Shudder Snags Horror Comedy ‘The Seed’ Ahead of its Beyond Fest Premiere

Written by John Edward Betancourt

The vast majority of us, start thinking about what the new year might hold… closer to the end of December. For the holiday season is a time of inflection, wherein we can focus upon what comes next for us when the calendar resets and that general mantra tends to translate over to businesses as well. Since year end meetings and planning for the future tend to coincide with whenever the company’s fiscal calendar ends. But some people and some companies, get a head start on such matters. Because they understand that planning ahead allows for them to get ahead in just about every goal imaginable. Such as say… maintaining one’s status quo as the premiere streaming service for horror.

Because despite the fact that it is October and Shudder is in the midst of their ’61 Days of Halloween’ event, the network is working hard to bring us the finest in horror… in 2022. For earlier today, Shudder announced that it has acquired the unearthly horror comedy, The Seed, right before its premiere at Beyond Fest, with plans to have it debut in early '22, and well… here are all the details on today’s announcement, courtesy of Shudder.

‘Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, has acquired worldwide rights to the black comedy creature feature The Seed, ahead of the film’s world premiere at Beyond Fest, in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 5.The Shudder Original Film, which is written and directed by Sam Walker (Duck Children), will release in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand in early 2022.

“Sam Walker’s stunning feature debut blends sci-fi, body horror and pitch-black comedy into one stylish and scary package. We are thrilled to plant The Seed in the minds of Shudder members,” said Craig Engler, general manager of Shudder.

“Very happy to have found the perfect home for my apocalyptic, inter-dimensional, alien sex flick,” added writer-director Sam Walker. "I made the film to purge the bitterness from my soul and to share it with others. So that I feel better. Which I now do. Thanks Shudder, you're the best.”

In The Seed, lifelong friends Deidre (Lucy Martin, Vikings), Heather (Sophie Vavasseur, Resident Evil: Apocalypse), and Charlotte (Chelsea Edge, I Hate Suzie) are finally getting some time away together, using the upcoming meteor shower to gather more followers for their social media channels. But what starts out as a girls’ getaway in the Mojave Desert descends into a battle for survival with the arrival of an invasive alien force whose air of mystery soon proves to be alluring and irresistible to them. Before long the situation devolves into a battle to the death, where the stakes have galaxy-wide implications.

The Seed is produced by Shudder, Camelot Films and Hardman Pictures, in association with Lipsync Productions, Amp International, The Malta Film Commission and Ingenious Media. The film is written and directed by Sam Walker (Duck Children), while Matt Hookings, Chris Hardman and James Norrie serve as producers. The film will have its world premiere on October 5 at Beyond Fest, in Los Angeles, CA.

The acquisition deal was negotiated by Emily Gotto, VP, Global Acquisitions & Co-Productions on behalf of Shudder and James Norrie and Nina Kolokouri of AMP International on behalf of the filmmakers.’

So, as you can see, once again Shudder has snagged a magnificent horror flick. One that should captivate us at every turn and make us chuckle with its comedic elements and we here at Nerds That Geek, cannot wait to see this wonderful feature, sometime in the new year, and geek out about it with all of you.

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