Anthony Hemingway Will Direct the Pilot Episode of Blumhouse’s The Purge TV Series

It was just the other day we let you guys know that “The Purge“ TV series had cast its leads with Gabriel Chavarria (War For the Planet of the Apes), Jessica Garza, Amanda Warren (“The Leftovers”) and Colin Woodell (Unsane).

And today we have news that Anthony Hemingway (“Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G”) will direct the premiere episode!

Hemingway is best known for directing and co-executive producing “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” along with episodes of “Battlestar Galactica”, “American Horror Story”, “Orange Is The New Black”, “Empire”, and “Shameless.”

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Franchise creator James DeMonaco executive produces with Blumhouse, Platinum Dunes, and Sebastien K. Lemercier. The series is set to launch alongside The First Purge this summer.