EPIX announced that all of the episodes ofChapelwaiteare available on the EPIX Now app and VOD ahead of the premiere of the last two episodes on October 24 and October 31. EPIX will also be airing a marathon of the first nine episodes on October 30 to let everyone enjoy the Halloween festivities with a bone-chilling tale inspired byStephen King’s short storyJerusalem’s Lot.
Set in the mid-19th century, before the events of King’s novelSalem’s Lot,Chapelwaitefollows Captain Charles Boone (Adrien Brody) as he moves to a new home with his three children. Facing the locals’ superstition regarding the Chapelwaite mansion and their hatred for the Boone family, Charles hires the aspiring writer Rebecca Morgan (Emily Hampshire) to help him take care of the mansion, an opportunity that the young woman believes will allow her to chronicle the cursed family’s life. Instead, Charles and Rebecca get entangled in an old mystery as they uncover the secrets of the mansion and discover an ancient cult that worships beings that live deep beneath the dirt.
Peter FilardiandJason Filardiwrite, executive produce, and serve as showrunners forChapelwaite. The cast includesJennifer Ens, Sirena Gulamgaus(Orphan Black), andIan Ho(A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting) as Boone’s children,Gord Rand(The Handmaid’s Tale),Trina Corkhum(Diggstown), andGenevieve DeGraves(Jupiter’s Legacy).
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WhileChapelwaiteadapts the prequel storyJerusalem’s Lot, there’s also a film adaptation ofSalem’s Lotin production byGary Dauberman, who’s writing, directing, and executive producing the feature, with producersJames WanandMichael Clearfor Atomic Monster,Mark Wolper, andRoy Leefor Vertigo. Set to premiere in theaters on June 12, 2025,the upcomingSalem’s Lotadaptationcast includesJohn Benjamin Hickey,Alfre Woodard,Lewis Pullman,Makenzie Leigh,Spencer Treat Clark,Bill Camp, andPilou Asbaek.
The first two episodes ofChapelwaiteare also included with the Prime Video subscription for those willing to give the series a peek before getting EPIX. CheckChapelwaite’s synopsis below:
The series is set in the 1850s. It follows Captain Charles Boone (Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea. However, Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his family’s sordid history and fight to end the darkness that has plagued the Boones for generations.
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