Summaries

An anthology series featuring rampaging serial killers leaving carnage in their wake as their next victims fight to stay alive.

"Slasher" is a Canadian-American television drama-anthology series starring Katie McGrath. "Slasher" is the first own-produced series by U.S. TV channel Chiller and centers around a young woman, Sarah, who is confronted with a series of horrifying copycat murders that are based on the widely-known killings of her parents years ago.—lior peer

An anthology show of horror: season 1 centering around a young woman who returns to her hometown where a killer picks off the residents; Season 2 where a group of camp counselors who cover up a murder only to find themselves killed one-by-one by a mysterious hooded figure; season 3 featuring the residents of an apartment building being stalked and murdered by a relentless murderer.

30 years ago, in the sleepy community of Waterbury, a killer known as "The Executioner" murdered Sarah Bennett's parents. Now Sarah has returned to town with her husband Dylan, only to find herself the centerpiece of a series of horrifying murders centered around the seven deadly sins. It seems that "The Executioner" is back. But if Tom Winston, the original Executioner, is behind bars, who is the new person behind the mask? As the murders escalate, long-buried secrets are revealed, making everyone around Sarah a suspect--or a victim.—ahmetkozan

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Keywords
  • gay
  • lesbian
  • lesbian protagonist
  • gay protagonist
  • murder killer suspense
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Horror
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Mar 31, 2016
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-14
Countries of origin Canada
Official sites Official site
Language English
Filming locations Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Production companies Chiller Films Shaftesbury Films Super Channel

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 16:9 HD

Synopsis

"Slasher" is an eight episode, one-hour psychological thriller series. Katie McGrath stars as Sarah Bennett, a young woman who returns to the small town where she was born, only to find herself the centerpiece in a series of horrifying copycat murders based on the widely known, grisly killings of her parents. As the murders escalate, long-buried secrets are revealed, making everyone around her a suspect... or a victim. Sarah finds herself questioning everything and everyone around her, including her husband Dylan, her grandmother Brenda Merritt, family friend Cam Henry and the town's police chief, Iain Vaughn.

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