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[08/05/22 - 09:05 AM]
Peacock Announces Straight to Series Order of Coming-of-Age Thriller "Hysteria!" from UCP with Matthew Scott Kane Set to Write and Executive Produce
The series follows a group of 1980s high school misfits as they exploit the growing hysteria around teen occult activity.

[via press release from Peacock]

PEACOCK ANNOUNCES STRAIGHT TO SERIES ORDER OF COMING-OF-AGE THRILLER "HYSTERIA!" FROM UCP WITH MATTHEW SCOTT KANE SET TO WRITE AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCE

Series Comes From Executive Producers and Directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Dungeons & Dragons) along with Chris Bender and Jake Weiner for Good Fear

The Series Follows A Group Of 1980s High School Misfits As They Exploit The Growing Hysteria Around Teen Occult Activity

www.PeacockTV.com

· Peacock announced today the straight-to-series order of coming-of-age thriller HYSTERIA!, a drama series that explores American's dark history of mass hysteria through the shocking story of the teenage Satanic Panic.

· The series will be produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. Matthew Scott Kane serves as writer and executive producer. John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein will executive produce and direct. Chris Bender and Jake Weiner will executive produce for Good Fear.

· ABOUT: When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the "Satanic Panic" of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town's sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported "supernatural activity" triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.

· "Our upcoming thriller series Hysteria! will explore the complex world of the Satanic Panic, set amidst '80s nostalgia, mystery, heavy metal, and an all-American setting," said Lisa Katz, President Scripted Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. "We're excited to partner on this fresh, coming-of-age story led by writer Matthew Scott Kane, executive producers and directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, Good Fear, and our partners at UCP, for what is sure to be a compelling original series for Peacock viewers."

· "This nail-biting thriller dives into a mass moral panic and all the fears, desires, anger and dread that led to these dark days," said Beatrice Springborn, President, UCP. "Matthew's script is original, intriguing and perfectly captures the frenetic energy of the Satanic Panic. We can't wait for audiences to experience the show on Peacock."

ABOUT THE SERIES:

Writer / Executive Producer: Matthew Scott Kane

Executive Producers / Directors: John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Dungeons & Dragons, Game Night)

Executive Producers: Chris Bender and Jake Weiner for Good Fear (My Spy, Mulan, Under the Silver Lake)

Supervising Producer: Scott Stoops

Studio: UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group

Format: Drama Series





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