Poltergeist Returns to Haunt Family for Amazon MGM Series

At the helm are the producers of Prison Break and Supernatural.

In 1982, the world trembled with fear before Poltergeista horror film by Tobe Hooper – the father of Texas Chainsaw Massacre – and co-written and co-produced by Steven Spielberg. The Freeling family moves into a seemingly perfect new house. But behind the ideal home lies a dark story… Ghosts infest the house and kidnap the youngest, Carol-Anne. To save her from the realm of the dead, the parents hire a psychologist who is an expert in the supernatural. Having become a cult classic, the film has already been a success since its release and has received three Oscar nominations.

“Steven Spielberg directed Poltergeist, that's indisputable”

Two sequels followed, in 1986 and 1988, as well as a reboot in 2015 directed by Gil Kenan (Monster House, Ghostbusters: Legacy), notably with Sam Rockwell. And a few years after a first adaptation in series with Poltergeist: Adventures of the Supernatural Broadcast for four seasons in the 90s on M6 in France, the spirits return to haunt small screen viewers with a new adaptation, commissioned by Amazon MGM.

Announced last October, Variety recently revealed the names of the showrunners. Thus, we will find Kalinda Vazquez – who cut her teeth with Prison Break, Star Strek: Discovery, Once Upon a Time And Fear the Walking Dead – and Robbie Thompson – who served as executive producer on Supernatural and its prequel The Winchesters.

For the moment, the synopsis has not yet been specified.

Moreover, this series is not the only one bringing back from the dead a horror franchise, since reboot series around slashers have been made official, Remember… last summerAnd Friday the 13th.