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‘Them’ Trailer: Amazon Prime Unveils Little Marvin’s Horror Anthology Series

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At long last, Amazon has lifted the curtain on “Them: Covenant,” the upcoming first season of Little Marvin’s highly-anticipated horror anthology series.

Per Amazon, “Them” is a limited anthology series that explores terror in America. The first season, subtitled “Covenant,” centers on a Black family in the 1950s who moves from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood during the period known as The Great Migration. The family’s idyllic home becomes ground zero where malevolent forces — next-door and otherworldly — threaten to taunt, ravage and destroy them

The dialogue-free teaser trailer offers a glimpse into the unnerving new neighborhood as well as a few of the hostile forces within, including a grinning Alison Pill, hordes of “Stepford Wives” gathered around a house, and a surprise guest at the very end. The fear evident in Shahadi Wright Joseph (“Us”) is well-earned.


In addition to Pill and Joseph, “Them” stars Deborah Ayorinde, Melody Hurd, and Ashley Thomas. The series is created and executive produced by Little Marvin, who also serves as writer, along with executive producers Lena Waithe, Don Kurt, Miri Yoon, David Matthews, and Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment. “Them,” which received a two-season order from Amazon in 2018, is a co-production from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios.

Waithe discussed the evolution of her career in a July 2020 interview with IndieWire, including the themes and stories of her various films and television projects.

“It’s always just about what interests us. I think that is a form of freedom. Some people may say, “Just tell Black stories. Just tell Black, queer stuff.” Well, I’m going to do that because I don’t know how not to. But I can also do other things, and I think that will be my next mission is to hope that people can watch me grow and do things that may be unexpected. But that’s the job of the artist, is to evolve, is to shift, is to grow. That’s what I want to continue to do. If I’m doing something that looks like something I did already, that’s a problem. I want to aspire to be is always shifting and evolving, and not always being able to recognize myself.

Check out the teaser trailer for “Them” below. The series will premiere at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival in March before its Amazon Prime Video debut on Friday, April 9.




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https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/them-trailer-lena-waithe-amazon-horror-series-release-date-123
 

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Deborah Ayorinde is gorgeous but I’m a scaredy cat so I won’t be watching lol. Glad to see that she’s getting more roles though.

The trailer reminded me of “Us.” Very Jordan Peele inspired.
 
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It's giving Us/Lovecraft vibes, but I'll check it out and support Anika Noni Rose.
 

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I got creeped all the way out watching the trailer so I'll definitely be watching.
 

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Trailer and music is weird stuff. Did the little girl get snatched up or did she just disappear?

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Lovecraft country if it took place in the west coast but I’m noticing a lot of new series are taken place in the 50s era?? And watch the show will have some type twist to it ! It remember lovecraft country threads we weren’t expecting Atticus to die
 

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Does anybody find it somewhat off that this is pretty much Jordan peelle just without his name slapped on it? I mean…..I’m wondering if that’s the spin? Cuz it’s so blatant..
 

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That was scary!
Does anybody find it somewhat off that this is pretty much Jordan peelle just without his name slapped on it? I mean…..I’m wondering if that’s the spin? Cuz it’s so blatant..
Any time someone does something good and it succeeds, there’s a rush to produce similar content. And that’s not to say that the writer was copying Jordan, but whoever put it into production definitely had Jordan’s success in mind.
Why is everyone saying Us? I really wanan know, I get GET Out but not Us, where the had the dopplegangers?
The vibes, the music, and the cinematography.
 

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THEM – Official Teaser | Prime Video - YouTube

A Black family moves to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood where malevolent forces, next door and otherworldly, threaten to taunt, ravage and destroy them.


Sorry do not know if this was posted already, but has anyone heard of this show it starts April 9, reminds me a bit of LoveCraft
 
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So, you saw some black people in a horror movie, and the same young actress from Us, and thought that was enough similarities to make this thread? LOL This series was created by a writer named Little Marvin. Have you ever seen Us? Because the storyline in that movie and what has been revealed of the plot in this one sound nothing alike.
 
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So, you saw some black people in a horror movie, and the same young actress from Us, and thought that was enough similarities to make this thread? LOL
Was I supposed to apply for a permit from you before making a thread almighty Dottie?

I found the concepts very similar, down to the name of the project and made a thread to see if anyone else agreed OR disagreed with me. If your opinion lies with the latter, you are free to express it without being so catty, or, if the thread grinds your gears so much:
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It’s plausible. But also, Peele is like the only one doing black horror these days, so it’s similar by default.

Glad to see Anika getting work.
 

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Was I supposed to apply for a permit from you before making a thread almighty Dottie?

I found the concepts very similar, down to the name of the project and made a thread to see if anyone else agreed OR disagreed with me. If your opinion lies with the latter, you are free to express it without being so catty, or, if the thread grinds your gears so much:
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Yes...obviously.

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But anyway, what about the concepts of the two projects did you think were similar?
 
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Am I tripping? I know it’s just a trailer but even the way the song is slowed down is very similar to the Us trailer.
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Us trailer:


This would not be the first time Waithe has ripped off someone else’s work

You’re not the only one who feels this way. They are eating her up on Twitter. It looks like a mix of Get Out and Us. And it looks like trash. I’m tired of the racism horror movie/series. I can’t stand her.
 

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I mean..........

It kinda seems like a mix of every black horror that did well recently, i.e Lovecraft Country, Us, Get Out

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