Monsterland is an American Horror fiction drama Anthology series television series created by Mary Laws, based upon the short story collection North American Lake Monsters: Stories by Nathan Ballingrud. It consists of eight episodes and premiered on October 2, 2020, on Hulu.
Episodes
Production
Development
In May 2019, it was announced
Hulu had given the series an eight-episode order, with Mary Laws creating the series and serving as an executive producer based upon the short story
North American Lake Monsters: Stories by Nathan Ballingrud, with
Babak Anvari and Lucan Toh serving as executive producers with Anvari set to direct an episode of the series, and Annapurna Television attached to produce.
The series was released on October 2, 2020.
Casting
In November 2019, it was announced
Kaitlyn Dever and
Jonathan Tucker had joined the cast of the series, appearing in the first episode.
In February 2020,
Mike Colter joined the cast of the series.
In July 2020, it was announced Kelly Marie Tran and
Taylor Schilling had joined the cast of the series.
In August 2020, it was announced
Nicole Beharie,
Adepero Oduye, Roberta Colindrez,
Charlie Tahan and
Hamish Linklater had joined the cast of the series.
Filming
The series was filmed in Kingston, New York, in November 2019.
Reception
For the series, review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 82% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 6.71/10. The website's critics' consensus reads, "Though it struggles to find a strong through line,
Monsterland cross-country scares are a perfect showcase for its talented cast and crew."
gave the series a weighted average score of 63 out of 100 based on five reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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