Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star Kiernan Shipka headlines Totally Killer, a time-traveling horror comedy from Prime Video and Blumhouse Television. The first batch of photos confirms that ’80s hairstyles aren’t the only horrifying thing Shipka will encounter as she travels back in time.
In an interview with Cosmopolitan, Shipka said she’s happy to be back in the horror genre – a genre she really loves. Shipka also offered a description of her character.
“Jamie is a very modern teen girl – she’s flawed, spends too much time on her phone, and is not yet thinking about the bigger picture of her life,” stated Kiernan. “All of the sudden, she’s forced to grow up very quickly to take control of her situation and, through this awakening, discovers how brave she is.”
In addition to Shipka, Olivia Holt, Charlie Gillespie, Lochlyn Munro, Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson, and Liana Liberato star in the horror comedy. Kelcey Mawema, Stephi Chin-Salvo, Anna Diaz, Ella Choi, Jeremy Monn-Djasgnar, Nathaniel Appiah, Jonathan Potts, Randall Park, and Julie Bowen also star in the R-rated comedy.
Totally Killer premieres on Prime Video on October 6, 2023.
Nahnatchka Khan (Always Be My Maybe) directs from a screenplay by David Matalon, Sasha Perl-Raver, and Jen D’Angelo. Jason Blum, Adam Hendricks, and Greg Gilreath produce.
The Plot, Courtesy of Prime Video:
Thirty-five years after the shocking murder of three teens, the infamous “Sweet Sixteen Killer“ returns on Halloween night to claim a fourth victim. Seventeen-year-old Jamie (Kiernan Shipka) ignores her overprotective mom’s (Julie Bowen) warning and comes face-to-face with the masked maniac and, on the run for her life, accidentally time travels back to 1987, the year of the original killings.
Forced to navigate the unfamiliar and outrageous culture of the 1980s, Jamie teams up with her teen mom (Olivia Holt) to take down the killer once and for all, before she’s stuck in the past forever.