David Farnor | On 14, Sep 2017

“Folklore has given a voice to our fears…” That’s the voice of Aaron Mahnke from horror podcast Lore, as the series make the leap from your ears to your eyeballs.

Amazon’s new show, from the Executive Producer of The Walking Dead and the Executive Producer of The X-files, consists of six separate stories, each one based on real people and events that have led to our modern-day myths.

Featuring Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgment Day), Kristin Bauer van Straten (True Blood), Adam Goldberg (Fargo) Holland Roden (Teen Wolf), Colm Feore (House of Cards) and Campbell Scott (The Amazing Spider-Man), the show combines documentary footage, narration, historical mixed media and cinematic scenes to bring to life its stories. They include a boy given a doll that seems to have a sinister life of its own, a family whose home appears to be inhabited by a spirit from the other side, and a German village that hunts for a murderous creature.

“Lore is a unique hybrid series that presents meticulously-researched true life tales through a variety of mediums, in order to surprise and delight, and even unsettle,” says Conrad Riggs, Head of Unscripted, Amazon Originals.

The anthology creeps onto Amazon Prime Video on Friday 13th October. Here’s a trailer:

 

Amazon’s Lore to launch on Friday 13th

30th August 2017

Amazon’s new horror series Lore will land on Friday 13th, the streaming service has confirmed.

Based on the popular podcast of the same name, which has an average of 5 million monthly listens, the anthology series presents the frightening and often disturbing tales based on real people and events that have led to our modern-day legends.

Featuring Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgment Day), Kristin Bauer van Straten (True Blood), Adam Goldberg (Fargo) Holland Roden (Teen Wolf), Colm Feore (House of Cards) and Campbell Scott (The Amazing Spider-Man), the show combines documentary footage, narration, historical mixed media and cinematic scenes to bring to life terrifying, but true stories. Celebrating the origins of the horror genre, Lore explores the tales behind pop culture’s horror myths, such as vampires, changelings, werewolves, séances and possessed dolls.

Launched in March 2015 by Aaron Mahnke, the podcast Lore has generated a massive audience, was named “Best of” in 2015 and 2016 by Apple, and was listed as one of the “15 podcasts you need to hear in 2016” by Entertainment Weekly. The first book in Mahnke’s three-book series, The World of Lore, will be published on 10th October by Del Rey Books.

“Lore is a unique hybrid series that presents meticulously-researched true life tales through a variety of mediums, in order to surprise and delight, and even unsettle,” says Conrad Riggs, Head of Unscripted, Amazon Originals. “We are thrilled to once again provide Prime members unprecedented access into a world they thought they knew.”

Lore will feature fan-favourite episodes from the podcast, including the tale of a boy given a doll that seems to have a sinister life of its own; a family whose home appears to be inhabited by a spirit from the other side; and a German village that hunts for a murderous creature.

All six episodes of the series will be available on Amazon Prime Video on 13th October.

 

Teen Wolf’s Holland Roden joins Amazon’s Lore
1st June 2017

Amazon’s Lore continues to build its central cast, with the addition of Holland Roden.

The Teen Wolf star is a natural fit for the horror series, which is based on the podcast of the same name. The audio show, which brings in 2.5 million listens every month, to the screen, telling spooky unscripted tales of true events. Amazon is adapting that into a 10-part anthology for the screen, with Gale Anne Hurd (The Walking Dead), Ben Silverman (The Office) and Howard T. Owens (The Biggest Loser) on exec producing duties.

Roden will play a lead role in one of the episodes as Bridget Cleary, wife of Michael Cleary (the recently cast Cathal Pendred).

Living in Ireland in 1895, with fiery red hair, she is a dressmaker and an egg dealer who lives with her husband Michael in an Irish labourer’s cottage, is how Deadline reports her character. “An exceptional woman, she’s been liberated by the invention of the sewing machine and the refrigerated railway car, and she’s making a lot more money than her husband. When her tongue gets a little too pert for Michael’s liking, Bridget must prove the impossible: that she’s the true Bridget Cleary and not a fairy’s changeling.”

David Chiu and Patrick Wall have written the episode, with Thomas J. Wright at the helm.

Roden, who has also appeared in Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds and Community, will next be seen in Syfy’s series Channel Zero.
 

Amazon’s Lore TV series finds male lead

24th May 2017

Amazon’s TV series based on the Lore podcast has found its first male lead: UFC fighter turned actor Cathal Pendred.

Pendred, who hung up his MMA belt last year, has appeared in a range of TV projects, from Ray Donovan to AMC’s Into the Badlands. Now, he’ll be stepping into the first confirmed main role in Amazon’s original show, Lore, which will transpose the horror podcast, which brings in 2.5 million listens every month, to the screen, telling spooky unscripted tales of true events.

Launched in March 2015 by Aaron Mahnke, Lore was named “Best of 2015” by iTunes and one of the “15 podcasts you need to hear in 2016” by Entertainment Weekly. Amazon will be spinning that into 10 episodes, which will be exec produced by Gale Anne Hurd (The Walking Dead), Ben Silverman (The Office) and Howard T. Owens (The Biggest Loser).

Pendred will play Michael Cleary, a cooper who makes barrels for a local creamery. When his young wife, Bridget, starts to make more money than him, he becomes convinced that she’s been replaced by a changeling is determined to prove himself right. Leary is a real life character from Irish folklore, forming one of the many tales set to make up the creepy anthology. He joins the previously announced Robert Patrick, whose role remains a secret.

 

Amazon’s Lore TV show picks up Robert Patrick

29th March 2017

Amazon’s TV adaptation of Lore has picked up its first cast member: Robert Patrick.

Yes, the star of Terminator 2 himself will appearing in the TV series, which is based on the horror podcast. The project, which was announced last year, will see Amazon build upon the podcast, which brings in 2.5 million listens every month, to tell spooky unscripted tales of true events.

Launched in March 2015 by Aaron Mahnke, Lore was named “Best of 2015” by iTunes and one of the “15 podcasts you need to hear in 2016” by Entertainment Weekly. Amazon will be spinning that into 10 episodes, exec produced by Gale Anne Hurd (The Walking Dead), Ben Silverman (The Office) and Howard T. Owens (The Biggest Loser).

“Just as Mahnke revolutionised the serial podcast, Amazon is reinventing the unscripted series—and I couldn’t be more excited about the mashup,” said Hurd when the project was announced. Now, the Terminator 2 producer will be reuniting, to some extent, with metallic leading man Patrick.

There is little confirmed about what Patrick’s role will be, with Lore’s people staying tight-lipped about the whole thing.

I get asked a lot, so: yes, the TV show is still happening. I’m just quiet about it because I’m not allowed to say anything about it yet ?

— Lore Podcast (@lorepodcast) March 28, 2017

Deadline reports that it will be a “meaty part”, for what it’s worth. What we do know, though, is that he’ll be filming it this spring, while on hiatus for CBS series Scorpion.

Hurd, meanwhile, is joined behind the scenes by fellow EPs Brett-Patrick Jenkins (Face Off) and Aaron Mahnke, with Glen Morgan (X-Files) attached as showrunner.

The show is slated to be produced by Propagate Content and Valhalla Entertainment, with a tentative release date of later this year.

Amazon orders horror anthology series Lore

7th October 2016

Amazon has ordered an anthology horror series based on the podcast Lore.

The show, which has over 2.5 million monthly listens, will inspire the Amazon original series, which will feature unscripted tales dealing with frightening, psychologically disturbing, and often paranormal true events that have spawned modern-day nightmares.

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 was named “Best of 2015” by iTunes and one of the “15 podcasts you need to hear in 2016” by Entertainment Weekly.

The 10-episode programme will be exec produced by Gale Anne Hurd (The Walking Dead), Ben Silverman (The Office) and Howard T. Owens (The Biggest Loser).

“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,” says 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,” adds 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,” comment 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.”

The show is slated to be produced by Propagate Content and Valhalla Entertainment, with Brett-Patrick Jenkins (Face Off) and Aaron Mahnke also on board as Executive Producers and Glen Morgan (X-Files) attached as showrunner.

Lore will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the UK, US, Germany, Austria and Japan in 2017.

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