Ricci, Farmiga, Culkin, and more star in Sam Raimi’s 50 States of Fear

Last year it was announced that Sam Raimi will be producing a series called 50 States of Fear for the upcoming streaming service Quibi – and with Quibi's April 6, 2020 premiere date swiftly approaching, more information has been revealed about Raimi's contribution to the service.

50 States of Fear is meant to feature "the scariest story in every state in the U.S.", and the first season will consist of the following episodes: 

– “Golden Arm” – Michigan – Sam Raimi (Spider Man, Army of Darkness, The Evil Dead): to direct and co-write with Ivan Raimi (Army of Darkness, Drag Me to Hell, Darkman): to co-write

– “Almost There” – Iowa – Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place, Haunt): to write and direct

– “America's Largest Ball of Twine” – Kansas – Yoko Okumura (Facets, Fed Up, Only the Young): to direct and Mae Catt (Transformers: Cyberverse): to write

– “13 Steps to Hell” – Washington – Sarah Conradt-Kroehler (Out of Her Mind): to write and Lee Cronin (The Hole in the Ground): to direct

– “Red Rum” – Colorado – Isa Mazzei (Cam) & Daniel Goldhaber (Cam): to co-write and Goldhaber: to direct

– “Dogwood – Azalea” – Missouri – Cate Devaney (Sinister, Deliver Us From Evil, Dr. Strange): to write and direct

– “Santeria” – Florida – Greg Hale (Avengers, Iron Man, The Day After Tomorrow, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2) and Eduardo Sánchez (The Blair Witch Project, Queen of the South, Supernatural): to co-write and Alejandro Brugués (Juan of the Dead, Nightmare Cinema): to direct

– “Scared Stiff” – Oregon – Ryan Spindell (Two Sentence Horror Series): to write and direct

– “Grey Cloud Island” – Minnesota – Adam Schindler (Intruders, Delivery: The Beast Within) and Brian Netto (Delivery: The Beast Within): to write and direct

The casts of these episodes will include Christina Ricci, Taissa Farmiga, Rory Culkin, Rachel Brosnahan, Travis Fimmel, Jacob Batalon, Ming-Na Wen, Asa Butterfield, John Marshall Jones, Ron Livingston, Victoria Justice, Karen Allen, Colin Ford, Alex Fitzalan, James Ransone, Emily Hampshire, Elizabeth Reaser, Warren Christie, Danay Garcia, and William B. Davis… One hell of a cast for a horror show on a streaming service that isn't even online yet.

Rachel Brosnahan, Travis Fimmel, and John Marshall Jones will be starring in Raimi's The Golden Arm; Christina Ricci, Victoria Justice, and Jacob Batalon star in Red Rum; Ming-Na Wen and Karen Allen will be in America's Largest Ball of Twine; Taissa Farmiga and Ron Livingston are in Almost There; Scared Stiff will star James Ransone and Emily Hampshire; Asa Butterfield is the lead in Grey Cloud Island, with Alex Fitzalan co-starring; Elizabeth Reaser, Warren Christie, and William B. Davis are signed on for Dogwood – Azalea; Rory Culkin is the lead in 13 Steps to Hell; and Danay Garcia will star in Santeria.

Quibi gets its name from the fact that it will be offering subscribers "quick bites" of entertainment, meant to be watched on smartphones will you're on the go. Episodes of Quibi shows will only be around 10 minutes long.

I honestly wouldn't be interested in Quibi at all if there weren't so many interesting genre shows being developed for the service, and 50 States of Fear is the series I'm most interested in. I'm dedicated to watching everything Sam Raimi makes, so I'll need to watch this show, too.