Presto takes a look at the weird and darkly comic world of sin

News posted fri feb 19 08:20:53 est 2016 on Fri Feb 19 08:20:53 EST 2016

Presto today announced the exclusive SVOD premiere of the cheeky Showtime documentary series 7 Deadly Sins from acclaimed, Oscar -nominated documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me). Hosted by Spurlock, this stylised documentary series takes an in-depth look at each of the seven deadly sins - one per episode - told through Spurlocks unique and extreme lens.

Dark, twisted and wildly entertaining, 7 Deadly Sins proves that truth really is stranger than fiction. Spurlock presents an outrageous, modern day interpretation of the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride. Each episode presents a story around one of the sins that is so extreme you wont believe its non-fiction. Its humanity like youve never seen it, and you wont be able to look away.

"For years, Ive wanted to do an Alfred Hitchcock Presents style show comprised completely of non-fiction stories," said Spurlock. "A series just as dark and twisted as anything fiction could imagine, and now Im thrilled to have that dream come true with 7 Deadly Sins. You wont believe it until you see it ... and even then, you may not believe it."

Morgan Spurlock is a New York-based writer, director and producer. His first film, Super Size Me, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004, winning Best Directing honors. The film went on to win the inaugural Writers Guild of America best documentary screenplay award and garnered an Academy Award -nomination for Best Feature Documentary. Since then, he has directed, produced and distributed multiple film and television projects, including the critically-acclaimed FX television series, 30 Days and the films Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden, Confessions of a Superhero, Czech Dream, Chalk, The Future of Food, What Would Jesus Buy?, the WGA Award-winning and Emmy -nominated The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice!, Freakonomics, POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Comic-Con: Episode IV - A Fans Hope and Mansome. Current projects include the hit CNN television series Morgan Spurlock: Inside Man.

All episodes of 7 Deadly Sins are available to stream now on Presto.

For new subscribers, Presto is currently offering a one month free trial^ of the Presto Entertainment bundle subscription, providing access to Presto's full TV and movie libraries.

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