The darkly comedic drama from Aaron Mark, based on the hit Spotify podcast of the same name, is a contemporary Sweeney Todd-inspired urban legend of love, betrayal, weed, cannibalism, and survival of the fittest, premiering July 7 on the streamer.
Ready for some summer spooks? Prime Video has released the official trailer for The Horror of Dolores Roach, a darkly comedic drama series from Aaron Mark in collaboration with Amazon Studios, Blumhouse Television, Spotify, and GloNation.
Starring Justina Machado as Dolores Roach, the eight-episode Amazon Original series is a contemporary Sweeney Todd-inspired urban legend of love, betrayal, weed, cannibalism, and survival of the fittest. Released after an unjust 16-year prison sentence, Dolores reunites with an old friend, Luis (Alejandro Hernandez), who lets her live and work as a masseuse in the basement under his empanada shop. When the promise of her newfound stability is threatened, “Magic Hands” Dolores is driven to shocking extremes to survive.
The series also stars Kita Updike as Nellie Morris, and K. Todd Freeman as Jeremiah. Originally created as the one-woman play Empanada Loca, Mark created, wrote, and directed the original Spotify podcast and penned the series pilot script.
Mark also serves as co-showrunner and executive producer with Dara Resnik, alongside executive producers Daphne Rubin-Vega; Jason Blum, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold, and Chris Dickie for Blumhouse Television; Dawn Ostroff, Mimi O'Donnell, and Justin McGoldrick for Spotify; Gloria Calderón Kellett for GloNation Studios; and Roxann Dawson, who directed the pilot. The bloody VFX were created by Amazon Studios and GhostVFX, with Kevin Chandoo acting as visual effects supervisor for one episode, and Natasha North acting as the onset visual effects supervisor.
Watch the official “meaty” trailer for The Horror of Dolores Roach now:
The Horror of Dolores Roach premieres July 7 exclusively on Prime Video.
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