Monsterland
A horror anthology based on Nathan Ballingrud's stories.
Monsterland, an American horror drama anthology series, was created by Mary Laws and draws from Nathan Ballingrud's short story collection North American Lake Monsters: Stories. The show, which has eight episodes, debuted on Hulu on October 2, 2020.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Drama
- Horror
- Anthology
- Creator
- Mary Laws
- Based on
- North American Lake Monsters: Stories, Nathan Ballingrud
- Music
- Gustavo Santaolalla
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 8
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Did You Know?
- Rotten Tomatoes reported an average rating of 6.71/10 based on 28 reviews.
- Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 63 out of 100 based on five reviews.
Production
In May 2019, Hulu ordered eight episodes of the series, created by Mary Laws, who also served as an executive producer. Babak Anvari and Lucan Toh were executive producers, with Anvari set to direct an episode. Annapurna Television was attached to produce. Cast additions included Kaitlyn Dever and Jonathan Tucker in November 2019, Mike Colter in February 2020, Kelly Marie Tran and Taylor Schilling in July 2020, and Nicole Beharie, Adepero Oduye, Roberta Colindrez, Charlie Tahan, and Hamish Linklater in August 2020. Filming took place in Kingston, New York, in November 2019.
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