Mike Colter joins Hulu horror anthology series Monsterland

February 4th 2020, 5:45pm

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Mike Colter has joined Hulu’s horror anthology series MONSTERLAND. He will play Brian in the episode, titled “Newark, New Jersey.” It centers around a grief-stricken husband who blames himself after his daughter disappears under his supervision. Guilty and despairing, he refuses to believe she is dead and is unable to move on with his life or be emotionally available to his wife.

The anthology series is based on the short stories from Nathan Ballingrud’s collection, NORTH AMERICAN LAKE MONSTERS and

full of encounters with mermaids, fallen angels, and other strange beasts and follows broken people driven to desperate acts in an attempt to repair their lives, ultimately showing there is a thin line between man and monster.

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NORTH AMERICAN LAKE MONSTERS: STORIES has this rundown on Amazon:

Nathan Ballingrud's Shirley Jackson Award-winning debut collection is a shattering and luminous experience not to be missed by those who love to explore the darker parts of the human psyche. Monsters, real and imagined, external and internal, are the subject. They are us and we are them and Ballingrud's intense focus makes these stories incredibly intense and irresistible.

These are love stories. And also monster stories. Sometimes these are monsters in their traditional guises, sometimes they wear the faces of parents, lovers, or ourselves. The often working-class people in these stories are driven to extremes by love. Sometimes, they are ruined; sometimes redeemed. All are faced with the loneliest corners of themselves and strive to find an escape.

The series is created, written and executive produced by Mary Laws (SUCCESSION, PREACHER) and executive produced by Lucan Toh (AN EVENING WITH BEVERLY LUFF LINN, UNDER THE SHADOW), Babak Anvari (UNDER THE SHADOW), Megan Ellison and Sue Naegle. Ali Krug will serve as co-EP. The series is produced by Annapurna Television.