Following such hits asShaun of the DeadandHot Fuzz,Simon Pegg and Nick Frosthave become one of the most beloved comedic duos of modern times. Well, the pair are joining forces again for Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming seriesTruth Seekers, and we now have our first official look with this recently released handful of exclusive images.
Truth Seekersis a an upcoming horror comedy series that follows a team of part-time paranormal investigators who team up to uncover and film ghost sightings across the UK, sharing their adventures on an online channel for all to see. However, as they stake out haunted churches, underground bunkers and abandoned hospitals with their array of homemade ghost-detecting gizmos, their supernatural experiences grow more frequent, more terrifying and even deadly, as they begin to uncover a conspiracy that could bring about Armageddon for the entire human race.
Set in a mysterious world filled with dread and just-out-of-sight monsters,Truth Seekersmixes the very funny with the very scary in an exciting take on genre storytelling, and starsNick Frostas Gus,Simon Peggas Dave, Samson Kayo as Elton, Malcolm McDowell as Richard, Emma D’Arcy as Astrid, and Susan Wokoma as Helen.
The series has been written by Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Nat Saunders and James Serafinowicz, and is being directed by Jim Field Smith (Episodes, Criminal: UK, The Wrong Mans).
Frost is looking his usual, bearded self, while Pegg sports a natty wig and warm, welcoming smile as the show’s presenter. Beyond the dynamic duo, the images also show fellow co-stars Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), Emma D’Arcy (Hanna), Samson Kayo (Dolittle), and Susan Wokoma (Year of the Rabbit). While most of the images refrain from showing any paranormal activity, one image does show what looks to be some kind of ghoul-like creature leering over a terrified-looking Hanna.
Pegg and Frost began their partnership way back in the late 90s with the brilliant television seriesSpacedand have since gone on to star in such modern comedy classics asShaun of the Dead,Hot Fuzz, andThe World’s End, also known as Edgar Wright’s Cornetto trilogy.
Aside fromTruth Seekersthe pair are keeping pretty busy separately, with Frost lined up to portrayCaptain Pugwashin a live action movie version of the popular children’s animated series. Pegg meanwhile is currently working on the upcomingMission: Impossiblefranchise alongside Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, and Hayley Atwell. Two untitled sequels, one of them beingMission: Impossible 7, are both scheduled to be released in November 2021 and 2022, respectively, with both movies set to be helmed by McQuarrie.Mission: Impossible 7andMission: Impossible 8are expected to be the final parts of Ethan Hunt’s story, with McQuarrie teasing ties to the original movie that started it all. The cast and crew recently returned to filming in the UK following a hiatus due to the ongoing global situation.
Truth Seekerswill be released on Amazon Prime Video later this year. These images come to us courtesy ofAmazon Prime Video UK’s official Twitter account.
