The TV series “Hostel” found a home in Peacock.
diversity Has only learned that the TV expansion of the horror film franchise is currently being developed in the NBCuniversal Streamer. Previously, the show was in the works in June 2024, but no platform was attached at that time.
As originally reported, Paul Giamatti is taught in the series with the star, whereby the mastermind Eli Roth “Hostel” sets on direct producers and executive products. Chris Briggs and Mike Fleiss, who have all “hostel” films produced, are also executing producers. The fifth season is the studio. Exact details of action are kept under closure.
In the “Hostel” franchise, innocent tourists are kidnapped by a mysterious group who operates as an elite Hunting Club from Eastern Europe, whereby the rich customer of the group for torture and murdering the tourists. The first film was released in the cinemas in 2006, with Roth wrote, director and produced. Roth wrote, directed and produced “Hostel: Part II” in 2007. A third film was published directly for the video in 2011, although Roth was not involved in the production.
In total, the first two films in the franchise achieved almost 120 million US dollars worldwide, although they only cost 4.8 million US dollars or $ 10.2 million for production.
Giamatti is one of the best actors in his generation. He is a two-time Oscar candidate for “Cinderella Man” and then for “The Holdovers”. He is also a six-time Golden Globe candidate and wins the award for his work in the HBO series “John Adams” as well as for the films “Barney's Vision” and “The Holdovers”. Giamatti had previously told diversityMarc Malkin that He was interested in doing more horror rollers“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” as his favorite film in the genre.