Revival (upcoming TV series)

Last updated
Revival
Genre Horror
Created by
Based on
Starring
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Aaron B. Koontz
  • Luke Boyce
  • Melanie Scrofano
  • Lance Samuels
  • Daniel Iron
  • Samantha Levine
  • Daniel March
  • Greg Hemmings
  • Stephen Foster
Production companies
Original release
Network Syfy

Revival is an upcoming horror television series based on the American comics series of the same name by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton, and published by Image Comics. Created by Aaron B. Koontz and Luke Boyce for Syfy, the series is set to premiere in 2025. [1]

Contents

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Production

Development

In May 2024, Syfy announced during the annual NBCUniversal upfront presentation that they had given a series order to Revival along with a 2025 release window. [4]

Casting

In September 2024, Melanie Scrofano, Romy Weltman, David James Elliott and Andy McQueen were cast as Dana Cypress, Martha "Em" Cypress, Wayne Cypress, and Ibrahim Ramin respectively. [1] Later that month, Steven Ogg joined the cast as Blaine Abel. [2] In November 2024, CM Punk joined the cast in a recurring role. [3]

Filming

In September 2024, filming began in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada, including in the Saint John area as well as in Sussex and Norton. [5] Filming is scheduled to last until December 2024. [6]

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References

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