The Purge is an incredibly successful horror franchise that focuses on a world in which every year, for one night, all forms of crime are legal. There have been several Purge movies that focus on different aspects of the purge, but for the first time, USA and Syfy are developing a TV show based on the franchise, and we're here to tell you all about it for Comic-Con.
What It's About
The Purge TV series will follow several storylines as a few different characters do their best to survive the night. We don't know too much about the plot at this point, but it seems share some themes about income inequality with the Purge movies.
Who's Who
Crew
- James DeMonaco, the creator of the franchise, is writing and executive producing the show.
- Michael Bay (Transformers) is producing.
Cast
- Gabriel Chavarria (War for the Planet of the Apes) plays Miguel.
- Jessica Garza plays Penelope.
- Hannah Emily Anderson (Jigsaw) plays Emma.
- Reed Diamond (Designated Survivor) plays Albert Stanton.
- Amanda Warren (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri) plays Jane.
- Colin Woodell (Unsane) plays Rick.
What's Been Released So Far
So far, a trailer has been released for The Purge TV show. The trailer shows a lot of the same kind of imagery used for the Purge movies, like creepy groups of people in masks and wealthy looking people safe and happy. It also gives a glimpse at the style that the show will use, following a few different, seemingly unconnected people during the purge. USA/Syfy also announced that the show will be 10 episodes long and released a few clips and photos on the show's Twitter page.
What We Want At Comic-Con
The show will have a presentation at Comic-Con on Friday at 5:15 that will mostly focus on the TV series while also discussing a bit about The First Purge, the latest movie in the franchise. James DeMonaco and Jason Blum (Split) will attend, as well as some of the cast from the show.
We mostly want to know how the show will be different from the film franchise, since what's been released so far hasn't offered very much distinction between the two. We would also love to know more about the characters that will appear in the show. Hopefully we will get some more information about the show before at Comic-Con before its release on September 4, 2018.