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“THEM: THE SCARE” trailer previews a new season of terror

The follow-up to THEM: COVENANT debuts next month, with the great Pam Grier co-starring.

THEM: THE SCARE debuts April 25 exclusively on Prime Video. Like its predecessor, the series is set in Los Angeles County, this time in 1991. Series creator Little Marvin serves as showrunner and executive producer with Miri Yoon and Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment and Steve Prinz; the cast also includes Deborah Ayorinde, Luke James, Joshua J. Williams, Jeremy Bobb, Wayne Knight, Carlito Olivero, Charles Brice and Iman Shumpert. The synopsis: “The story centers on LAPD Detective Dawn Reeve [Ayorinde], who is assigned to a new case: a gruesome murder that has left the most hardened detectives shaken. As Dawn draws closer to the truth, something malevolent grips her and her family.”

Look for an interview with Grier on THEM: THE SCARE at this site closer to its premiere!

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