Amazon Greenlights Anthology Series Lore

SEATTLE: Amazon is moving forward with the original series Lore, based on the podcast of the same name and counting among its executive producers The Walking Dead‘s Gale Anne Hurd.

The horror anthology series will present tales dealing with frightening, psychologically disturbing and often paranormal true events that have spawned modern-day nightmares. The ten-episode season will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Austria and Japan in 2017.

Lore is slated to be produced by Propagate Content and Valhalla Entertainment, with Hurd, Ben Silverman (The Office), Howard T. Owens (The Biggest Loser), Brett-Patrick Jenkins (Face Off) and Aaron Mahnke on board as executive producers. Glen Morgan (The X-Files) is attached as showrunner. Phillip Kobylanski is supervising the project on behalf of Valhalla.

“Lore is a thrilling podcast with a rabid following, and we jumped at the opportunity to work with Gale Anne Hurd, Ben Silverman and Howard Owens to develop it into a series for Amazon Prime members,” said Conrad Riggs, the head of unscripted for Amazon Originals. “The series will be a truly unnerving and exciting experience that Prime members will not forget.”

“Being a horror aficionado, Aaron Mahnke’s Lore podcast captivated me from the very beginning as it explores the terrifying truth behind the world’s most frightening legends,” said Hurd. “And just as Mahnke revolutionized the serial podcast, Amazon is reinventing the unscripted series—and I couldn’t be more excited about the mashup.”

“We are thrilled to be working with Gale Anne Hurd and Amazon to bring Aaron Mahnke’s incredible horror franchise to television,” said Owens and Silverman. “Lore has inspired nightmares for millions of fans while capturing our own imaginations, and we couldn’t be more excited to materialize these real-life horror stories in a way never seen before.”