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[08/19/24 - 10:44 AM]
Prime Video Orders Frightening Two-Part Competition Baking Special "Killer Cakes" from Blumhouse Television and High Noon Entertainment and Reveals Premiere Date and First-Look Images
The entire two-part special is set to debut exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

[via press release from Amazon]

Prime Video Orders Frightening Two-Part Competition Baking Special "Killer Cakes" from Blumhouse Television and High Noon Entertainment and Reveals Premiere Date and First-Look Images

The entire two-part special will debut on October 8, exclusively on Prime Video

CULVER CITY, California - August 19, 2024 - Today, Prime Video announced it has ordered the new deliciously-gory, competition baking show, Killer Cakes. The Thursday, October 8, premiere date was also revealed and first-look images. The entire two-part special is set to debut exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

From horror visionaries Blumhouse Television, and Cake Boss creators High Noon Entertainment, Killer Cakes is a one-of-a-kind competition show where bakers with terrifying skills attempt to win some of the most frightening challenges ever produced for television. Contestants will work with the best horror special effects artists in Hollywood to unleash their twisted imaginations and create cakes so disgusting, so disturbing, and so realistic, it's the stuff of nightmares.

Killer Cakes is hosted by horror veteran Matthew Lillard (Scream, Five Nights at Freddy's) with expert judges, Scream Queen Danielle Harris (Halloween Franchise) and experimental food artist and cookbook author Nikk Alcaraz (Peculiar Baking).

Contestants Include:
Amanda Yother: Rathdrum, ID
Dillon Barlow: Houston, TX
Dziedra "Z" Brusberg: Marysville, WA
Deadra "Dee" Compean: Beaumont, TX
Eszter Summerlin: Gulf Breeze, FL
Jesse Lesser: Dallas, TX
Mark Lie: Chicago, IL
Shanelle Long: Pensacola, FL

Ruth Amsel serves as showrunner for the two-part special, with Executive Producers Jason Blum and Gretchen Palek for Blumhouse Television, and Scott Feely for High Noon Entertainment. In addition to his role as host, Lillard also serves as Executive Producer. Killer Cakes is produced by Blumhouse Television, ITV America's High Noon Entertainment and Amazon MGM Studios.

About Prime Video

Prime Video is a one-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one application available across thousands of devices. On Prime Video, customers can find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports - including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies Road House, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Fallout, Reacher, The Boys, and The Idea of You; licensed fan favorites American Fiction and The Boys in the Boat; Prime member exclusive access to coverage of live sports including Thursday Night Football, WNBA, and NWSL, and acclaimed sports documentaries including Bye Bye Barry and Federer; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+, as well as more than 500 free ad-supported (FAST) Channels. Prime members in the U.S. can share a variety of benefits, including Prime Video, by using Amazon Household. Prime Video is one benefit among many that provides savings, convenience, and entertainment as part of the Prime membership. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles, including blockbusters such as Challengers and The Fall Guy, via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy content such as Jury Duty and Bosch: Legacy free with ads on Freevee. Customers can also go behind the scenes of their favorite movies and series with exclusive X-Ray access. For more info visit www.amazon.com/primevideo.

ABOUT BLUMHOUSE TELEVISION:

Blumhouse Television has earned critical acclaim and numerous honors for its dark, edgy fare including Emmy(R) awards for its productions of HBO's The Normal Heartand The Jinx, as well as the prestigious Peabody award for The Jinx and the documentary How to Dance in Ohio. Blumhouse produces provocative scripted and unscripted television series and documentaries, including the upcoming original series The Sticky, produced by Jamie Lee Curtis for Prime Video; The Bondsman, starring Kevin Bacon and from creator Grainger David and showrunner Erik Oleson, also for Prime Video; Worst Roommate Ever, and Worst Ex Ever for Netflix, which established Blumhouse Television's first franchise. Blumhouse Television launched as an independent studio in 2017 with funding from ITV. Projects since the studio launch include Golden Globe(R) and Emmy(R) nominated HBO limited series Sharp Objects; Golden Globe(R), Critics Choice(R) and Writers Guild(R) award nominated Showtime limited series The Loudest Voice; the Showtime limited series The Good Lord Bird starring and executive produced by Ethan Hawke and based on the award-winning novel by James McBride. The studio produced The Purge on USA Network from writer/director/producer James DeMonaco and based on the popular film franchise; the holiday themed anthology event series Into the Dark for Hulu; and anthology series Sacred Lies created by Emmy(R) nominee Raelle Tucker. The studio has developed award-winning and critically acclaimed documentary films including A Secret Love produced with Ryan Murphy for Netflix; Pray Away an official selection of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival; Pharma Bro an official selection of Hot Docs Festival,Writers Guild Award(R) winner Bathtubs Over Broadway and winner of the 2018 Sundance Audience Award This is Home. Blumhouse Television is the latest venture from Jason Blum, founder of Blumhouse Productions, which is widely-recognized for its pioneering model of producing high-quality micro-budget films including The Purge, Get Out, The Invisible Man and Halloween.





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