What’s It About?
AMC has adapted Joe Hill‘s horror novel NOS4A2 (pronounced Nosferatu) into a new TV series.
I haven’t read the book but have heard it’s good, so I’m interested in seeing how the show adapts it.
The story is about a young woman dealing with an immortal vampire-like child killer who lures his victims to Christmasland, a creepy imaginary world where it’s Christmas every day.
Here’s the trailer:
The official synopsis for the show reads:
“NOS4A2, based on Joe Hill’s bestselling novel of the same name, tells the story of Charlie Manx, a seductive immortal who feeds off the souls of children, then deposits what remains of them into Christmasland – an icy, twisted Christmas village of Manx’s imagination where every day is Christmas Day and unhappiness is against the law. Manx finds his whole world threatened when a young woman in New England discovers she has a dangerous gift.”
Who Are The Cast?
As well as that VERY short teaser, here’s a breakdown of the characters:
Charlie Manx
Zachary Quinto as Charlie Manx. Manx feeds on the souls of children, so clearly, avoid this guy at all costs. He’s also leaning up against his car, the Wraith.
Vic McQueen
Ashleigh Cummings as Vic McQueen. She has a psychic connection to Manx.
Maggie Leigh
Jahkara Smith as Maggie Leigh. In the book, Maggie is a librarian who uses Scrabble tiles to determine the location of missing items. Maggie eventually helps Vic in her battle against Manx.
Bing Partridge
Olafur Darri Olafsson as Bing Partridge. Bing works for Manx, and longs for Manx to take him to Christmasland. He does the bidding of his master by drugging potential victims using a gingerbread-flavored anesthetic.
NOS4A2 premieres on AMC sometime this year.
