Amazon, Hulu Buy ‘Spider-Man’ Star Jacob Batalon’s Syfy Comedy Drama ‘Reginald The Vampire’ (EXCLUSIVE)
16.03.2022 - 18:13
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Manori Ravindran International EditorAmazon and Hulu have swooped for Syfy comedy drama “Reginald the Vampire,” starring “Spider-Man: No Way Home” star Jacob Batalon.The streamers have picked up the Great Pacific Media-produced show for select territories, while Cineflix Rights has come on board as international distributor and will be shopping the 10-part series at next month’s MipTV market in Cannes.Hulu has acquired second-window U.S. rights to the series — co-produced with Modern Story, December Films and Cineflix Studios — while Amazon has bought streaming rights in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
The show is in its final week of shooting and is slated for a summer premiere on Syfy.Based on Johnny B. Truant’s “Fat Vampire” novels, the comedy-tinged drama stars Batalon as Reginald, a newly turned vampire who crashes into a world populated by beautiful, fit and vain vampires.
New on the scene, he has to overcome various barriers such as a bully of a boss, falling for a human girl he can’t have, and a vampire chieftain who wants him dead. Fortunately, Reginald discovers he has a few powers of his own.
Batalon stars as Peter Parker’s best friend Ned Leeds in the recent Tom Holland-led instalments of the Spider-Man franchise, which topped the global box office in 2021. “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which released in December, has so far grossed $1.8 billion around the world.“The incredible creative team and cast we’ve assembled to bring ‘Reginald the Vampire’ to life has attracted these amazing global media partners.
We cannot wait to share this series with audiences worldwide and to bring more premium scripted dramas like ‘Reginald the Vampire’ to the U.S. and international markets,” said Lindsay Macadam, senior VP for
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