Critters: A New Binge
| Critters: A New Binge | |
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| Genre | Horror Science Fiction Comedy |
| Based on | Critters by Domonic Muir |
| Starring | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Executive producer(s) | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Production company(s) | Warner Bros. Digital Blue Ribbon Content |
| Release | |
| Original network | Shudder |
Critters: A New Binge is an American horror-comedy web television series that premiered on Shudder on March 21, 2019.[1] A reboot of the original franchise, the series takes place in Livingston, Iowa and features all new characters.
Contents
Premise
The Krites arrive on Earth on a secret mission to rescue a missing comrade. Standing in the way of their plans are a group of high school students: Christopher (Joey Morgan), his high school crush Dana (Stephi Chin-Salvo), and his best friend, Charlie (Bzhaun Rhoden). And the teens soon receive help in the form of three intergalactic bounty hunters.
Cast and characters
- Joey Morgan as Christopher
- Stephi Chin-Salvo as Dana
- Bzhaun Rhoden as Charlie
- Kirsten Robek as Veronica
- Gilbert Gottfried as Uncle
- Tom Pickett as Bounty Hunter #1
- Toby Levins as Bounty Hunter #2
Production
Development
In 2014 Warner Bros. announced plans to produce a web series based on the Critters films.[2] Producer Peter Girardi at Warner Bros. Digital reached out to writer-director Jordan Rubin to see if he was interested in the project. Rubin put together a pitch for the series with his writing partners, Jon and Al Kaplan, and the project was greenlit.[3]
Filming
Principal photography for the series reportedly began during the last week of May 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[4] Filming wrapped in July 2018.[5]
Release
In February 2019, it was announced that Shudder had acquired the series from Warner Bros. Television and the trailer was released on February 28, 2019.[1][6] All eight ten-minute episodes premiered on Shudder on March 21, 2019.
Reception
The series received mixed reviews. Bloody Disgusting gave the series one-and-a-half skulls, declaring the "CG effects are so Syfy-level bad that they wouldn’t have even passed muster back in the ’90s" and the episodes "absolutely loaded with that bargain basement effects work" and "lowbrow humor".[7] JoBlo gave the series a 6 out of 10, stating "there's going to be a split reaction to A New Binge. I don't think the story crafted by Rubin and his co-writers Al Kaplan and Jon Kaplan is one that anybody was expecting to see told in this franchise." Ultimately, the review felt it was "a very innocuous piece of entertainment."[8]
References
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- ↑ https://www.insidevancouver.ca/2018/05/28/filming-in-vancouver-fresh-off-the-boats-ali-wong-and-russell-park-loudermilk-critters-and-more/
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