Will obsession lead to destruction or success? It’s a question that one persistent detective faces in Prime Video’s “Them: The Scare.” The series’ second season focuses on LA during a pivotal point in its history — the ’90s. Creator, executive producer, and showrunner Little Marvin found the location’s turbulent decade to be the perfect pairing for horror. “With ‘Them: The Scare,’ we wanted to combine our love of horror with a look at Los Angeles’s rich history and evolution,” he said. “This second installment is a new story set in the 90’s, one of the most iconic decades for film, music and fashion, particularly in Los Angeles.
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Deborah Ayorinde returns to lead the new season. This time, she’s portraying Detective Dawn Reeve, a character whose life is turned upside down by an unsolved murder. The project also looks to grindhouse royalty with the addition of legendary actress Pam Grier as Athena. Luke James, Joshua J. Williams, Jeremy Bobb, Wayne Knight, Carlito Olivero, Charles Brice, and Iman Shumpert also star.
The series’ second season official synopsis:
“Them will once again be set in Los Angeles (the first installment, subtitled Covenant, took place in Compton circa 1952 but will move the time frame forward to 1991). The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to a new case: the gruesome murder of a foster home mother that has left even the most hardened detectives shaken. Navigating a tumultuous time in Los Angeles, with a city on the razor’s edge of chaos, Dawn is determined to stop the killer. But as she draws closer to the truth, something ominous and malevolent grips her and her family…”
“Them: The Scare” is a co-production of Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios. All episodes debut on April 25 on Prime Video. Watch the series’ first trailer below.