New horror sequence Teacup could also be based mostly on standard ’80s novel Stinger by Robert R. McCammon, however showrunner Ian McCulloch says that his present solely actually adapts “the spirit” of the e book and is in any other case its personal beast.
“I believe that if I had learn the e book as an adolescent when it got here out, I might need felt a bit extra beholden to it,” McCulloch tells SFX journal within the new problem, which options Terrifier 3 on the quilt and hits newsstands on October 2. “It is a very totally different sort of adaptation in that it’s actually the spirit of the factor and the concepts, and never a lot else.”
Whereas the plot of Stinger didn’t do a lot for McCulloch, the strain that develops from this very private cat-and-mouse dynamic with otherworldly components did. The sequence facilities round a multigenerational household residing on an remoted ranch, who’re compelled collectively after they come up in opposition to a mysterious risk.
The forged consists of The Handmaid’s Story’s Yvonne Strahovski, Gray’s Anatomy’s Scott Speedman, and The English’s Chaske Spencer.
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Teacup releases on Peacock on October 10, with new episodes dropping weekly. UK launch particulars are nonetheless TBC. Learn extra in the newest problem of SFX journal, which options Terrifier 3 on the quilt and will likely be out there from Wednesday, October 2. Try the quilt beneath.
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