The Final Girl Support Group slasher series lands at HBO Max

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Missing Shadyside already? Fear not, for more serialized frights are headed to a small screen near you! The Final Girl Support Group, a new slasher series based on the recent novel from horror scribe Grady Hendrix, is in the pipeline over at HBO Max according to .

Released July 13, 2021, the novel involves six su𓂃rvivors of horrific massacres, whose experiences made them celebrities and spawned franchises based on their stories. These 'final girls' form a secret support group in Los Angeles as a way to therapize their trauma together. The story follows Lynette, whose personal experience reads like something straight from a slasher pic, which... is kinda the point. 

All of the women's tales homage classic horror movies like 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Halloween, Scream, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Friday the 13th. Aside from those winks, horror fans will know the term 'final girl' as it was popularౠized by author Carol Clover in her genre textbook Men, Women and Chainsaws to describe the last girl standing in stalk'n'slash movies.

The series is currently in early development, the perfect time to fancast! As someone who's read the book, I'd find it spot-on to have the actual final girls of the franchises referenced appear in those roles. Halloween's Jamie Lee Curtis, A Nightmare on Elm Street's Heather Langenkamp, Friday the 13th's A൩drienne King, and Scream's Neve Campbell could add the meta edge to send it over the top. But self-referentiality isn't always the answer; the series would be the perfect space for new actresses (who are over the age of 30) to snag♓ hefty roles.

Charlize Theron will produce for Denver & Delilah Films, alongside It duo Barbara and Andy Muschietti's Double Dream productions and Aperture Entertainment. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:It Chapter One and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:It Chapter Two director Andy Muschietti is on board to direct 🍌the pilot of the series. 

With the likes of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fear Street stoking interest in serialised slasher fare and Freaky leading the steady build of feature-length ma🉐sked killer pics hitting multiplexes, this news couldn't come at a bet🐬ter time for horror fans. 

Until we learn more about The Final Girl Support Group, scope our picks of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best horror movies ever made and check out the streamer with our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:HBO Max free trial guide.

Gem Seddon is GamesRadar+'s west coast Entertainment News Reporter, working to keep all of you updated on all of the latest and greatest movies and shows on streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime. Outside of entertainment journalism, Gem can🎉 frequently be found writing about the alternative health and wellness industry, and obsessing over all things Aliens and Terminator on Twitter.