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USA’s New Promo Celebrates The Power Of ‘The Purge’

The new promo for USA’s upcoming “The Purge” series has arrived and celebrates the power of murder and crime to cleanse during the The Purge. Set in an America ruled by a totalitarian government, the show follows several characters living in a small city. During the 12 hour period, each character is forced to discover how far they will go to survive the night. The cast includes Billy Baldwin, Gabrial Chavarria, Jessica Garza, Hannah Anderson, Colin Woodell, Reed Diamond, Lili Simmons, Amanda Warren, and Paulina Gálvez. The series was written by The Purge creator James DeMonaco. Emmy and Golden Globe winner Anthony Hemingway both directed and executive produced the first episode which premieres on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at 10/9c.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 27, 2018

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USA Releases Violent SDCC Trailer For “The Purge” Series

With The First Purge now showing in theaters, it was a perfect time for the USA Network to unveil the new trailer for their upcoming “The Purge” series at the San Diego Comic-Con. Set in an America ruled by a totalitarian government, the show follows several characters living in a small city. During the 12 hour period where all crime is legal, each character is forced to discover how far they will go to survive the night. The cast includes Billy Baldwin, Gabrial Chavarria, Jessica Garza, Hannah Anderson, Colin Woodell, Reed Diamond, Lili Simmons, Amanda Warren, and Paulina Gálvez. The series was written by The Purge creator James DeMonaco. Emmy and Golden Globe winner Anthony Hemingway both directed and executive produced the first episode which premieres on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at 10/9c.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 22, 2018

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The Fun Begins In The Trailer For USA’s Series ‘The Purge’

Universal Cable Productions (UCP) and indie studio Blumhouse Television released the first trailer for the upcoming USA Network 10-episode series, “THE PURGE”, based on the hit film franchise. Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winner Anthony Hemingway (Major Crimes) will be directing the premiere episode. Gabriel Chavarria (“East Los High”), Lili Simmons (“Ray Donovan”), Jessica Garza (“Six”), Amanda Warren (“The Leftovers”), Colin Woodell (Unsane), Hannah Anderson (“New Mutants”) and Lee Tergesen (“Oz”) star in the series that will shoot in New Orleans and surrounding areas. William Baldwin (Backdraft) and Fiona Dourif (Curse of Chucky) both have recurring roles. From Blumhouse Television (HBO’s upcoming “Sharp Subjects”, Hulu’s “Into the Dark”, Showtime’s “Loudest Voice in the Room”) and Universal Cable Productions (Amazon’s “Homecoming”, USA Network’s “Mr. Robot” and “The Sinner”), “The Purge” will be executive produced by the film franchise creator James DeMonaco and led by Jason Blum. The entire team behind The Purge blockbuster franchise ‎are on board to executive produce including Michael

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 28, 2018

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‘The First Purge’ Director Drew Inspiration From Real Life

This July we will witness The First Purge, from director Gerard McMurray. Recently he revealed that he found real-life inspiration that underscores the prequel’s theme of government’s abuse of power. Right now we’re living in a time where people are waking up and seeing how things really are and are needing to stand up and voice their opinion,” McMurray stated to Deadline. “As a filmmaker, showing those images and putting it out there gave me a voice to acknowledge what was going on and bring some awareness and spark dialogue about it.” He continued. “We see events that taking place in this country over the last year. I just try to use what was going on in the real world and trying to bring it into the film. I felt like horror films wrestle with the evils of real life, and that was one of the things I wanted to do with this film.”We’re fighting for real injustices [in the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 19, 2018

Streaming TV

First Images From The Set Of ‘The Purge’ Series!

This Is Not A Test… Today, Universal Cable Productions (UCP) and indie studio Blumhouse Television announced the start of production on the upcoming USA Network series, “THE PURGE”, based on the hit film franchise. To top it off, we have the first images from today’s set to share with you (Thanks to UCP). Filming kicked-off today with Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winner Anthony Hemingway (UNSOLVED: THE MURDERS OF TUPAC AND THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. and AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON) directing the premiere episode. Gabriel Chavarria (“East Los High”), Lili Simmons (“Ray Donovan”), Jessica Garza (“Six”), Amanda Warren (“The Leftovers”), Colin Woodell (Unsane), Hannah Anderson (“New Mutants”) and Lee Tergesen (“Oz”) star in the series that will shoot in New Orleans and surrounding areas. William Baldwin (Backdraft) and Fiona Dourif (Curse of Chucky) both have recurring roles. From Blumhouse Television (HBO’s upcoming “Sharp Subjects”, Hulu’s “Into the Dark”, Showtime’s “Loudest Voice in the Room”) and Universal Cable Productions

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 10, 2018

Streaming TV

Plot Details And Cast Revealed For “The Purge” TV Series

Fans have been eagerly awaiting news about USA and Syfy’s series adaptation of The Purge. New details have now come to light thanks to creator James DeMonaco’s discussion with EW. Executive producer Jason Blum already revealed that show will open with “an entirely new chapter in America’s 12 hours of annual lawlessness,” one that will “reveal to the fans what happens the other 364 days of the year and how that law affects people.” DeMonaco has clarified that the series is not all set on the night of the annual Purge. I’d say it’s 70, 65 percent Purge Night and then 30 percent flashback,” DeMonaco told EW. “We follow four what-seem-to-be separate storylines of people going out on the evening and experiencing the Purge. The real estate of the 10 hours of the TV allows us to use flashback, where we flashback out of the Purge world, into the regular lives, the non-Purge days, of this future America. We get

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 6, 2018

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“A Nation Is Reborn” In ‘The First Purge’ Trailer

The Purge franchise continues this 4th of July with The First Purge, from director Gerard McMurray and screenwriter James DeMonaco, the franchise’s creator. Today, we get a look at how the annual night of chaos and murder began in the film’s first trailer. “To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.” Luna Lauren Velez, Melonie Diaz, Mo McRae, Chyna Layne, Y’lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Patch Darragh, Aaron Williamson, Joivan Wade, Jessica Bell, Jermel Howard, Scott Matheny, and Martin Mlodozeniec star. This Independence Day (July 4, 2018) we will witness The First Purge in theaters, from Universal Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 6, 2018

Trailers

‘The First Purge’ Teaser Makes America Great Again

“Behind every tradition lies a revolution.” The Purge franchise continues this 4th of July with The First Purge, from director Gerard McMurray and screenwriter James DeMonaco, the franchise’s creator. Today, we get a look at how the annual night of chaos and murder began in the film’s first teaser trailer. We should also talk about the new poster that puts a new twist on Trump’s iconic red hat and slogan of “Make America Great Again” and replaces it with “The First Purge”. Political statement? Maybe, but I think it’s hilarious. “To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.” Luna Lauren Velez, Melonie Diaz, Mo McRae, Chyna Layne, Y’lan

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 31, 2018

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‘The Purge 4’ Hunts Down A Cast And A Release Date

In the past 3 films of the Purge franchise, we have witnessed both everyday citizens and the elite fighting for survival during the 12 hour period where everything is legal. The Purge 4: The Island will be different. This time we are getting a prequel that goes back and focuses on the events that led up to the inaugural Purge event. Gerard McMurray will be directing from the script penned by James DeMonaco, who was behind the previous films of the franchise. Luna Lauren Valez, Melonie Diaz, Y’Ian Noel, Lex Scott Davis, David Breda, Chyna Layne, Joivan Wade, Maria Rivera, and Christian Robinson co-star. The Purge 4 is set to open in theaters on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, from Universal Pictures and has now entered production.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 30, 2017

Streaming TV

James Demonaco Gives An Update on “The Purge 4′ And The Series

After writing and directing the first three film of The Purge franchise James Demonaco now handing over directorial duties to Burning Sands director Gerard McMurray for The Purge 4, EW reports. Don’t worry, Demonaco did pen the script. In a recent interview with Vulture, Demonaco gave up a few details about both the upcoming Purge sequel and the spin-off television series. The film will be set on Staten Island during the first purge. I was wondering how you get people to stay for the first Purge, and what they do is they start monetizing it,” said DeMonaco. “People from Staten Island can easily go to Brooklyn for the evening, so what they do is start promising very decent sums of money for the very poor people in the neighborhood. It becomes a monetization of murder and violence, incentivizing killing and keeping people around for them to be victims. So you see the inception of how grotesque the idea of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 7, 2017

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