Critters: A New Binge

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Critters: A New Binge
GenreComedy horror
Science fiction
Based onCritters
by Domonic Muir
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Running time9-11 minutes
Production companiesNew Line Cinema
Blue Ribbon Content
Triton Media
Original release
NetworkShudder
ReleaseMarch 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)

Critters: A New Binge is an American comedy horror television series that premiered on Shudder on March 21, 2019.[1] A reboot of the original franchise, the series takes place in Livingston, Iowa and features all new characters.

Premise

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The Krites arrive on Earth on a secret mission to rescue a missing comrade. Standing in the way of their plans are a group of high school students: Christopher (Joey Morgan), his crush Dana (Stephi Chin-Salvo), and his best friend, Charlie (Bzhaun Rhoden). The teens soon receive help in the form of three intergalactic bounty hunters.

Cast and characters

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  • Joey Morgan as Christopher
  • Stephi Chin-Salvo as Dana
  • Bzhaun Rhoden as Charlie
  • Kirsten Robek as Veronica
  • Gilbert Gottfried as Uncle Murray
  • Tom Pickett as Bounty Hunter #1
  • Toby Levins as Bounty Hunter #2

Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"No Eating"Jordan RubinAl & Jon KaplanMarch 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
2"Beginnings"Jordan RubinAl & Jon KaplanMarch 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
3"Party Time"Jordan RubinAl & Jon KaplanMarch 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
4"Veronica"Jordan RubinAl & Jon KaplanMarch 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
5"Detention"Jordan RubinAl & Jon KaplanMarch 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
6"For Crites Sake"Jordan RubinAl & Jon KaplanMarch 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
7"Split Decision"Jordan RubinAl & Jon KaplanMarch 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
8"The Final Battle"Jordan RubinAl & Jon KaplanMarch 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)

Production

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Development

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In 2014, Warner Bros. announced plans to produce a web series based on the Critters films.[2] Producer Peter Girardi at Warner Bros. Digital reached out to writer-director Jordan Rubin to see if he was interested in the project. Rubin put together a pitch for the series with his writing partners, Jon and Al Kaplan, and the project was greenlit.[3]

Filming

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Principal photography for the series reportedly began during the last week of May 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[4] Filming wrapped in July.[5]

Release

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Shudder acquired the series from Warner Bros. Television in February 2019.[1][6] All eight ten-minute episodes premiered on Shudder on March 21.

Reception

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The series received mixed reviews. Bloody Disgusting gave the series one-and-a-half skulls, declaring the "CG effects are so Syfy-level bad that they wouldn’t have even passed muster back in the ’90s" and the episodes "absolutely loaded with that bargain basement effects work" and "lowbrow humor".[7] JoBlo gave the series a 6 out of 10, saying that "there's going to be a split reaction to A New Binge. I don't think the story crafted by Rubin and his co-writers Al Kaplan and Jon Kaplan is one that anybody was expecting to see told in this franchise". Ultimately, the review felt it was "a very innocuous piece of entertainment".[8]

References

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