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April 29, 2021 10:45 AM Meredith Jacobs, TV Insider
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Girl in the Woods is coming to Peacock.
The streaming service has ordered the YA supernatural drama based on Crypt TV’s monster universe, the 2018 short film
The Door in the Woods and the 2020 sequel
The Girl in the Woods.
Creator Abe Forsythe is set to write and direct genre-bending series.
The eight-episode series is set in the Pacific Northwest and “follows Carrie’s escape from her mysterious, cult-like colony that guards the world from monsters hidden behind a secret door within the woods.”
Krysten Ritter will serve as co-executive producer and direct the first four episodes after stepping behind the camera for the first time on Netflix’s
Krysten Ritter will direct the first four episodes and co-executive produce while Jacob Chase will helm the last four and produce. Casey Modderno will serve as head writer and co-executive producer. Crypt TV will showrun the series, with the company’s Jack Davis and Darren Brandl serving as executive producers.
“As a huge fan of horror and all things coming of age, this is one of the most exciting pilot scripts I’ve gotten my hands on. I fell in love with the characters, the writing, the setting, and the themes the second I read it,” said Ritter in a statement. “I also loved Crypt’s original short ‘The Door in the Woods’ and the universe they are building. I’m so thrilled to have the opportunity to helm this badass female-driven monster hunting series with Jane Casey Modderno, Crypt and Peacock.”
Krysten Ritter will direct the first four of eight episodes
Tony Maglio | April 29, 2021 @ 9:30 AM
Photo: Getty/Crypt TV
Peacock is adapting YA supernatural drama “The Girl in the Woods” as a streaming series. Krysten Ritter (“Breaking Bad”) will direct the first four of eight episodes.
The series is based on Crypt’s 2018 short film “The Door in the Woods,” which was written and directed by Joey Greene, and the 2020 sequel “The Girl in the Woods,” written by David Calbert, Van Nguyen and directed by Roxine Helberg.
Set in the Pacific Northwest, this “Girl in the Woods” follows Carrie’s escape from her mysterious, cult-like colony that guards the world from monsters hidden behind a secret door within the woods.
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