Netflix has added a trio of administrators to its upcoming restricted collection set in Newfoundland, Canada.
Helen Shaver (The Penguin), Stephen Dunn (Closet Monster) and Jamie Childs (The Sandman) have boarded the untitled six-episode collection, with Childs additionally taking over an exec producer position.
The present, first unveiled in February, is about to movie and happen in Newfoundland. Synopsis reads: “When a mysterious sea creature terrorizes a distant Newfoundland city, a hard-bitten fisherman should struggle to guard his household, his group, and his vanishing lifestyle.”
Jesse McKeown (The Umbrella Academy) is creator, showrunner and exec producer and Karen Walton (Orphan Black), Perry Chafe (St.Pierre) and Natty Zavitz (Edging) are the writers. Christ Hatcher, Sharon Corridor and Childs are the manager producers.
“There’s an environment right here in Newfoundland that defies easy description – a spot wealthy with folklore and quiet magic, the place actuality blurs into the surreal,” stated Childs. “Jesse McKeown’s story doesn’t clarify it – it evokes it – and I’m so excited to assist deliver that feeling to audiences all over the place.”
