Amazon Prime Video Greenlights Anthology Horror Series LORE
October 7, 2016
Based on the award-winning, critically acclaimed podcast
From executive producers Gale Anne Hurd (The Walking Dead), Ben Silverman (The Office) and Howard T. Owens (The Biggest Loser)
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London — 7 October 2016 — Amazon today announced it has greenlit the Amazon Original SeriesLORE . Based on the popular podcast of the same name, which has over 2.5 million monthly listens, the unscripted horror anthology series will present tales dealing with frightening, psychologically disturbing, and often paranormal true events that have spawned modern-day nightmares.The 10-episode season will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the UK, US, Germany, Austria and Japan in 2017.
LORE combines narration, historical mixed media and dramatic scenes to bring to life terrifying but true stories. Celebrating the origins of the horror genre, LORE explores the real-life stories behind pop culture’s most legendary horror characters and myths, such as vampires, zombies, werewolves, ghosts, serial killers and witches. Launched in March 2015 by Aaron Mahnke, Lore has over 2.5 million monthly listens and was named "Best of 2015" by iTunes and one of the “15 podcasts you need to hear in 2016” by Entertainment Weekly.
“LORE is a thrilling podcast with a rabid following, and we jumped at the opportunity to work with Gale Anne Hurd, Ben Silverman and Howard Owens to develop it into a series for Amazon Prime members,” said Conrad Riggs, Head of Unscripted, Amazon Originals. “ The series will be a truly unnerving and exciting experience that Prime members will not forget.”
“Being a horror aficionado, Aaron Mahnke’s Lore podcast captivated me from the very beginning as it explores the terrifying truth behind the world’s most frightening legends,” said Hurd. “ And just as Mahnke revolutionised the serial podcast, Amazon is reinventing the unscripted series—and I couldn’t be more excited about the mashup .”
“We are thrilled to be partnering with Gale Anne Hurd and Amazon to bring Aaron Mahnke's incredible horror franchise to television,” said Owens and Silverman. “LORE has inspired nightmares for millions of fans while capturing our own imaginations, and we couldn’t be more excited to materialise these real-life horror stories in a way never seen before.”
LORE is slated to be produced by Propagate Content and Valhalla Entertainment, with Gale Anne Hurd (The Walking Dead), Ben Silverman (The Office), Howard T. Owens (The Biggest Loser), Brett-Patrick Jenkins (Face Off) and Aaron Mahnke lined up as Executive Producers. Glen Morgan (X-Files) is attached as showrunner. Phillip Kobylanski is supervising the project on behalf of Valhalla.
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About Valhalla Entertainment Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Entertainment has an overall deal with Universal Cable Productions to develop new television and digital programs. Their current slate includes the upcoming 7th season of AMC’s The Walking Dead, which reigns as the most watched drama series in the coveted 18-49 demographic, as well as its companion series, Fear the Walking Dead, which received a two season order prior to its debut in 2015 and set a new ratings record for a cable premiere with 13.3 million viewers. In addition, Hurd serves as Consulting Producer on Talking Dead, which is the second highest rated basic cable show on Sunday nights, behind only The Walking Dead. Valhalla’s newest drama series, Falling Water, will premiere with a 10 episode order on USA Network this October. With 85 hours of television airing in 2016, Valhalla Entertainment remains a constant staple in the industry.
About Propagate Since launching in 2015, Propagate has grown into a formidable business with several series in production and a number of high-profile projects in development with deals across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. Beyond developing, producing and distributing scripted and unscripted content, Propagate’s plans call for the creation and global distribution of formats. The company aims to roll out ambitious new content distribution models while building a global production platform that focuses on new markets. Propagate’s unscripted development slate includes “ LORE,” based on the hit podcast and co-produced with Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Entertainment; “ Planet of the Apps” co-produced with Apple; “ Unprotected” for Oxygen; “Evil Genius” for HISTORY; “ My So-Called Simple Life” (working title) for FYI; a docu-series for Vivica A. Fox; and “ Animal ER” for National Geographic Wild.