I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER: JUMANJI Actress Madison Iseman To Lead Cast Of Amazon Series

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER: JUMANJI Actress Madison Iseman To Lead Cast Of Amazon Series

We recently found out that a new "young adult" horror series based on '90s slasher I Know What You Did Last Summer is in development at Amazon, and the show's up-and-coming cast has now been announced...

By MarkCassidy - Jan 12, 2021 05:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Horror
Source: Deadline

Amazon Studios is developing a new YA horror series based on hit '90s slasher I Know What You Did Last Summer, and the principal cast (via Deadline) has now been announced.

Madison Iseman (Jumanji: The Next Level) will play the lead, and she'll be joined by Brianne Tju (Light as a Feather), Ezekiel Goodman, Ashley Moore (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping), Sebastian Amoruso (Solve), Fiona Rene (Stumptown), Cassie Beck (Connecting), Brooke Bloom (Homecoming) and Bill Heck (I’m Your Woman).

No character details have been revealed, but Iseman is expected to take on a similar role to Jennifer Love Hewitt's Julie in the movies.

The project hails from Sony Pictures Television and Original Film, and has Preacher scribe Sara Goodman on board as writer.

The 1997 original was based on the novel of the same name by Lois Duncan, and starred Hewitt, Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. as a group of teens who find themselves stalked by a mysterious killer a year after a fatal accident on their graduation night. The show is expected to follow the same premise.

Although it spawned two inferior sequels, the first I Know What You Did Last Summer movie was a big hit despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, and is generally credited with revitalizing the slasher genre along with Scream.

Fans should probably expect the gore to be toned down considerably if this show is going to be geared more towards younger teens, however.

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Origame
Origame - 1/12/2021, 5:36 AM
Yeah no. The original was fine for the time period because it was a genuine breath of fresh air in a pretty stale form of slashers, adding mystery to who the killer is, removing supernatural elements from the story, and making the hunted characters kinda deserve it since they basically tried to kill a guy beforehand. But now its just not all that unique as multiple horror movies changed up the formula. So now its just an ok horror movie. What else can you change with it?
Origame
Origame - 1/12/2021, 6:30 AM
@Waddles - the problem is that other than the elements i mentioned its a pretty atypical horror movie. And its not like the tropes of specifically this series are known enough for a cabin in the woods style change up can really work. I'm not denying some writer can make it work, but just saying a new movie is happening doesn't tell me they cracked the code on this yet.
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 1/12/2021, 10:01 AM
That Scream series from MTV was rated TV-MA, and that was aimed at teens.

I could see this following suit. Personally though, I prefer the Scream franchise over this franchise.

We got three good Scream movies, but only one good IKWYDLS movie. I haven’t watched the Scream series, but I’ve heard mixed things.
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