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Cursed: Netflix Sets Summer 2020 Premiere, Releases Official Poster

Published Thu, 07 May 2020 09:51:18 -0500

by Ray Flook

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As we slowly move towards a post-pandemic production world, there are dozens of new and returning series that are still up in the air when it comes to when they'll be either returning or premiering. Thankfully, fans who've been waiting for news on Netflix's upcoming 10-episode series adaptation of Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler's illustrated book Cursed, starring Katherine Langford (13 Reasons Why). Along with news of the series' release window, the streaming service also released the official poster for the series.

Nimue is ready to take on any dangers in Cursed, courtesy of Netflix.

Based on comic book writer/artist Miller (The Dark Knight Returns) and writer/producer Wheeler's (Puss In Boots) illustrated young adult book of the same name, the series serves as a re-imagining of the Arthurian legend, told through the eyes of Nimue (Langford): a teenage heroine with a mysterious gift who is destined to become the powerful (and tragic) Lady of the Lake. Cursed is a coming-of-age story whose themes are familiar to our own time: the obliteration of the natural world, religious terror, senseless war, and finding the courage to lead in the face of the impossible. Jon East (Killing Eve), Zetna Fuentes (One Life to Live), and Daniel Netthiem (The Hunter) are dividing directorial duties, with Fuentes executive producing the first two episodes of the 10-episode series, and Wheeler serving as writer and showrunner. Miller and Wheeler will executive produce, with Alex Boden (Sense8) producing and Silenn Thomas serving as co-executive producer.

Netflix's Cursed also stars Devon Terrell (Barry), Gustaf Skarsgård (Westworld, Vikings), Peter Mullan (Ozark), Lily Newmark (Temple, Sex Education), Shalom Brune-Franklin (The State, Our Girl), Daniel Sharman (Fear the Walking Dead, Medici), Sebastian Armesto (Poldark, Broadchurch), Emily Coates (Flack), Catherine Walker (Versailles, The Delinquent Season), Billy Jenkins (The Crown, Holmes & Watson, Humans), Bella Dayne (Humans, Troy: Fall of a City), and more.