On the heels of V/H/S/85‘s record-breaking premiere on Shudder final week, the streamer introduced on the ongoing New York Comedian Con that the franchise will proceed with a seventh installment, which can deal with sci-fi horror.
The untitled sequel will function 5 new bloodcurdling tapes, putting horror on the forefront of a sci-fi-inspired hellscape.
The Shudder Authentic Movie shall be launched in 2024.
The information comes on the heels of a record-breaking opening weekend for the newest installment, V/H/S/85, which debuted Friday, October 6 and have become the most-watched unique movie premiere of 2023 for Shudder and AMC+, driving Shudder’s largest acquisition day of the 12 months on Saturday, October 7. Viewership for the movie on AMC+ was additionally up 25% from final 12 months’s V/H/S/99.
“The V/H/S franchise has been terrifying and entertaining audiences for over a decade now because of the work of among the style’s most gifted filmmakers,” mentioned Head of AMC Networks’ Movie Group Scott Shooman. “Following the huge success of V/H/S/85 and its earlier installments on Shudder, it’s clear that the filmmaking crew received’t be working out of distinctive concepts anytime quickly. We’re thrilled that the franchise goes in a daring, new route that may shock followers and newcomers alike, and display the modern capabilities of sci-fi inside the world of V/H/S.”
“Jason Voorhees, Leprechaun, Pinhead, Dracula, even the Amityville Horror home ended up in house, in order we transfer into our personal Half 7 it was solely pure that we must always too,” mentioned producer Josh Goldbloom. “The sci-fi horror style offers us an infinite playground of forbidden worlds and harmful lifeforms, a method which we’re assured will result in the most important, maddest, bloodiest V/H/S ever.”
President of Scripted Content material at Studio71 Michael Schreiber commented, “We’re thrilled to proceed our partnership with Shudder on a groundbreaking new V/H/S movie! The V/H/S franchise has turn out to be a cornerstone of the horror style that gives an unfiltered platform for filmmakers to push boundaries and inform modern tales.”
Shudder’s New York Comedian-Con panel this afternoon featured Shudder’s VP of Programming Samuel Zimmerman moderating a V/H/S All-Stars panel, together with veteran V/H/S administrators and producers Josh Goldbloom, David Bruckner (V/H/S/1, V/H/S/85), Chloe Okuno (V/H/S/94), Natasha Kermani (V/H/S/85), and Tyler McIntyre (V/H/S/99).
Producers for the subsequent installment of V/H/S embrace Josh Goldbloom for Cinepocalypse, Brad Miska, and James Harris (47 Meters Down), and government producers Michael Schreiber & Adam Boorstin for Studio71.
The deal was negotiated by Emily Gotto and Nicholas Lazo on behalf of Shudder and Schreiber and Federico J. Blanco on behalf of Studio71.
