Quibi is no more but the good news is that Roku has been picking up Quibi’s original projects, and we’ve learned today that “50 States of Fright” is now a Roku Original Series!
Produced by Sam Raimi, the horror anthology series will come back to life on Roku this Halloween season, with the existing episodes of the show premiering on October 15.
“When the Streetlights Go On” and “The Expecting” also come to Roku in October.
“The titles will roll out on a weekly cadence as a part of a “Freak Out Friday” campaign to bring streamers with thrilling new horror content on The Roku Channel all month long.”
50 States of Fright, executive produced by Sam Raimi, is a horror anthology with terrifying tales state by state. The show will premiere on Friday, October 15th.
When the Street Lights Go On, written by Eddie O’Keefe and Chris Hutton, tells the story of a double homicide in a small midwestern suburb that rattles the lives of a group of teenagers and sends investigators searching for answers in the fall of 1995. The show will premiere on Friday, October 8th.
The Expecting, directed by American Psycho’s Mary Harron and executive produced by the team behind A Quiet Place, and starring AnnaSophia Robb, Rory Culkin, and Mira Sorvino, is an edge-of-your-seat sci-fi thriller about a mysterious pregnancy and the potential dark secrets surrounding it. The show will premiere on Friday, October 29th.
Launched in 2017, The Roku Channel is the home of free and premium entertainment on the Roku platform. In addition to Roku devices, The Roku Channel is available on Web, iOS and Android devices, Amazon Fire TV and select Samsung TVs and can be accessed internationally in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
