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Sosie Bacon to Co-Star with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in 'The Black Tapes'

The podcast adaptation pairs the actors as investigators of paranormal cases and a hidden occult conspiracy, with production set to start next January.

  • MGM+ is adapting the 2015 horror podcast 'The Black Tapes,' which has over 60 million downloads, into a supernatural investigation drama starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Sosie Bacon.
  • Coster-Waldau plays Dr. Richard Strand, a psychiatrist with a mysterious past, while Bacon portrays obsessive physicist Alex Regan; together they investigate paranormal cases and uncover a hidden occult world and centuries-old apocalyptic conspiracy.
  • Production begins in Vancouver in January 2027 under showrunner John Rogers, with podcast creators Terry Miles and Paul Bae serving as writers and executive producers for MGM+ Studios.
  • The series will launch on MGM+ across the U.S., UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Latin America, with Michael Wright, global head of MGM+, saying it 'crafts a compelling story around our cultural fascination with the unexplained.'
  • Bacon recently wrapped Season 2 of 'Scarpetta' and will appear in the horror-comedy 'Family Movie' on April 23, 2027, while Coster-Waldau previously attended the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival in France.
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