Peacock has now unveiled the trailer for their Original series, “The Girl in the Woods“, a supernatural YA drama about a mysterious door in the woods that leads to a terrifying monster dimension. Stefanie Scott ( Insidious: Chapter 3) stars as a teenage runaway who’s anything but ordinary as she faces her demons and bonds with two new friends Nolan (Misha Osherovich, Freaky) and Tasha (Sofia Bryant, I Am Not Okay with This) to fight back.
In supernatural film, monsters are real, kept at bay behind a mysterious door in a cult-like colony. Teenage runaway Carrie’s job is to guard that door, but when strange occurrences begin to shake the sleepy mining town to its core, she must enlist the help of new friends Nolan and Tasha. The group becomes an unlikely trio of monster slayers, determined to save their loved ones. As they fight back, Nolan and Tasha can’t help but wonder…can they really trust Carrie? Small towns sure can be Hell.
The cast also includes Stefanie Scott (Carrie), Misha Osherovich (Nolan), Sofia Bryant (Tasha), Will Yun Lee as (Arthur Dean), Kylie Liya Page as (Sara), Reed Diamond as (Hosea), and Leonard Roberts as (Khalil).
The series is based on Crypt TV’s s 2018 short film “The Door in the Woods,” which was written and directed by Joey Greene, and the 2020 sequel “The Girl in the Woods,” written by David Calbert, Van Nguyen, and directed by Roxine Helberg.
Produced by Crypt TV, the global multi-media company growing the next generation of iconic monsters for Gen Z, “The Girl in the Woods“ marks another full series adaptation of one of the biggest IPs in Crypt TV’s monster universe.
Krysten Ritter (“Jessica Jones”) directed the first four episodes, including the pilot and Jacob Chase (“Come Play”) directed the last four episodes. Jane Casey Moderno (“The Birch”) serves as head writer of the all-female writing team.
The series is produced by Crypt TV. Crypt TV CEO Jack Davis and COO Darren Brandl serve as executive producers. Jane Casey Moderno serves as head writer and co-executive producer. Krysten Ritter serves as director and co-executive producer. Jeremy Elliott and Jasmine Johnson serve as co-executive producers. Jacob Chase serves as director and producer. Joey Greene and Cameron Fuller serve as co-producers.
“The Girl in the Woods” premieres on Thursday, October 21, 2021, on Peacock with all eight episodes arriving at once.
