Slasher Series Dead of Summer Hacks Up a Cast
John Squires
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The network formerly known as ABC Family officially became Freeform last month, and they’re wasting no time shedding their previous image. As we learned last year, an ’80s-set slasher series titled “Dead of Summer” is headed to the network, and we’ve got casting news today.
Per Deadline, Zelda Williams (pictured; “Teen Wolf”), Alberto Frezza (“Charlie’s Angels”), and Eli Goree (“The 100”) have been cast in the series, joining previously announced stars Mark Indelicato (“Ugly Betty”), Ronen Rubinstein (“Orange Is the New Black”), and Paulina Singer (“Gotham”).
Set in the late 1980s, school is out for the summer and a sun-drenched season of firsts beckons the counselors at Camp Clearwater, a seemingly idyllic Midwestern summer camp, including first loves, first kisses—and first kills. Clearwater’s dark, ancient mythology awakens, and what was supposed to be a summer of fun soon turns into one of unforgettable scares and evil at every turn.
Williams will play a counselor at Camp Clearwater who is a mysterious loner with no interest in bonding with the rest of the group. Frezza is Deputy Garrett Sykes, a young deputy who has ties to Camp Clearwater and who grows immediately suspicious when events at the camp don’t add up. Goree will play Joel, an aspiring filmmaker who is returning to Camp Clearwater as a counselor and begins to buy into the idea that something weird is happening.
Series creators/executive producers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis (“Once Upon a Time”) will direct the first episode.
Production will begin in March, with ABC Signature Studios and Kitsis/Horowitz producing. Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, and Ian Goldberg will write and executive produce the series.
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