6.6 /10 1 Votes
Created by Beth Szymkowski Original language(s) English No. of episodes 10 (list of episodes) Network Hulu | 6.6/10 IMDb Country of origin United States No. of seasons 1 First episode date 10 October 2016 Genre Horror fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Leo Howard
Liza Koshy
Adam Hicks
Melvin Gregg
Mary Mouser
Meghan Rienks
Hayes Grier
Aislinn Paul
Tyler Chase
Chad Michael Collins
Olivia Gonzales
Alex Ozerov
Chad L. Coleman Cast Hayes Grier, Adam Hicks, Melvin Gregg, Tyler Chase, Chad Michael Collins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official freakish trailer
Freakish is an American television horror series that premiered on October 10, 2016 on Hulu. The series features several high-profile social media stars and celebrities—including Liza Koshy, Hayes Grier and Aislinn Paul—and focuses on a group of high-school students who are trapped inside their school when a nearby chemical plant explodes, resulting in residents and other infected students turning into mutated freaks.
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- Official freakish trailer
- Freakish trailer official freakish on hulu
- Development and production
- Plot summary
- Main
- Recurring
- Reception
- References
Freakish trailer official freakish on hulu
Development and production
Described as "The Walking Dead meets The Breakfast Club", Freakish was produced by AwesomenessTV and created by Beth Szymkowski. Hulu acquired exclusive streaming rights during production of the program.
Plot summary
The series follows a group of students who gather for school detention on a Saturday at Kent High. Other students are on campus as well, but involved in various activities (basketball, debate prep, music, etc.). When a nearby chemical plant explodes, they must work together to find a way to survive with only limited resources and protect themselves from those who have turned into freakish zombie-like creatures as a result of the fallout.
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Reception
Sonia Saraiya writing for Variety called the show "a silly, lightweight half-hour, somewhere between horror thriller and teen soap" and ultimately said "The show never quite becomes interesting enough to transcend either the dully predictable beats of zombie horror or the plodding angst of young adulthood."
Neil Genzlinger for The New York Times said of the show "Here in the age of zombie TV, lots about 'Freakish' seems familiar, but with the episodes shorter than a half-hour each, the series goes down easily."