{"id":895486,"date":"2026-10-26T18:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/895486\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T18:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:08:10","slug":"mgm-sets-the-black-tapes-horror-series-with-nikolaj-coster-waldau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/895486\/","title":{"rendered":"MGM+ Sets ‘The Black Tapes’ Horror Series With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tMGM+<\/a> is expanding its horror lineup with a series order to The Black Tapes<\/a>, a supernatural investigation drama. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau<\/a> stars in the eight-episode series based on the 2015 horror podcast of the same name created by Terry Miles and Paul Bae who are writers on the TV adaptation alongside John Rogers<\/a> (Leverage).<\/p>\n

\n\tIn The Black Tapes, Dr. Richard Strand (Coster-Waldau), a brilliant psychiatrist with a mysterious past, teams with the obsessed, relentless scientist Alex Regan to debunk paranormal cases of hauntings, possessions, disappearances, and sinister legends \u2013 the infamous black tapes. But as Strand and Regan unravel the secrets of these events, they uncover a hidden occult world behind our own and must unravel a centuries-old apocalyptic conspiracy.<\/p>\n

\n\tProduced by MGM+ Studios, The Black Tapes is executive produced by Miles and Bae as well as Kearie Peak of Peak Pictures and Rogers and Jennifer Court of Kung Fu Monkey Productions, with Rogers serving as showrunner. The series is scheduled to begin production in Vancouver in January 2027 for release on MGM+ in the U.S., UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Latin America.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe Black Tapes podcast has amassed over 60 million downloads since its launch 11 years ago. NBC developed a drama series adaptation<\/a> during the 2018-19 cycle, which was written and executive produced by Bae, Miles and Mathew Arnold. It did not go to pilot. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Black Tapes crafts a compelling story around our cultural fascination with the unexplained, while delivering the cinematic, classic storytelling that MGM+ audiences expect,\u201d said Michael Wright, global head of MGM+. \u201cWith Nikolaj\u2019s compelling presence and the creative vision of John Rogers, Kearie Peak and our talented production team, we\u2019re excited to make something that is both provocative and hugely entertaining.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe project brings back together Wright, Rogers and Paek. During his tenure as a top TNT programming executive, Wright oversaw several titles from Dean Devlin\u2019s Electric Entertainment that Rogers and Paek were part of: Paek worked on The Librarian movie franchise and the series Leverage, while Rogers was across Leverage and The Librarians TV series offshoot, which he co-created and developed, respectively.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI was an early and passionate fan of The Black Tapes podcast,\u201d says Rogers. \u201cIt\u2019s a unique blend of truly unsettling horror and puzzle-box conspiracy mystery. With Paul and Terry not just executive producing, but also in the writer\u2019s room, we have a chance to both bring The Black Tapes to a new generation of genre fans and deepen and expand the mythos in ways that will surprise long-time supernatural horror fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe Black Tapes joins MGM+\u2019s current horror slate of From, which is headed to a fifth and final season, and The Institute, whose second season premieres Nov. 8. <\/p>\n

\n\tBest known for his Emmy-nominated role as Jaime Lannister on HBO\u2019s Game of Thrones, Coster-Waldau recently starred in the BBC\/Prime Video series King & Conquerer and Apple TV+\u2019s, The Last Thing He Told Me. He next stars opposite Jennifer Lopez in the Netflix film The Last Mrs. Parrish. Coster-Waldau is repped by Range Media Partners, Sloane Offer Weber.<\/p>\n

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