It looks as if M Night Shyamalan is going to be rebooting Tales from the Crypt for TNT as part of a horror block they are proposing. Shyamalan will be programming a two hour block of horror material for TNT.
Per Deadline, The block will feature both short and long form content, with the new Tales from the Crypt the centrepiece offering. Based on the original EC Comics by William Gaines as well as new stories, Shyamalan will exec produce each of the tales with Ashwin Rajan, his partner at Binding Edge Pictures. Endgame Entertainment’s James D. Stern (Looper) is exec producing along with Aloris Entertainment’s John Santilli and Dan McKinnon. The programme will launch this fall.
“This is a new genre for us in our series efforts and a great chance to partner with M Night Shyamalan, whose blockbuster hit The Visit reminded movie audiences and critics this past summer that he truly is a master of horror,” said TNT evp of original programming Sarah Aubrey.
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Source: Deadline
