Leigh Janiak Redefines ‘Netflix And Chill’ With Horror Trilogy ‘Fear Street’: It’s “A Hybrid Of Traditional Television Content And Movies”
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deadline.comKick-starting a new horror franchise is tough enough. But when producer Peter Chernin reached out to indie director Leigh Janiak with the idea of adapting author R.L.
Stine’s popular Fear Street books, the end result was not one, but three consecutive movies. Set in the cursed town of Shadyside, Ohio, they feature a recurring core cast, interconnected storylines and an ambitious timeline that starts in 1994, before jumping back to 1978 and then 1666.
Shot over 106 days, the R-rated trilogy is being screened over three weekends on Netflix.DEADLINE: It’s hard enough to make one horror film, but three, back-to-back?
What were you thinking?LEIGH JANIAK: It was definitely crazy. Basically, Peter Chernin had this amazing idea that he wanted to do
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