The horror streaming platform Shudder has renewed its hour-long anthology series Creepshow for a second season. This news comes in anticipation of the first season's finale.
Creepshow, Shudder's first hour-long recurring series, is inspired by the 1982 horror anthology film of the same name. Directed by George A. Romero (of the Night of the Living Dead fame) and scripted by horror author Stephen King, the original Creepshow was a love letter to the golden age of horror comics. From Tales from the Crypt to Creepy, the film had a wide range of sources and a variety of horrific stories. This is the property's return to the limelight since the last sequel, Creepshow 3, which premiered in 2006 to a lukewarm reception.
Shudder's Creepshow series is executive produced by showrunner Greg Nicotero. Nicotero is known for his extensive presence in the zombie genre, starting with George Romero's Day of the Dead. More recently, he has worked on AMC's hit series The Walking Dead, an adaptation of the comics by Robert Kirkman. To celebrate the show's renewal, he released a special Creep illustration, which appears below.
“Creepshow has met every expectation we had for Shudder’s first original scripted series and then some, with record numbers across the board,” Shudder GM Craig Engler said in a statement. “Greg Nicotero and his team delivered an amazing show that’s unlike anything else on TV and we’re thrilled and delighted to bring it back for another season.”
“For me, Creepshow has been a true labor of love,” Nicotero shared. “To be able to pay tribute to George A. Romero’s visionary project and have the show so embraced by fans everywhere is humbling to this horror kid from Pittsburgh. I couldn’t be more pleased and look forward to continuing the series with more ghoulish delight.”
The season finale of Creepshow is set to air October 31 on Shudder at 9:00 pm ET/6:00 pm PT.
