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Grendel' explores the line between hero and villain in all-new Netflix series
Entertainment
14 September 2021
Global
--Abubakr Ali leads the series as the titular vigilante hero Grendel/Hunter Rose----The supporting cast includes Brittany Allen, Julian Black Antelope, Kevin Corrigan, Emma Ho, Andy Mientus, Jaime Ray Newman, Erik Palladino and Madeline Zima----Andrew Dabb to serve as writer and showrunner for all-new series based on the popular, award-winning Dark Horse comic books from Matt Wagner--
Netflix has greenlit Grendel, an all-new series based on the masked vigilante from the popular, award-winning Matt Wagner/Dark Horse comic books.
Episodes: 8
Series Logline: Based on Matt Wagners groundbreaking comic book series, Grendel follows Hunter Rose, a gifted fencer, writer and assassin as, seeking to avenge the death of a lost love, he goes to war with New Yorks criminal underworld, only to realize...why beat them, when you can join them?
Writer/Showrunner/Executive Producer: Andrew Dabb (Resident Evil, Supernatural)
Executive Producers: Dark Horse Entertainment's Mike Richardson (The Umbrella Academy, Hellboy), Keith Goldberg (The Umbrella Academy, Resident Alien), Chris Tongue (Polar, Splinter), and comic creator Matt Wagner.
The series is a Netflix production and comes out of Netflix's first look deal with Dark Horse Entertainment. Netflix and Dark Horse have previously collaborated on the popular series The Umbrella Academy, Jonas kerlund's feature film Polar, and they are currently in production on the animated series, Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles.
The cast is lead by Abubakr Ali (Power Book II: Ghost, Katy Keene, and lead in the upcoming feature from Orion Pictures/Killer Films What If, directed by Billy Porter) as the titular Grendel / Hunter Rose. -- HEADSHOT
The cast also includes:
Jaime Ray Newman (Dopesick, The Time Traveler's Wife) as Jocasta Rose -- HEADSHOT
Julian Black Antelope (The Flash, Debris) as Argent -- HEADSHOT
Madeline Zima (Californication, Hacks) as Liz Sparks -- HEADSHOT
Kevin Corrigan (Scenes from an Empty Church, The Get Down) as Barry Palumbo -- HEADSHOT
Emma Ho (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Expanse) as Stacy Palumbo -- HEADSHOT
Erik Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Watchmen) as Teddy Ciccone -- HEADSHOT
Brittany Allen (What Keeps You Alive) as Annabelle Wright -- HEADSHOT
Andy Mientus (The Flash, Dolly Parton's Heartstrings) as Larry Stohler -- HEADSHOT
Quote from Grendel creator Matt Wagner: I couldn't be more thrilled about the GRENDEL saga, one of the longest-running independent comics series, finally being translated into live-action for the screen. Under the sharp guidance of showrunner Andrew Dabb, our incredible creative team, sure-to-be stellar cast and Dark Horse Entertainment have teamed with Netflix to produce this provocative adaptation that will bring my characters and concepts to an all new audience and yet still provide excitement and surprises for die-hard fans. Im especially excited to see Abubakr Ali bring the character of Grendel/Hunter Rose to life -- he has the charisma, style and vital edginess that Ive been envisioning in the role for years.
About Dark Horse Entertainment
Founded by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Entertainment was spun off from his publishing company, Dark Horse Comics, in 1992. The company's first major hits - THE MASK and TIMECOP - were based on Richardson's creations and DHE has since produced over 30 films and series, including an Emmy Award-winning documentary, MR. WARMTH: THE DON RICKLES PROJECT. Recent projects include the DARK MATTER television series for Syfy network, and the hit Netflix film, POLAR, adapted from Victor Santo's noir graphic novel starring Mads Mikkelsen. Current projects include the third season of THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY, a Netflix original series based on the comics created by Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) and Gabriel B , COYOTE starring Emmy Award Winning actor Michael Chiklis on CBS All Access, RESIDENT ALIEN, a television series for Syfy starring Alan Tudyk (Firefly) based on the comic series by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse. Upcoming projects at Netflix include SAMURAI RABBIT: THE USAGI CHRONICLES animated kids series based on the award-winning comic book series by Stan Sakai.
About Netflix
Netflix is the worlds leading streaming entertainment service with over 209 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.
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