-town lawman nearly succumbed to the hysteria himself and rallied to survive a near-death confrontation with The Reverend (Garret Dillahunt). The finale wraps up the season’s overarching questions, yet leaves lingering signs that The Reverend and Tracy Whitehead’s (Anna Camp) devious machinations still have roots in Happy Hollow.

Considering that Campbell plays his cop character with unconventional kindness and is billed as a guest star, not series regular, where does that leave the actor regarding the future of the series?

“Well, I am under contract,...

A series set in the time of the 1980s Satanic Panic, the Peacock series Hysteria! has had some classic 80s-era music in the show thus far, but the shows creator said there was one song they couldnt get. Per Comic Book, show creator Matthew Scott Kane said even with the best music supervisor, they could not get the song Beth by Kiss.

So, we had the worlds greatest music supervisor and a woman named Jen Malone, who you could throw her any track, any obscure or whatever, and she would go find it and slam dunk it for you, Kane said. Im talking about like the Pixies cover two song from Eraserhead that has all kinds of legal red tape all over it. She got that for us.

Kane continued, We have a song from a Swedish band called Father. Bathory, which that was a whole huge rights issue. The...

The specter of loss hangs heavily over the Apple TV+ original psychological horror series Before, created by Sarah Thorp, particularly over its driven protagonist. The show follows grieving child psychiatrist Eli (Billy Crystal), who is still mourning the death of his wife Lynn (Judith Light), though Lynn continues to appear to Eli as an apparition of his repressed feelings surrounding her illness and demise. And as Eli encounters a strange boy tormented by a paranormal mystery, Lynn's haunting presence continues to prominently take hold of Eli's life as he obsessively searches for his own absolution through the supernatural truth.

In an exclusive interview with Cbr, Before actor Judith Light reveals the complexities of playing a ghost haunting the series' protagonist, explains how she found the emotional foundation of her character and talks about working closely with Billy Crystal to form the visceral core of the Apple TV+ original series.

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In this exciting interview from New York Comic Con 2024, CBRs Kevin Polowy sits down with the cast and creatives behind the highly anticipated show Hysteria! including Bruce Campbell, Anna Camp, Julie Bowen, Matthew Scott Kane, and David A. Goodman.

The interview dives deep into the inspiration behind the series, which is set in rural Michigan during the 1980s, a time and place close to Bruce Campbells heart.

The group discusses the backdrop of the show: the history and rise of satanic panic, and how it mirrors the modern-day spread of fear, fake news, and alternative facts.

Bruce Campbell shares his personal experiences growing up in Michigan, while the rest of the cast reflect on the cultural influences of that era and the show's eerie relevance today. Plus, don't miss the fun as they reveal how they'd prefer to meet their ends!

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Peacock's supernatural horror series, Hysteria!, introduces viewers to the show and one of its main actors, Jessica Treska, who plays Judith.

Hysteria! (which is unironically the title of Def Leppard's most popular album (and one of its most popular songs)) follows a high school heavy metal band that uses the Satanic Panic movement of the 1980s to build its reputation after the football team's quarterback goes missing.

All eight episodes of the show premiered on Peacock on October 18, and even though the series was just released, Hysteria showrunner and creator Matthew Scott Kane is already hoping that it will last four seasons.

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The last few years have probably felt familiar to many, with a constant blame game in the media attributing violence and crime to one thing or another. Those who lived through the 1980s likely remember the Satanic Panic that spread through the United States, where politicians blamed all sorts of things on kids and teenagers becoming obsessed with Dungeons & Dragons and heavy metal music. This panic was reminiscent of the Salem Witch Trials, which in turn were like the Red Scare of the 1950s. Now, we get to look back at this crazy era through a modern lens, thanks to Hysteria!

Created by Matthew Scott Kane, Hysteria! looks at a small Michigan town in the 1980s where the disappearance of a popular high school student leads to theories of devil worship and supernatural influences in the community. While some parents begin to experience strange phenomena, a trio of teens decide...

Peacock's Hysteria! explores real-life fears alongside supernatural terrors, leaving audiences guessing what is and isn't real. But that was the goal of creator and showrunner Matthew Scott Kane and producer David A. Goodman, who melded their talents to develop a TV show which is equal parts nostalgic and modern. What happens in this small town will appeal to horror fans both old and new.

Cbr sat down with Kane and Goodman to explore if they had any personal experiences with the Satanic Panic that helped form the idea for Hysteria! and how they feel it never really left. The producers discuss the many influences that helped make Hysteria! feel familiar, even though the show has a unique idea that hasn't been seen before. How did they break new ground utilizing infamous history?

Cbr: Hysteria! takes place during a very specific time in history, when the unknown ruled the masses and created fear.

What marks the devil? Is it a hulking figure with burnt skin and massive horns? Is it a personal enemy or unseen force? What is hell, if not a high school hallway, haunted by inner and outer demons that can only be escaped when you walk out the door?

It might be all of that, as it is in Peacock’s “Hysteria!” created by Matthew Scott Kane. In the 1980s bliss of suburban Michigan, a the high school quarterback has disappeared, a bloody pentagram left in his wake. Dylan Campbell (Emjay Anthony) gets mistaken for a Satanist by the popular Judith (Jessica Treska) because he plays in a heavy metal band with friends, so they pose as Satanists to become popular. But as fear of the occult grips the town of Happy Hollow, the innocent teens become prime suspects, and a powerful force takes root that threatens everyone.

For the most part,...

Just in time for a Halloween binge, Hysteria! is now available on Peacock and, having seen most of the series already, I can definitely say that it's worth your time. An 80s-set horror story that doesn't feel like it's focused on nostalgia, Hysteria! has a great cast with great chemistry, and it really does a great job of building up its characters, including its supporting cast, which features Bruce Campbell as the chief of police in a town where satanic panic takes hold. During a recent press day, I caught up with Bruce Campbell, where we talked about his new role and his experience with satanic panic in the 1980s.

Synopsis: "When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a...

Plot: When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported “supernatural activity” triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.

Review: There have been many 1980s-set retro horror movies in recent years, ranging from My Best Friend’s Exorcism to Totally Killer and more. The 80s were a bastion of paranoia about the impact of Dungeons & Dragons and heavy metal, a thread used in Netflix’s Stranger Things. The new series Hysteria! goes back to the heart of the Satanic Panic to see how one small town in Michigan deals with its own devilish challenges. Led by genre legend Bruce Campbell along with Julie Bowen,...

In the midst of the 1980s Satanic Panic and the eerie disappearance of the high school quarterback, what’s a failing band to do but rebrand itself as a Satanic metal band? Soon, business is booming— but not for the better, as they become the center of a witch hunt. The Peacock Original series “Hysteria!,” featuring Julie Bowen, Bruce Campbell, and more, premieres on Friday, Oct. 18. You can watch all eight episodes at release with Subscription to Peacock.

How to Watch “Hysteria!” When: Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 Where: Peacock Stream: Watch with a Subscription to Peacock. Sign Up $7.99+ / month peacocktv.com About “Hysteria!”

Set during the Satanic panic of the 1980s, “Hysteria” follows a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts who realize they can capitalize on the disappearance of a beloved varsity quarterback as whispers of occult activity and Satatic influence break out all over town. Dethkrunch members Dylan, Jordy,...

If you’re a circumspect first-time TV creator given vaguely free rein, you have two choices (for the purposes of this exercise).

One, you can render your vision in the most easily digestible way possible, to make a series that is clearly promotable and satisfyingly resolved, in the hopes of engineering a hit and getting to make other shows in the future.

Or two, you can throw every idea in your brain in the general vicinity of the screen, aware that success is never guaranteed and you may never have another shot.

Sure, the result of the second course of action might be complete and utter chaos that audiences won’t know how to process and networks won’t know how to sell. Still, at least you’ll get the satisfaction of knowing you left nothing on the table.

Peacock’s Hysteria! is a difficult to explain. It’s a...

Matthew Scott Kane and David A. Goodman are taking audiences back to the Satanic Panic for a hilarious and twisty ride with Hysteria!. The TV show serves as Kane's biggest project to date as a writer, having primarily worked as a production assistant on everything from American Horror Story to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, while having also penned one episode of the ABC Family sci-fi crime drama Stitchers. Goodman, on the other hand, has six Emmy nominations under his belt for his work on Futurama and Family Guy, while also having worked on Seth MacFarlane's The Orville.

Created by Kane and showrun by him and Goodman, Hysteria! is set in a fictional small Michigan town in the '80s that is rocked by the disappearance of a local varsity quarterback, which seemingly points to a potential Satanic cult in the area. As the investigation continues, a trio...

Peacock‘s coming-of-age thriller series “Hysteria!” is set to tackle the era of Satanic Panic, with heavy metal and actual Satanism sowing generational division in a small conservative town in Michigan. And what’s Michigan horror without actor Bruce Campbell?

The actor guest stars as Chief Dandridge in the series, set to premiere all episodes on Friday, October 18, 2024.

“Hysteria!” follows a group of 1980s high school misfits as they exploit the growing hysteria around teen occult activity, written and executive produced by Matthew Scott Kane (Stitchers) and David Goodman (The Orville). Caught in the middle of the mounting tension between adults and teens is Campbell’s police chief.

Unlike his most iconic character, Ash Williams, Chief Dandridge prefers logic and science. Though he isn’t your typical small-town police chief. That’s because he treats the teens with respect and compassion, a far cry from the typical parents in suburban set ’80s horror.

Emjay Anthony, Chiara Aurelia and Kezii Curtis are three friends whose efforts to break free from being outcasts leads to them becoming the targets of their small town in Hysteria!. Though having different starts to their careers, both Anthony and Aurelia had early success in the horror genre, with the former having starred in both the well-received horror-comedy Krampus and Aaron Eckhart-led Incarnate, while the latter starred in both Mike Flanagan's Gerald's Game adaptation and Fear Street Part Two: 1978. Curtis, on the other hand, is better known for his young-demographic-skewing fare, most recently including the Owen Wilson-starring Secret Headquarters.

The trio star in Hysteria! as Dylan, Jordy and Spud, three friends in a small Michigan town in the '80s struggling to get a fanbase for their metal band, Dethkrunch. When the local varsity quarterback goes missing, and the talk of the town becomes about the possibility...

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Peacock is ready with an entertainment-packed October this year. The upcoming month will see the return of some brilliant police procedural shows like The Irrational and Found, and also new original series like Teacup. Just like every month, Peacock is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 10 new movies and TV shows coming to Peacock in October 2024.

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"The greatest trick the Devil played was convincing the world that he didnt exist." Those are the words of Bruce Campbell in the new trailer for the highly-anticipated horror series dropping on Peacock next month, Hysteria!. Also starring Julie Bowen (Modern Family) and Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect), the show takes place during the height of the Satanic Panic in the 1980s, and revolves around a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts who realize they can capitalize on their towns sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported "supernatural activity" triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.

The new trailer showcases what fans can expect from Hysteria!, which includes loads of high school shenanigans, satanic imagery, a devilishly good murder mystery, and enough heavy metal to make you want to form your own hairband.

Peacock has released the official trailer, key art, and new photos for its upcoming Hysteria! series. The eight-episode series will premiere on Peacock on October 18, 2024.

USA Network and Syfy will simulcast the first episode on October 18, with USA Network airing episodes each Friday.

In the series, when a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band.

That is, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported “supernatural activity” triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them. Heaven is a place on Earth – and Hell has come to this town.

Hysteria! stars Julie Bowen, Anna Camp, Emjay Anthony, Chiara Aurelia, Kezii Curtis, and Nikki Hahn. The recurring guest stars include Bruce Campbell,...

Just in time for a Halloween binge, Hysteria! will premiere on Peacock on October 18th, and we have a look at the brand-new trailer! Check back early next month for our exclusive interview with Bruce Campbell, who talks all about the "Satanic Panic" series.

Synopsis: "When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported “supernatural activity” triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them."

About The Series

Premiere Date: October 18, 2024 (Binge) Writers / Executive Producers: Matthew Scott Kane and David A. Goodman (The Orville) Executive Producers: John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein; Chris Bender and Jake Weiner for Good Fear Content Supervising Producer:...

Peacock’s upcoming series Hysteria! shows a town in the grips of a Satanic Panic — emphasis on the “satanic” part.

The streamer has released a full trailer for the show, which premieres Oct. 18 and centers on three high schoolers (Emjay Anthony, Chiara Aurelia and Kezii Curtis) whose heavy-metal band decides to lean into the fear caused when the high school quarterback goes missing and a pentagram is painted on the teen’s garage. Their makeover as satanists, however, unleashes forces — both among their peers and, possibly, with something otherworldly — that soon spin out of their control.

The trailer — which greatly expands on an earlier teaser — also shows a teenage girl (Nikki Hahn) being abducted by a creepy masked intruder and a woman (Julie Bowen) being stalked by an unseen entity. Watch it below.

The show’s regular cast also includes Anna Camp, horror icon Bruce Campbell, Garret Dillahunt, Nolan North,...

Peacock’s coming-of-age thriller “Hysteria!” is set to tackle the era of Satanic Panic, and the official trailer has arrived ahead of the show’s premiere on Peacock this October.

All episodes of “Hysteria!” premiere on Friday, October 18, 2024.

Additionally, USA Network and Syfy will simulcast the first episode on October 18 with USA Network airing episodes each Friday. Watch the “Hysteria!” official trailer below.

Written and executive produced by Matthew Scott Kane (Stitchers) and David Goodman (The Orville), “Hysteria!” explores America’s dark history of mass hysteria through the shocking story of the teenage Satanic Panic. The series follows a group of 1980s high school misfits as they exploit the growing hysteria around teen occult activity.

Here’s the full synopsis: “When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town...

The devil is in the details, or in the case of Hysteria!, in a local heavy metal band.

Hysteria! is one of two original series Peacock has lined up to scare the bejesus out of viewers this Halloween.

The other is Teacup, based on Robert McCammon’s 1988 science fiction horror novel Stinger, set to premiere on October 10.

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Horror icon Bruce Campbell guest stars in Hysteria! as the town’s police chief, so you know it’s going to be good.

Here’s everything else we know so far about Hysteria!

What is Hysteria About?

Set in the fictional town of Happy Hallow, Michigan, in the 1980s, Hysteria! explores the “satanic panic” of that era.

The story follows a group of high school kids who decide to put the pedal to the metal, literally, by rebranding their heavy metal band as a Satanic metal band.

Why would they do such a devilish thing?...

As Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” blares in Julie Bowen’s ears, something devilish begins to shake up her suburban home. In the Hysteria! teaser released Monday, Bowen (Modern Family) plays a housewife preparing a meal in her kitchen when all of a sudden, the lights flicker, plates rattle, and a Satanic figure pops into the microwave.

According to a press release, the upcoming thriller draws inspiration from the “Satanic Panic” and features a town fixated on occult occurrences after a varsity quarterback goes missing. As the eight-episode series unfolds,...

Set to the catchy tunes of Belinda Carlisle's 1987 hit single "Heaven is a Place on Earth," the official teaser video and poster for Peacock's new series Hysteria! has arrived, welcoming viewers to one "hell of a town" where Satanic Panic leads to all manner of macabre mayhem in the late 1980s.

All episodes of Hysteria! will be available on Peacock beginning October 18th. Additionally, USA Network and Syfy will air the first episode on October 18th, with subsequent episodes airing each following Friday on USA Network, giving viewers several options to watch the new series that stars Julie Bowen and also features Bruce Campbell as a recurring guest star.

Below, we have additional details on Hysteria!, as well as a special note from writers/executive producers Matthew Scott Kane and David A. Goodman:

“What are those kids up to? Whatever it is, it can’t be good.”

That fear haunts every generation.

Peacock is taking viewers straight back to the 1980s with the teaser for its latest offering, Hysteria! a spine-tingling series set against the backdrop of the infamous Satanic Panic era. Mark your Calendars for October 18, 2024, when the darkly comedic thriller starring Julie Bowen makes its highly anticipated debut, 13 days before Halloween.

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The teaser for Hysteria! Opens with a deceptively cheerful suburban scene: Julie Bowen's character blissfully dances around her kitchen to Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven Is a Place On Earth." The mood swiftly darkens as an earthquake starts and a demonic face emerges from the microwave! Campy, cheeky and demonic! Oh, my!

What We Know About Hysteria! So Far

The series follows a group of high school misfits who see an opportunity in the growing fear surrounding their supposed occult activity. Hysteria! will have eight 60-minute episodes, all of which will drop on premiere day.

Peacock has unveiled a teaser trailer for a series called Hysteria, taking us back to the days of the insane hysteria of "Satanic Panic" in the late 1980s. Written by and executive produced by Matthew Scott Kane and David Goodman, Hysteria debuts streaming in October. The original new horror-comedy series follows a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts who use the town's sudden interest in the occult to start a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a strange series of events triggers a witch hunt that leads back to them. So basically a crime thriller meets 80s dark comedy? Julie Bowen and Anna Camp star along with Emjay Anthony, Chiara Aurelia, Kezii Curtis, and Nikki Hahn. With recurring guest stars including Bruce Campbell, Garret Dillahunt, Nolan North, Elijah Richardson, Milly Shapiro, Allison Scagliotti, & Jessica Treska. There's not much to this teaser - Julie Bowen dancing and a...

Peacock, fresh off its huge Olympics surge, is transitioning back to its regular offerings — including a 1980s-set thriller revolving around the Satanic Panic of the era.

The streamer has released a teaser and set an Oct. 18 premiere date for Hysteria!, a drama in which a high-school heavy metal band decides to capitalize on the panic — then find themselves in deeper than they meant to be. In addition to streaming on Peacock, the series premiere will simulcast on USA Network and Syfy; USA will also air subsequent episodes on Friday nights.

The teaser (watch it below) shows suburban mom Julie Bowen (Modern Family) dancing around her kitchen to Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” when an apparent earthquake disrupts her reverie. A demonic face staring out from the microwave further darkens the mood.

“Hysteria! is about both sides of that generational fear” that kids are up to something...

Peacock has revealed a first look at Hysteria! and announced that the eight-episode series will premiere on the streaming service on October 18, 2024. USA Network and Syfy will simulcast the first episode on October 18, with USA Network airing episodes each Friday.

In the series, when a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band.

That is, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported “supernatural activity” triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them. Heaven is a place on Earth – and Hell has come to this town.

Hysteria! stars Julie Bowen, Anna Camp, Emjay Anthony, Chiara Aurelia, Kezii Curtis, and Nikki Hahn. The recurring guest stars include Bruce Campbell, Garret Dillahunt, Nolan North,...

Peacock’s coming-of-age thriller “Hysteria!” is set to tackle the era of Satanic Panic, and we’ve learned today that all episodes will premiere on Peacock on Friday, October 18, 2024.

Additionally, USA Network and Syfy will simulcast the first episode on October 18 with USA Network airing episodes each Friday. Watch the “Hysteria!” teaser trailer below.

Written and executive produced by Matthew Scott Kane (Stitchers) and David Goodman (The Orville), “Hysteria!” explores America’s dark history of mass hysteria through the shocking story of the teenage Satanic Panic. The series follows a group of 1980s high school misfits as they exploit the growing hysteria around teen occult activity.

Here’s the full synopsis: “When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a...

Julie Bowen is back on TV, but she is far from the feel-good nature of “Modern Family.”

The “Happy Gilmore” actress leads upcoming Peacock series “Hysteria!,” which is set during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s. In the trailer, Bowen is shown as a ’80s housewife who is rocking out with her Walkman…until her microwave seems to become possessed by a “Ghostbusters”-esque demon.

The official synopsis reads: “When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize that they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band. This is until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported ‘supernatural activity’ triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.”

“Evil Dead” actor Bruce Campbell and “Pitch Perfect” alum Anna Camp co-star in the music-centric series. Emjay Anthony,...

Julie Bowen is returning to TV in Peacock’s “Hysteria!” and things are getting spooky, that is, if they’re even real.

In the teaser for “Hysteria!,” released Monday, the “Modern Family” star goes about her day cooking and cleaning as a 1980s housewife until a strange interruption causes the lights to flicker and her house to shake.

By the time the event stops, Bowen thinks she’s in the clear — until she spots the face of a demon in her microwave, which proceeds to splatter into red globs.

The new series, which also stars Anna Camp (“Pitch Perfect”) and Bruce Campbell (“The Evil Dead,” “Army of Darkness”), will debut on Friday, Oct. 18, on Peacock, USA Network and Syfy. All episodes will be available on Peacock, while USA Network and Syfy will simulcast the premiere episode on Oct. 18 with USA Network airing new episodes each Friday.

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Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead franchise is getting an animated series, it’s been confirmed. Here are a few more details of what’s coming.

The Evil Dead franchise is having a rennaisance thanks to Lee Cronin’s successful 2023 entry Evil Dead Rise. Earlier this year, Sébastien Vaniček was attached to direct and co-write a new spin-off film. Francis Galluppi wil write and direct the next Evil Dead film.

According to Deadline, while promoting his latest Peacock series Hysteria, franchise stalwart Bruce Campbell has confirmed he will reprise the role of Ash in an animated Evil Dead series.

Campbell said that “we are developing an animated version, like a series. I’ll do that. I’ll do Ash’s voice all day long because my voice hasn’t aged as much as I have. The trick is to take the elements that people like, which is innocent people being tortured by a malicious entity,...

Bruce Campbell announced his live-action retirement from the Ash Williams role after the cancellation of Ash vs Evil Dead in 2015.

Now, while promoting his latest Peacock series, Hysteria, Campbell revealed news of his next project as Williams.

“We are developing an animated version, like a series,” he said to Entertainment Weekly. “I’ll do that. I’ll do Ash’s voice all day long because my voice hasn’t aged as much as I have.”

The actor said that the series relies on the strength of the premise. “We’re out of the cabin, Sam [Raimi] doesn’t have to direct, I don’t have to star as Ash,” Campbell said. “The trick is to take the elements that people like, which is innocent people being tortured by a malicious entity, and it’s people who have no skills to stop it.”

Meanwhile, Hysteria — created by Matthew Scott Kane — also stars Julie Bowen,...

Exclusive: Former A3 agents Katt Riley and Nick Beldoch have joined the Lit department at Independent Artist Group, Deadline has learned. Just two of over 25 agents Iag has recruited over the past 18 months, they’ll be reunited at the agency with former colleague Fatmata Kamara, who was hired as a talent agent earlier this month.

“In an ever-changing landscape, we are thrilled to welcome Katt and Nick as colleagues whose tireless advocacy for their clients immediately adds strength and depth to what we are building in the Lit department at Iag,” said Lindsay Howard Parker and Adam Kanter, to whom they respectively report. “We have long admired Katt’s tenacity and ability to nurture the careers of her talented writer & director clients while Nick will represent his own emerging clients and serve as an invaluable enhancement on multiple client teams.”

Over the last three years at A3, Riley was responsible...

Production on the Peacock series Hysteria! starring Julie Bowen and Anna Camp has shut down production in Atlanta for the remainder of the WGA writers strike.

Deadline understands the WGA picket line was respected by Teamsters and IATSE early Monday morning, the 35th day of the strike.

While production shutdowns have become a regular occurrence in New York and Los Angeles as a result of picketing by striking writers, this is believed to be the first series to suspend filming in Atlanta. WGA East and West members are organizing in key cities outside of New York City and Los Angeles to help set up pickets with local members where productions have expanded in recent years, including Atlanta and Albuquerque.

Created by Matthew Scott Kane who writes and executive produces and co-showruns alongside David A. Goodman, former WGA President who is a co-chair of the negotiating committee. Hysteria! explores America’s...

Bruce Campbell is no stranger to the realm of demons thanks to the Evil Dead franchise, but what about Satanic Panic? Variety reports that the horror stalwart is the next to join Peacock’s straight-to-series coming-of-age thriller Hysteria!

Campbell joins previously announced cast members Julie Bowen, Anna Camp, Emjay Anthony, Chiara Aurelia, Kezii Curtis, and Nikki Hahn

If that’s not enough, Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts will helm the premiere episode!

About the series: “When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported “supernatural activity” triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.”

Bruce Campbell will play Chief Dandridge, described...

Bruce Campbell has joined the upcoming Peacock series “Hysteria!” in a recurring role, Variety has learned exclusively.

The show was originally ordered at Peacock in August 2022. Per the official series description, “When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the ‘Satanic Panic’ of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported ‘supernatural activity’ triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.”

Campbell joins previously announced cast members Anna Camp, Emjay Anthony, Chiara Aurelia, Kezii Curtis, Nikki Hahn, and Julie Bowen. Campbell will star as Chief Dandridge, described as “a small-town police chief whose understanding of his community is put to the test after a disturbing series of murders, disappearances, and unexplained phenomena.”

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From Black actor Anna Camp joins the cast of Peacock’s straight-to-series coming-of-age thriller Hysteria!, a drama series that explores America’s dark history of mass hysteria through the shocking story of the teenage Satanic Panic.

Deadline reports that Camp, who joins previously announced actor Julie Bowen, will be a series regular.

About the series: “When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported “supernatural activity” triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.”

Camp is set to play “Tracy Whitehead, a crusading Midwestern mother who has been the laughingstock of her community for years due to her extreme religious beliefs, but...

The upcoming Peacock drama series “Hysteria!” is rounding out its main cast.

Anna Camp Emjay Anthony, Chiara Aurelia, Kezii Curtis and Nikki Hahn have all been cast in the series. They join previously announced cast member Julie Bowen.

The show was originally ordered at Peacock in August 2022. Per the official series description, “When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the ‘Satanic Panic’ of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported ‘supernatural activity’ triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.”

Dylan Campbell (Anthony), Jordy (Aurelia), and Spud (Curtis) are a trio of outcasts who use their town’s Satanic Panic to their advantage by rebranding their heavy metal band Dethkrunch into a Satanic metal group,...

Julie Bowen has signed on to star in Peacock’s forthcoming series “Hysteria!”

According to the streamer, the series is a coming-of-age thriller that explores American’s dark history of mass hysteria through the shocking story of the teenage Satanic Panic, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts in the ’80s. As a group, they realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported “supernatural activity” triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.

Bowen will play Linda Campbell, the mother of one of the teenage outcasts. Linda experiences a series of supernatural disturbances that force her to question everything she knows about her son, as well as the growing threat of Satanism in their small Midwestern town.

Most known for her Emmy-Award...

Something hysterical is coming Julie Bowen‘s way, and it’s not a good thing.

The Modern Family vet will star in Hysteria!, a new coming-of-age thriller series from Peacock. Following a group of teenagers in the ’80s, the show will dive into America’s past with mass frenzy, through the lens of satanic panic.

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“When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears...

Modern Family star Julie Bowen is set to star in Peacock‘s upcoming coming-of-age thriller Hysteria!. The streamer’s drama series will delve into America’s history of mass hysteria, focusing on the teenage Satanic Panic, and it will feature Bowen in the lead role of Linda Campbell, the mother of an outcast teen. “When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the ‘Satanic Panic’ of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported “supernatural activity” triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them,” according to the NBC streamer. UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, will produce the series. Matthew Scott Kane serves as writer and executive producer. John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein,...