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Them (TV series)

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Them is an American horror series, created by Little Marvin and executive produced by Lena Waithe. The series stars an ensemble cast, which consists of Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Alison Pill, and Ryan Kwanten in the first season, and Pam Grier, Luke James, Joshua J. Williams and Jeremy Bobb in the second season, with Ayorinde returning in a new lead role. The first season, entitled Them: Covenant, premiered on Amazon Prime Video on April 9, 2021, and the second season, Them: The Scare, premiered on April 25, 2024. The first season polarized critics and audience. Criticism was generally for the handling of the series' subject matter, which some called "exploitative" and "unnecessarily graphic", while Ayorinde and Thomas received praise for their performances.

Infobox

Genre
mw- Horror Psychological horror Drama Anthology
Created by
Little Marvin
Starring
Deborah Ayorinde Ashley Thomas Alison Pill Shahadi Wright Joseph Melody Hurd Ryan Kwanten Pam Grier Luke James Joshua J. Williams Jeremy Bobb
Composer
Mark Korven
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
18
Executive producers
Little Marvin David Matthews Roy Lee Miri Yoon Lena Waithe Don Kurt Nelson Cragg Larysa Kondracki Michael Connolly
Producers
Dominic Orlando Michael Nelson
Cinematography
Checco Varese Xavier Grobet Suki Medencevic
Editors
Jeff Israel David Kashevaroff Kevin D. Ross Genevieve Butler Daniel Downer III Andrew Parkhurst Daniel Williams
Camera setup
Single-camera
Running time
33–55 minutes
Production companies
Vertigo Entertainment Hillman Grad Productions Odd Man Out Amazon Studios Sony Pictures Television[a]
Network
Amazon Prime Video
Release
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09) –April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)

Tables

mw- Series overview
1
1
Season
1
Title
Covenant
Episodes
10
Episodes
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
2
2
Season
2
Title
The Scare
Episodes
8
Episodes
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
Season
Title
Episodes
Originally released
1
Covenant
10
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
2
The Scare
8
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
· Episodes › Season 1: <i>Covenant</i> (2021)
1
1
No.overall
1
No. inseason
1
Title
"Day 1"
Directed by
Nelson Cragg
Written by
Little Marvin
Original release date
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
2
2
No.overall
2
No. inseason
2
Title
"Day 3"
Directed by
Nelson Cragg
Written by
David Matthews & Little Marvin
Original release date
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
3
3
No.overall
3
No. inseason
3
Title
"Day 4"
Directed by
Daniel Stamm
Written by
Francine Volpe
Original release date
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
4
4
No.overall
4
No. inseason
4
Title
"Day 6"
Directed by
Nelson Cragg
Written by
Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
Original release date
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
5
5
No.overall
5
No. inseason
5
Title
"Covenant I."
Directed by
Janicza Bravo
Written by
Little Marvin & Dominic Orlando
Original release date
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
6
6
No.overall
6
No. inseason
6
Title
"Day 7: Morning"
Directed by
Craig William Macneill
Written by
Christina Ham
Original release date
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
7
7
No.overall
7
No. inseason
7
Title
"Day 7: Night"
Directed by
Ti West
Written by
David Matthews
Original release date
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
8
8
No.overall
8
No. inseason
8
Title
"Day 9"
Directed by
Nelson Cragg
Written by
Story by : Francine VolpeTeleplay by : Francine Volpe and Dominic Orlando
Original release date
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
9
9
No.overall
9
No. inseason
9
Title
"Covenant II."
Directed by
Craig William Macneill
Written by
Dominic Orlando
Original release date
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
10
10
No.overall
10
No. inseason
10
Title
"Day 10"
Directed by
Ti West
Written by
Little Marvin
Original release date
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
No.overall
No. inseason
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date
1
1
"Day 1"
Nelson Cragg
Little Marvin
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
2
2
"Day 3"
Nelson Cragg
David Matthews & Little Marvin
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
3
3
"Day 4"
Daniel Stamm
Francine Volpe
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
4
4
"Day 6"
Nelson Cragg
Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
5
5
"Covenant I."
Janicza Bravo
Little Marvin & Dominic Orlando
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
6
6
"Day 7: Morning"
Craig William Macneill
Christina Ham
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
7
7
"Day 7: Night"
Ti West
David Matthews
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
8
8
"Day 9"
Nelson Cragg
Story by : Francine VolpeTeleplay by : Francine Volpe and Dominic Orlando
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
9
9
"Covenant II."
Craig William Macneill
Dominic Orlando
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
10
10
"Day 10"
Ti West
Little Marvin
April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
· Episodes › Season 2: <i>The Scare</i> (2024)
11
11
No.overall
11
No. inseason
1
Title
"Are You Scared?"
Directed by
Craig William Macneill
Written by
Little Marvin
Original release date
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
12
12
No.overall
12
No. inseason
2
Title
"The Devil Himself Visited This Place"
Directed by
Craig William Macneill
Written by
Tony Saltzman & Malcolm M. Mays
Original release date
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
13
13
No.overall
13
No. inseason
3
Title
"The Man With the Red Hair"
Directed by
Axelle Carolyn
Written by
Scott Kosar & Sarah Cho
Original release date
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
14
14
No.overall
14
No. inseason
4
Title
"Happy Birthday, Sweet Boy"
Directed by
Axelle Carolyn
Written by
Beverly Okhio
Original release date
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
15
15
No.overall
15
No. inseason
5
Title
"Luke 8:17"
Directed by
Guillermo Navarro
Written by
Tony Saltzman
Original release date
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
16
16
No.overall
16
No. inseason
6
Title
"Would You Like to Play a Game?"
Directed by
Guillermo Navarro
Written by
Malcolm M. Mays & Matt Almquist
Original release date
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
17
17
No.overall
17
No. inseason
7
Title
"One of Us Is Gonna Die Tonight"
Directed by
Little Marvin
Written by
Scott Kosar
Original release date
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
18
18
No.overall
18
No. inseason
8
Title
"The Box"
Directed by
Ti West
Written by
Little Marvin & Tony Saltzman
Original release date
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
No.overall
No. inseason
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date
11
1
"Are You Scared?"
Craig William Macneill
Little Marvin
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
12
2
"The Devil Himself Visited This Place"
Craig William Macneill
Tony Saltzman & Malcolm M. Mays
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
13
3
"The Man With the Red Hair"
Axelle Carolyn
Scott Kosar & Sarah Cho
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
14
4
"Happy Birthday, Sweet Boy"
Axelle Carolyn
Beverly Okhio
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
15
5
"Luke 8:17"
Guillermo Navarro
Tony Saltzman
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
16
6
"Would You Like to Play a Game?"
Guillermo Navarro
Malcolm M. Mays & Matt Almquist
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
17
7
"One of Us Is Gonna Die Tonight"
Little Marvin
Scott Kosar
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
18
8
"The Box"
Ti West
Little Marvin & Tony Saltzman
April 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
· Reception › Awards and nominations
2021
2021
Year
2021
Award
SXSW Film Festival Audience Awards
Category
Episodic Premieres
Nominee(s)
Them
Result
Won
The ReFrame Stamp Awards
The ReFrame Stamp Awards
Year
The ReFrame Stamp Awards
Award
Top 200 Most Popular TV Titles
Category
Them
Nominee(s)
Won
Camerimage
Camerimage
Year
Camerimage
Award
Golden Frog - TV Series Competition
Category
Them
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Satellite Awards
Satellite Awards
Year
Satellite Awards
Award
Best Genre Series
Category
Them
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards
Independent Spirit Awards
Year
Independent Spirit Awards
Award
Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series
Category
Ashley Thomas
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series
Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series
Year
Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series
Award
Deborah Ayorinde
Category
Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards
Writers Guild of America Awards
Year
Writers Guild of America Awards
Award
Television: Long Form – Original
Category
Them
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.
2021
SXSW Film Festival Audience Awards
Episodic Premieres
Them
Won
The ReFrame Stamp Awards
Top 200 Most Popular TV Titles
Them
Won
Camerimage
Golden Frog - TV Series Competition
Them
Nominated
Satellite Awards
Best Genre Series
Them
Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards
Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series
Ashley Thomas
Nominated
Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series
Deborah Ayorinde
Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards
Television: Long Form – Original
Them
Nominated

References

  1. Credited as Sony Pictures Television Studios in season 1.
  2. Credited as Earl Denton in episode 8
  3. TVLine
    https://tvline.com/news/them-horror-anthology-release-date-season-2-pam-grier-1235186842/
  4. Amazon Studios
    http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/03/09/terror-anthology-series-them-from-executive-producers-little-marvin-and-lena-waithe-to-premiere-april-9-on-amazon-prime-video-326113/20210309amazon01/
  5. TVLine
    https://tvline.com/news/them-horror-anthology-release-date-season-2-pam-grier-1235186842/
  6. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2018/07/amazon-two-season-order-horror-event-series-them-lena-waithe-little-marvin-vertigo-prime-1202435751/
  7. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2019/10/little-marvin-overall-deal-amazon-studios-1202755372/
  8. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2019/07/lena-waithe-overall-deal-amazon-studios-1202655342/
  9. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2019/04/david-matthews-i-sony-pictures-tv-overall-deal-them-covenant-showrunner-1202584797/
  10. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazon-them-season-2-cast-1235227636/
  11. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2019/07/them-covenant-deborah-ayorinde-ashley-thomas-star-amazon-anthology-series-lena-waithe-1202655501/
  12. Variety
    https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/them-covenant-amazon-cast-1203357126/
  13. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2019/12/them-brooke-smith-anika-noni-rose-pj-byrne-malcolm-mays-jeremiah-birkett-sophie-guest-amazon-anthology-series-1202796372/
  14. Production List
    https://productionlist.com/production/them-covenant-2/
  15. Houston Chronicle
    https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/movies-tv/get-out-again-a-suburban-black-family-is-haunted-16087629
  16. SXSW Online
    https://online.sxsw.com/event/sxsw-online/planning/UGxhbm5pbmdfMzUwMzkw
  17. Screen Rant
    https://screenrant.com/them-season-2-updates-release-date-story-cast/
  18. Rotten Tomatoes
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/them/s01
  19. Metacritic
    https://www.metacritic.com/tv/them-2021
  20. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/apr/09/them-review-amazon-prime-video
  21. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/them-tv-review
  22. Variety
    https://variety.com/2021/tv/reviews/them-amazon-lena-waithe-1234944373/
  23. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-04-19/them-amazon-two-distant-strangers-netflix-debate
  24. Rotten Tomatoes
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/them/s02
  25. SXSW
    https://www.sxsw.com/film/2021/audience-awards-winners-for-the-2021-sxsw-film-festival/
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