FEARnet Greenlights Another Season of Holliston

SANTA MONICA: FEARnet has ordered a second season of Holliston, an original horror comedy series starring Adam Green, Joe Lynch, Laura Ortiz and Corri English.

Holliston—about two friends trying to become horror movie filmmakers—is produced by Adam Green’s ArieScope Pictures in association with Hacienda Films and A Bigger Boat Productions. Season two will include an animated episode and is going to feature guest appearances from celebrities such as Kane Hodder, Bill Moseley, Sid Haig and Danielle Harris, to name a few.

Production has commenced in Los Angeles for Holliston‘s second season, which will contain 10 episodes and is scheduled to premiere on FEARnet next spring. A one-hour holiday special is set to air in late 2012.

"Holliston is the cornerstone for FEARnet—not only does it compliment the movies we serve our viewers, but it showcases the culture and lifestyle of horror fans with its spot-on humor and comedic tone and style," said Peter Block, the president and general manager of FEARnet. "Holliston fits in perfectly with our curated content, both on the linear TV channel and VOD schedule, as it melds horror fans with horror films and produces horrifyingly funny results."

"Holliston is my own unique take on the traditional multi-camera sitcom, drawing upon experiences from my life and examining that time when you’re fresh out of college, everything is about the struggle, and nothing ever works out like they said it would," remarked series creator and show runner Adam Green. "We were overjoyed by how quickly fans of both comedy and genre films embraced the show, and are thrilled with the strong attachments that fans have quickly developed for these characters and for this cast."

"From a marketing and distribution perspective, Holliston is attractive to advertisers and carriers who desire to reach the loyal, rabid 91 million strong fan base of genre programming," added Faye Walker, FEARnet’s VP of marketing. "This series’ light-hearted take and approach to horror is one that can be enjoyed by fans of all ages and as such, makes it a perfect vehicle for family viewing."