Critters are making a return, more that 25 years after their burst onto the big screen creeping out audiences around the world.
Shudder has announced that they have acquired the exclusive United States’ rights to ‘Critters: A New Batch’, which is an eigh episode short form-series courtesy of Blue Ribbon, a part of Warner Bros. Television Group.
It is set to premier on March 21st on Shudder, the streaming service.
Pursued by intergalactic bounty hunters, the Critters return to Earth on a secret mission and encounter lovelorn high-schooler Christopher (Joey Morgan, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse), his crush Dana (Stephi Chin-Salvo, iZOMBIE), his best friend Charlie (Bzhaun Rhoden, Van Helsing), and his mom Veronica (Kirsten Robek, The Edge of Seventeen), whose past will come back to bite them—literally. The series also features Gilbert Gottfried (Aladdin, Justice League Action) and Thomas Lennon (Reno 911!, Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich).
Check out the trailer below: