Hellraiser series coming soon to HBO!
The classic horror franchise Hellraiser will soon be seeing a fresh new take for an HBO series coming in 2021! For those of you out there that are Clive Barker and Hellraiser fans, this couldn’t be more exciting news!
The Hellraiser movies still to this day are some of the most terrifying and gory horror films ever made and are based on the novella The Hellbound Heart written by Clive Barker himself. The canon for the films focuses on the puzzle box which is an opening to the gateway to Hell. This inferno of misery is lead by the Cenobites and the head Cenobite being the infamous Pinhead who tortures humans for the goal of obtaining their soul and to use for ritualistic experiments.
Although, Clive Barker wrote and directed the first film in the franchise he, unfortunately, gave away all his rights for all the sequels not knowing what a huge success it would be. DANG, but due to the Copyright law of 1973, Barker was able to file for rights of Hellraiser after a period of time, typically over 30 years. A deal is still being reached between Barker and HBO but it is ever so promising.
HBO is leading the way in incredible programming in the genre with shows like Game of Thrones, The Outsider, Lovecraft Country, Watchmen, True Blood, and Raised by Wolves just to name a few. So, this makes the union of Barker and HBO on this project that much more magical! David Gordon Green (Halloween 2018) is set to executive produce and direct the pilot and additional episodes and will be produced by Rough House Pictures and Farah Films. This series will continue the lore of the original franchise as well as take from The Hellbound Heart with a focus on Pinhead and the rest of the Cenobites. HBO will not be spending time re-establishing the story from the original movies. So, if you haven’t seen the Hellraiser films this is a great time to do your homework and watch the 10 films in the franchise leading up to the release of the new HBO series!
Films in the original Hellraiser Franchise
Haven’t seen all the Hellraiser films? Check out where they are available streaming below courtesy of Justwatch.com.
- Hellraiser (1987)
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
- Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
- Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
- Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
- Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)
- Hellraiser: Deader (2005)
- Hellraiser: Revelations (2011)
- Hellraiser: Judgement (2018)
“We have such sites to show you.” – Pinhead
And we can’t wait!
