| Woman in the Book | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-horror |
| Based on | Woman in the Book by Crypt TV |
| Written by | Pamela Garcia Rooney Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt |
| Directed by | Jeanette Jeanenne |
| Voices of | Diane Guerrero Carlos Carrera Bryan Greenberg Jose Ruiz-Gonzales |
| Composer | Robert Allaire |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original languages | English Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Darren Brandl Jack Davis James A. Fino Kate Kranz Simon Ore Paul Young |
| Producer | Kenny Micka |
| Editor | Santiago Pedroza |
| Running time | 9-10 minutes |
| Production companies | Starburns Industries Crypt TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | Facebook Watch |
| Release | June 4 – August 6, 2021 |
Woman in the Book is an adult animated comedy-horror miniseries, based on the 2016 short film, Woman in the Book by horror website, Crypt TV, written and directed by Justin Martinez and produced by Allison Vanore.
The show was produced by animation studio, Starburns Industries. The series premiered on Facebook, on its video-on-demand streaming service, Facebook Watch, on June 4, 2021, until the final episode aired on August 6, 2021.
During its premiere, the show was met with positive reviews. [1]
The series follows the lives of three estranged siblings who reunite at an aging Mexican hacienda to wrestle for their inheritance, but inadvertently unleash a book-bound horror upon them that has plagued their family for generations.
Previously, Crypt entered a 5-series deal with Facebook Watch in July 2019; it also partnered with Screen Gems to reboot the 1960s classic, 13 Ghosts .
In 2018, Crypt TV completed the series with a fundraising in the amount of $6.2M, which brought their funding total to over $10M since opening their doors in 2015. Investors include Blumhouse Productions, Lerer Hippeau, NBCUniversal, and Advancit Capital. [2]
Diane Guerrero ( Orange Is the New Black , Doom Patrol ) was cast for the series, alongside Alfonso Herrera ( Queen of the South ), Jose Ruiz-Gonzales, and Bryan Greenberg ( The Left Right Game ). [3]
NOTE: Each episode was written by Pamela Garcia Rooney and Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt, and directed by Jeanette Jeanenne.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "El Libro (The Book)" | Jeanette Jeanenne | Pamela Garcia Rooney Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt | June 4, 2021 |
| 2 | 2 | "Seis Niñas Muertas (Six Dead Girls)" | Jeanette Jeanenne | Pamela Garcia Rooney Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt | June 11, 2021 |
| 3 | 3 | "Secretos de los Muertos (Secrets of the Dead)" | Jeanette Jeanenne | Pamela Garcia Rooney Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt | June 18, 2021 |
| 4 | 4 | "El Foso y el Muro (The Moat and the Wall)" | Jeanette Jeanenne | Pamela Garcia Rooney Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt | June 25, 2021 |
| 5 | 5 | "Poesía de Sangre (Blood Poetry)" | Jeanette Jeanenne | Pamela Garcia Rooney Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt | July 2, 2021 |
| 6 | 6 | "Quemando los Huesos (Burning the Bones)" | Jeanette Jeanenne | Pamela Garcia Rooney Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt | July 9, 2021 |
| 7 | 7 | "La Tormenta (The Storm)" | Jeanette Jeanenne | Pamela Garcia Rooney Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt | July 16, 2021 |
| 8 | 8 | "Contracción (Contraction)" | Jeanette Jeanenne | Pamela Garcia Rooney Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt | July 23, 2021 |
| 9 | 9 | "La Prensa Impresa (The Printing Press)" | Jeanette Jeanenne | Pamela Garcia Rooney Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt | July 30, 2021 |
| 10 | 10 | "La Letra Pequeña (The Fine Print)" | Jeanette Jeanenne | Pamela Garcia Rooney Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt | August 6, 2021 |