Follow Us
Join Us
Priyanka Chopra Jonas executive-produces Evil Eye, which is one out of eight spine-chilling and interlinked films that constitute the upcoming original OTT series, Welcome To The Blumhouse.
The eight films will have a common theme centred on family and love as redemptive or destructive forces.
The first two films — Veena Sud’s “The Lie” and Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr.’s “Black Box” — will drop on October 6. These will be followed by Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s “Evil Eye”, and “Nocturne”, written and directed by filmmaker Zu Quirke, on October 13.
Trending
Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s executive-produced “Evil Eye” is Based on playwright Madhuri Shekar’s award-winning production. It is directed by Elan Dassani and Rajeev Dassani and stars Sarita Choudhury, Sunita Mani, Omar Maskati, and Bernard White. It shows how a seemingly perfect romance turns into a nightmare when a mother becomes convinced that her daughter’s new boyfriend has a dark connection to her own past.
The rest of the slate will be unveiled in 2021.
“The Lie”, written and directed by Sud, stars Mireille Enos, Peter Sarsgaard and Joey King. It is about two desperate parents trying to cover up a horrific crime by their daughter, which leads them into a complicated web of lies and deception.
“Black Box” stars Mamoudou Athie, Phylicia Rashad and Amanda Christine. It is about a single father, who, after losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, undergoes an experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is.
“Nocturne” is written and directed by Zu Quirke. Starring Sydney Sweeney, Madison Iseman, Jacques Colimon and Ivan Shaw, the film takes one inside the halls of an elite arts academy, where a timid music student begins to outshine her more accomplished and outgoing twin sister when she discovers a mysterious notebook belonging to a recently deceased classmate.
To be streamed on Amazon Prime Video, the thematically connected original series is produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios.
“We are excited to launch ‘Welcome To The Blumhouse’ with this exhilarating and provocative slate of original films for the first time ever. These chilling stories have something for everyone — ready to fright and delight genre fans and newcomers alike,” said Julie Rapaport of Amazon Studios.
Coming back to Priyanka Chopra Jonas, she had first come to prominence after appearing in the American thriller series Quantico as the character Alex Parrish. She was the first South Asian to headline an American network drama series.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas received positive reviews from television critics for her performance in Quantico. She even received the People’s Choice Award for Favourite Actress In A New TV for her role in the series in 2015.
The following year, Priyanka Chopra Jonas won a second People’s Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic TV Actress. Along with Hollywood movies, she continued to work in Bollywood movies as well. She was last seen in Sky Is Pink in 2019.
Android & IOS users, download our mobile app for faster than ever Bollywood & Box Office updates!
