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DROP DATE: Sam Raimi’s Horror Anthology 50 STATES OF FRIGHT Streams April 13th on Quibi

50 States of Fright

Quick Bites. Big Frights.

Sam Raimi’s horror anthology 50 States of Fright — which tackles scary stories from across America in ten minute bites — premieres April 13th on the new streaming platform Quibi.

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50 States of Fright filmed in Vancouver last Fall.

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It has a diverse cast ranging from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Rachel Brosnahan to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Ming Na-Wen to Sex Education’s Asa Butterfield and many more.

Related; Rachel Brosnahan, Traves Fimmel, Ming Na-Wen  Cast on Sam Raimi’s 50 States of Fright

Cast: Rachel Brosnahan, Travis Fimmel, Christina Ricci, Jacob Batalon, Ming-Na Wen, Taissa Farmiga, Asa Butterfield, John Marshall Jones, Ron Livingston, as well as Victoria Justice, Karen Allen, Colin Ford, Alex Fitzalan, James Ransone, Emily Hampshire, Elizabeth Reaser, Rory Culkin, Warren Christie, Danay Garcia, and William B. Davis.

The first season of 50 States of Fright explores stories based on urban legends from Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon and Washington taking viewers deeper into the horrors that lurk just beneath the surface of our country.

The Golden Arm is based on a urban legend out of Michigan, co-written by Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi and directed by Sam Raimi.

Starring Rachel Brosnahan, Travis Fimmel and  John Marshall Jones.

Red Rum is based on folklore out of Colorado, starring Christina Ricci and Jacob Batalon.

America’s Largest Ball of Twine is based on a Kansas myth.

Starring Ming Na Wen. Whose hand is coming out of the ball of twine?

Almost There is an Iowa scary story, starring Tessa Farmiga, Ron Livingston and Asa Butterfield.

Writer/directors:  Sam Raimi, Yoko Okumura, Sarah Conradt-Kroehler, Mae Catt, Isa Mazzei, Daniel Goldhaber, Cate Devaney, Greg Hale, Ryan Spindell, Adam Schindler, Brian Netto, Alejandro Brugués, Eduardo Sánchez.

Sam Raimi in Vancouver.

50 States of Fright is one of the big name projects for Quibi (short for quick bites), the short-form streaming service from Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman set to launch April 6th.

Quibi  has signed up projects from stars like Jennifer Lopez, Chrissy Teigen, Idris Elba, Anna Kendrick, Naomi Watts, Tyra Banks, Seth Myers, Liam Hemsworth, Trevor Noah and other producer/directors like Steven Spielberg, Guillermo del Toro, Doug Liman, Antoine Fuqua and many more.

Sources: Deadline, DGC-BC Production List, EW, Variety.

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