South of Hell (TV series)

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South of Hell
Genre
Created byMatt Lambert [1]
Starring Mena Suvari
Zachary Booth
Lamman Rucker
Paulina Singer
Drew Moerlein
Lauren Luna Veléz
Bill Irwin
Opening themeCross My Heart Hope To Die – "Wild Side"
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Camera setup Single-camera
Production company Blumhouse Television
Original release
Network WE tv
ReleaseNovember 27, 2015 (2015-11-27)

South of Hell is a 2015 American supernatural horror drama television series starring Mena Suvari. [2] The series was ordered by WE tv with a straight eight episode pick up in 2014, but after a change of AMC Networks personnel and a shift back towards reality television programming, the network burned off seven of its eight episodes all on one day on November 27, 2015 (that year's Black Friday); the eighth was made available exclusively at the time through the iTunes Store. [2] [3] [4] Several feature directors, including Ti West, Rachel Talalay, Jennifer Lynch and Jeremiah S. Chechik, directed individual episodes, along with executive producer Eli Roth, who directed the pilot. [5] The series is currently available in full through digital retailers, along with several ad-supported video on demand providers.

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Premise

In Charleston, South Carolina, Maria and David Abascal are demon hunters for hire. In Maria's body resides a demon called Abigail, who feeds off the evil that Maria exorcises from others. As Maria does her job of vanquishing evil, she must find a way to exorcise Abigail out of her body. But getting rid of Abigail is not an easy task, as she finds it immensely appealing to reside deep within a conflicted soul such as Maria's.

Cast

Sources: [6] [7]

Episodes

No.Title [8] Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1"Demons are Forever"Eli RothMatt LambertNovember 27, 2015 (2015-11-27)0.122 [9]
2"Judge and Fury"Rachel TalalayMatt Lambert & Jacob EpsteinNovember 27, 2015 (2015-11-27)0.122 [9]
3"I See You"Jennifer LynchKiersten Van HorneNovember 27, 2015 (2015-11-27)N/A
4"White Noise"Rachel TalalayJohn E. Deaver & William S. WalkerNovember 27, 2015 (2015-11-27)N/A
5"The One That Got Away"Jennifer LynchJessica BrickmanNovember 27, 2015 (2015-11-27)N/A
6"South of the Border"Jeremiah ChechikMatt Lambert & Jacob EpsteinNovember 27, 2015 (2015-11-27)N/A
7"Take Life Now"Ti WestMatt Lambert & Jacob EpsteinNovember 27, 2015 (2015-11-27)N/A
8"Blood Relations"Jeremiah Chechik [4] Matt Lambert & Jacob EpsteinNovember 27, 2015 (2015-11-27)N/A

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