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Aubrey Plaza says she hopes to meet Heidi Fleiss before filming The Heidi Fleiss Story, the biopic in which she will star and produce, describing the onetime “Hollywood madam” as “the ultimate badass icon” who “deserves the royal treatment.” Plaza added that she has never portrayed a real person on screen and is preparing for the role by studying Fleiss’s public persona and history.

The feature is being directed by Leah Rachel and centers on the turbulent period before Fleiss’s mid-1990s legal troubles, with a script Rachel developed alongside Rachel Sennott and Travis Jackson. Plaza is producing through her Evil Hag banner, with filming planned in Los Angeles.

Fleiss achieved notoriety in Los Angeles for an exclusive escort operation that drew intense media attention and speculation about a sealed client list. She was ultimately convicted on federal tax charges and served roughly 20 months in prison, facts that...

For her first non-fiction onscreen role, Aubrey Plaza is looking forward to delivering a portrayal befitting Heidi Fleiss.

After Deadline reported that she will produce and star as Fleiss in an upcoming biopic about the ‘Hollywood Madam’, the Golden Globe nominee expressed her excitement to play the “ultimate badass icon” to whom she “spiritually” relates.

“I’ve been on this track for a while. I got it in my head that I wanted to play her a couple of years ago and I’ve never played a real-life person before,” she told IndieWire. “It’s a different kind of scale, challenge, that I’m really excited about, and I just think she’s an incredible person, incredible character.”

Plaza continued, “The story is insane. She’s done something that probably nobody else has ever done, and she’s still going. I think she’s the ultimate badass icon and she deserves the royal treatment.

The world has no shortage of questionable souls, and among those whose story could chill you to the bone is Heidi Fleiss, otherwise known as the infamous and former Hollywood Madam, who ran a prostitution ring with a high-profile clientele. Today, we’re hearing that Aubrey Plaza will produce and star in The Heidi Fleiss Story, a biopic focusing on the controversial figure and exotic bird enthusiast.

The Heidi Fleiss Story comes from Pinky Promise, the studio behind Pamela Anderson’s The Last Showgirl. The project marks Leah Rachel’s directorial debut, who created the Netflix series Chambers. Rachel directs from a script by Bottoms actress Rachel Sennott. Plaza produces through her studio, Evil Hag.

As you may recall, Fleiss was arrested in 1993 on a series of prostitution charges. The media transformed Fleiss’s trial into a circus, splashing the proceedings across television and tabloid rags. Fleiss never revealed her client list,...

Aubrey Plaza is set to portray one of Hollywood's most infamous figures, Heidi Fleiss, in an upcoming film, the sensibly titled The Heidi Fleiss Story. Per Variety, theWhite Lotus star will not only lead the project but also produce it under her Evil Hag banner. The feature will be directed by Leah Rachel, the creator behind the polarizing Netflix supernatural thriller Chambers.

Fleiss became a notorious figure in the 1990s due to a headline-making scandal. In 1993, she was arrested and charged for running a high-end ring of sex workers that catered to wealthy and influential clients, some of whom were reportedly big names in the entertainment industry. She was famously dubbed the "Hollywood Madam." Her eventual conviction on federal charges, which included pandering, money laundering, and tax evasion, led to her serving 20 months in prison.

The upcoming film, which is described as a dark comedy, is set to explore a specific period of Fleiss's life,...

Aubrey Plaza is adding a new project to her slate: The actress/producer is set to star as infamous ’90s Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss in biopic “The Heidi Fleiss Story,” IndieWire has confirmed.

Fleiss allegedly ran the “world’s largest high-end prostitution ring” that counted actors, politicians, and other leading men among its clients. Rachel Sennott co-wrote the script with Rachel and Travis Jackson; “The Heidi Fleiss Story” will be “Chambers” creator Leah Rachel’s directorial debut. The critically acclaimed production company Pinky Promise is behind the project. Production will take place in Los Angeles this year.

“The Heidi Fleiss Story” will center on Fleiss’ tabloid reign right before her trial along with a meta component of her attempting to tell her side of the story first. The synopsis reads: “In 1993 Los Angeles, a powerful young woman named Heidi Fleiss is arrested for running the largest high-end prostitution ring in the world.

Aubrey Plaza is set to star in and produce The Heidi Fleiss Story, a biopic of “Hollywood madam” Heidi Fleiss from Pinky Promise, the production company behind the Pamela Anderson drama The Last Showgirl, Deadline has confirmed.

The dark comedy marks the directorial debut of Leah Rachel, the creator of Netflix series Chambers. Rachel Sennott, the actress known for roles in titles like Shiva Baby and Bottoms, who has her own upcoming HBO series, penned the script with Rachel and Travis Jackson. Jessamine Burgum and Kara Durrett will produce for Pinky Promise, alongside Plaza for Evil Hag, with production to take place in Los Angeles this year.

Fleiss became known in the 1990s for running a high-profile prostitution ring that catered to the rich and powerful of Los Angeles, including some in Hollywood. Her empire came crashing down in 1993, when she was arrested and charged with multiple counts, including pandering,...

Aubrey Plaza is taking on a new role.

The 41-year-old Parks & Rec alum produce and star in The Heidi Fleiss Story, per Variety.

She will be playing the role of the infamous “Hollywood madam,” who was arrested in early ‘90s for what was said to be the world’s largest high-end prostitution ring, leading to the implication of several politicians and other powerful figures in entertainment.

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This will be the directorial debut for Leah Rachel, the creator of Netflix’s Chambers.

Rachel Sennott co-wrote the script.

The story “follows Fleiss before trial, scrambling around Los Angeles trying to blackmail and leverage various connections to get the case dropped, with the help of an aspiring young writer named Jaclyn.”

Production is set to begin in Los Angeles this year. Further casting details have not yet been revealed.

Aubrey Plaza recently made her return to the red carpet after personal tragedy.

Aubrey Plaza’s call sheet is about to get a lot longer, as she’s come on to produce and star in “The Heidi Fleiss Story.”

Plaza will portray the infamous “Hollywood madam” Heidi Fleiss, busted in the early ‘90s for what was said to be the world’s largest high-end prostitution ring – which implicated Hollywood, politicians and other power figures.

The project marks the directorial debut of Leah Rachel (creator of Netflix’s “Chambers”). The film hails from Pinky Promise, Jessamine Burgum and Kara Durrett’s production company.

Heatseeking actress and Gen Z icon Rachel Sennott co-wrote the script with Rachel and Travis Jackson. Their take on the tabloid sensation follows Fleiss before trial, scrambling around Los Angeles trying to blackmail and leverage various connections to get the case dropped, with the help of an aspiring young writer named Jaclyn.

Production is set for Los Angeles in the coming months.

The Amazon dark comedy pilot “The Nightbeast” has added three new series regulars to its cast, Variety has learned exclusively.

Cory Michael Smith, Michael Dorman, and Miles Marthaller will all star in the pilot alongside previously announced lead Tatiana Maslany.

Maslany will star as Amy, described as “a young mother unsatisfied with her seemingly perfect suburban life who begins an affair with the boogeyman in her son’s closet – a surprisingly sexy man called the Nightbeast. But this harmless affair she thought to be a figment of her imagination begins to have unexpected consequences, as her two worlds increasingly begin to collide in this seductive, darkly comedic tale.”

Smith will star as the titular Nightbeast. Dorman will play Eric, Amy’s husband, while Marthaller will play Miles, Amy and Eric’s son.

Smith is best known for playing the iconic Batman villain The Riddler on the Fox series “Gotham,” in...

There have been plenty of bizarre film and TV premises over the years - particularly in the horror genre - but this one might be up there with the most bats*t yet!

Deadline reports that a new comedy horror series titled The Nightbeast is in the works from Leah Rachel (Chambers) and Travis Jackson (Hemlock Grove), with the pilot being developed for Amazon MGM Studios.

Tatiana Maslany is set to star as a woman who begins a sexual relationship with... the Bogeyman!

Per the official logline, The Nightbeast follows a young mother who is “unsatisfied with her seemingly perfect suburban life begins an affair with the boogeyman in her son’s closet — a surprisingly sexy man called the Nightbeast. But this harmless affair she thought to be a figment of her imagination begins to have unexpected consequences, as her two worlds increasingly begin to collide in this seductive, darkly comedic tale.

Emmy Award-winning actress Tatiana Maslany has signed on to a new project. She is set to star in The Nightbeast, a pilot for Amazon MGM Studios. This comes a month after news broke that she would be starring in an upcoming horror flick by Longlegs director Osgood Perkin. More on the pilot below.

The Nightbeast is described as a horror comedy from Leah Rachel (Chambers) and Travis Jackson (Hemlock Grove). Peter Warren, Justin Levy, Fred Berger, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Kristen Campo, and Jamie Babbit are all signed on as executive producers. Babbit will also be directing the pilot. In addition to starring, Maslany will also produce.

The pilot centers around a young mother who lives a seemingly perfect suburban life but is unsatisfied with her love life. To spice things up, she begins an affair with the boogeyman in her son’s closet, an easy-on-the-eyes man named the Nightbeast. But things...

Tatiana Maslany takes on a new challenge in The Nightbeast by seducing the Boogeyman in a darkly comedic tale. Despite budget issues, Maslany's return as She-Hulk in the MCU series is uncertain, but fans remain hopeful. Look out for Maslany in the 2025 film adaptation of Stephen King's The Monkey directed by Osgood Perkins.

From playing multiple characters in Orphan Black, to hulking out as attorney Jennifer Walters in the MCU, Tatiana Maslany has seemingly done it all over the course of her 27-year career, but her new role sees her taking on a challenge no one expected: seducing the Boogeyman. Maslany played the lead in Orphan Black from 2013 to 2017 before landing a role in the HBO series Perry Mason in 2020. From there, she was tapped to star as Jennifer Walters in the MCU series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law which unfortunately only lasted for one season on Disney+ in 2022.

As per Deadline,...

She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany has set up The Nightbeast as her next TV project, and it sounds like it could be a lot of fun.

Per the official logline, The Nightbeast follows a young mother who is “unsatisfied with her seemingly perfect suburban life begins an affair with the boogeyman in her son’s closet — a surprisingly sexy man called the Nightbeast. But this harmless affair she thought to be a figment of her imagination begins to have unexpected consequences, as her two worlds increasingly begin to collide in this seductive, darkly comedic tale.” The project comes from Leah Rachel (Chambers) and Travis Jackson (Hemlock Grove), with the pilot being developed for Amazon MGM Studios.

In addition to starring in the pilot, Maslany will also produce The Nightbeast. Executive producers on the project include Peter Warren; Justin Levy, Fred Berger and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones for Range Studios’ Station26; Kristen Campo for Campout; and Jamie Babbit,...

In addition to booking a role in the upcoming Keeper from director Osgood Perkins (Longlegs), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) is also leading the cast of a horror-comedy pilot titled “The Nightbeast” for Amazon MGM Studios. And this one has got a Wild premise.

Deadline reports, “Maslany will also produce the pilot that follows a young mother who is unsatisfied with her seemingly perfect suburban life, so she begins an affair with the boogeyman in her son’s closet – a surprisingly sexy man called the Nightbeast.

“But this harmless affair she thought to be a figment of her imagination begins to have unexpected consequences, as her two worlds increasingly begin to collide.”

The project is said to be a “seductive, darkly comedic tale.”

“The Nightbeast” is the brainchild of Leah Rachel (Chambers) and Travis Jackson (Hemlock Grove), with Jamie Babbit (“Russian Doll”) on board as director of the pilot.

The post...

Tatiana Maslany is about to get down with the boogeyman: The Orphan Black actress is set to produce and star in a pilot for Amazon MGM Studios called The Nightbeast, Deadline reported Monday.

Helmed by Leah Rachel (Chambers) and Travis Jackson (Hemlock Grove), The Nightbeast follows “a young mother who is unsatisfied with her seemingly perfect suburban life, so she begins an affair with the boogeyman in her son’s closet — a surprisingly sexy man called the Nightbeast,” reads the description. “But this harmless affair she thought to be a figment of her imagination begins to have unexpected consequences, as...

Tatiana Maslany is set to star in The Nightbeast, a pilot for Amazon MGM Studios from Leah Rachel (Chambers) and Travis Jackson (Hemlock Grove).

Maslany will also produce the pilot that follows a young mother who is unsatisfied with her seemingly perfect suburban life, so she begins an affair with the boogeyman in her son’s closet – a surprisingly sexy man called the Nightbeast. But this harmless affair she thought to be a figment of her imagination begins to have unexpected consequences, as her two worlds increasingly begin to collide in this seductive, darkly comedic tale.

Executive producers on the project are Peter Warren, Justin Levy, Fred Berger and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Kristen Campo (Campout) and Jamie Babbit (director).

Recent credits for Maslany, who won an Emmy in 2016 for starring in Orphan Black, include Invitation to a Bonfire, Invincible, and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.

Amazon MGM Studios has given a pilot order to “The Nightbeast,” a dark comedy starring Tatiana Maslany.

In “The Nightbeast,” per the official logline, “a young mother unsatisfied with her seemingly perfect suburban life begins an affair with the boogeyman in her son’s closet — a surprisingly sexy man called the Nightbeast. But this harmless affair she thought to be a figment of her imagination begins to have unexpected consequences, as her two worlds increasingly begin to collide in this seductive, darkly comedic tale.”

Leah Rachel and Travis Jackson serve as creators of “The Nightbeast” Executive producers include Peter Warren; Justin Levy, Fred Berger and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones for Range Studios’ Station26; Kristen Campo for Campout; and Jamie Babbit, who also serves as director. Maslany serves as a producer in addition to starring.

If ordered to series, “The Nightbeast” will likely stream on Amazon Prime Video.

Maslany is best known for...

Exclusive: Manager Zac Frognowski, who spent the last 10 years at Grandview, most recently as partner, has joined Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

In his move to Brillstein, Frognowski will be retaining major clients such as Mattson Tomlin (The Batman Pt II), Academy Award nominee Zach Baylin (King Richard), Tony winner Matthew López (Red White & Royal Blue), Jonathan Entwistle (upcoming Karate Kid), Lucy Tcherniak (Station Eleven), Matt Ruskin (Boston Strangler), Leah Rachel (Chambers), Francisca Alegria (upcoming The House of the Spirits) and Randy McKinnon (The Prophecy).

“We are thrilled that Zac has chosen to join us as his career evolves,” said Jon Liebman and Cynthia Pett, Brillstein’s Co-CEO’s. “It’s an understatement to say that Zac is highly intelligent, deeply passionate, and beyond tenacious in his commitment to his clients.”

Frognowski had been at Grandview since the company’s launch in May 2014. Starting as an assistant, he was promoted to manager...

Exclusive: The Hideaway Entertainment has come aboard ]Sleep Train, a genre-bending comedy written by Andrew Nunnelly.

The film billed as Game Night meets Inception follows a couple sleep training their child over the course of one delirious night. Jonathan Gray, Matthew Rhodes, and Kristy Grisham will produce for The Hideaway Entertainment, with Kristy Grisham and Jen Cox overseeing the project on behalf of the company. A director has not yet been attached.

The Hideaway’s Senior Vice President of Development and Production Kristy Grisham met Nunnelly when she was sleep training her son, which happened to be around the same time he was sleep training his. “Becoming a parent is really rewarding yet challenging, and as a working mom, I wanted to truly capture the essence of modern parenthood,” she said. “I found myself laughing at the absurdity of those early months, and I want to see a film that...

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has received an outpouring of support after her near-breakdown on camera describing life in the Royal family.

The hashtag #WeLoveYouMeghan’ was a top trending topic on Twitter after a clip from the interview leaked. It showed Markle almost breaking into tears when asked how she was doing and acknowledging that it has been “a struggle” to be in the spotlight. She cited being a new wife, new mother and the adjustment to life with royal etiquette. “Not many people have asked if I’m ok.”

British author Greg Hogben urged people to share the hashtag, and support picked up from there.

Some reactions:

I hope Meghan knows that she’s more loved than hated. I hope she knows that we have her back. I hope she knows that she’s better than any royal there is ( besides H&a) I hope she knows that she’s beautiful.

Network: Netflix.

Episodes: 10 (hour).

Seasons: One.

TV show dates: April 26, 2019.

Series status: Cancelled.

Performers include: Sivan Alyra Rose, Lilliya Reid, Nicholas Galitzine, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Lilli Kay, Sarah Mezzanotte, Griffin Powell-Arcand, Marcus Lavoi, Tony Goldwyn, and Uma Thurman.

TV show description:

From creator Leah Rachel, the Chambers TV show is a supernatural horror drama. The psychological thriller centers on Native American high school student Sasha Yazzie (Rose), who at just 17 years old suffers a heart attack, which leaves her in need of a heart transplant.

Sasha receives the heart of Becky Lefevre (Reid), a seemingly picture-perfect suburban white girl of means. As Sasha starts taking on traits of her donor, she decides...

Kirsten Howard Jun 19, 2019

There will be no Chambers season 2 at the streaming service.

It's another case of "one and done" at Netflix for supernatural drama series Chambers. The show, which debuted on the streaming giant on April 26th, now joins the likes of Everything Sucks! by getting just a single season to play out its story on Netflix (via Variety). It's likely that poor viewing figures and the show's critical meh-ing combined to form a decent enough flow of reasons not to greenlight a Chambers season 2.

Uma Thurman and Tony Goldwyn fronted Chambers, in which teen Sasha (Sivan Alyra Rose) finds herself at the center of a disturbing mystery when she gets a heart transplant and experiences upsetting visions of her donor's past.

“Chambers will not return for a second season,” a spokesman for Netflix confirmed in a statement. “We’re grateful to creator and showrunner Leah Rachel for bringing...

Netflix has canceled the horror-drama “Chambers” after one season, TheWrap has learned.

“Chambers will not return for a second season,” the streaming service said in a statement. “We’re grateful to creator and showrunner Leah Rachel for bringing this story to us and to her fellow executive producers Alfonso Gomez Rejon, Steve Gaghan from Super Emotional, Winnie Kemp and Wolfgang Hammer from Super Deluxe, and Jennifer Yale. We’re also thankful to the tireless crew, and to our incredible cast, especially Uma Thurman, Tony Goldwyn and talented newcomer Sivan Alyra Rose.”

Led by Tony Goldwyn and Uma Thurman, “Chambers” centered on a young heart attack survivor who becomes consumed by the mystery surrounding the heart that saved her life and her donor’s sudden death.

Also Read: 'Chambers': Tony Goldwyn on Ben's 'Tragic Mistake' and What His Fate Means for a Season 2

The 10-episode series, which debuted in April, is...

It's one and done for Chambers.

The Netflix thriller which boasted a cast that included Uma Thurman and Tony Goldwyn has been canceled after one season, according to Variety.

The series launched in April and focused on a teenager who experiences disturbing visions, leading her on a path to solving the mystery of her donor's death.

Review: Chambers Is An Inspired Thriller That Goes Off the Rails

In the process, she had to confront many different things as she attempted to pick up the pieces.

“Chambers will not return for a second season,” the streaming network said in a statement.

“We’re grateful to creator and showrunner Leah Rachel for bringing this story to us and to her fellow executive producers Alfonso Gomez Rejon, Steve Gaghan from Super Emotional, Winnie Kemp and Wolfgang Hammer from Super Deluxe, and Jennifer Yale."

"We’re also thankful to the tireless crew, and to our incredible cast,...

Netflix is shutting down Chambers for good: The streamer has cancelled the Uma Thurman/Tony Goldwyn horror drama after one season, according to our sister site Variety.

The series starred newcomer Sivan Alyra Rose as Sasha, a teenager who experiences disturbing visions after receiving a heart transplant and sets out to solve the mystery of her donor’s death. Thurman and Goldwyn co-starred as the donor’s grieving parents. The supporting cast included Marcus Lavoi, Nicholas Galitzine and Lili Taylor.

The 10-episode freshman season debuted in April on Netflix, but didn’t garner enough buzz to earn a second season,...

Netflix has canceled the drama series “Chambers” after one season.

The series followed a teenager who gets a heart transplant and becomes consumed with the mystery surrounding her donor. The series starred Uma Thurman, Tony Goldwyn, Sivan Alyra Rose, Lilliya Reid, Nicholas Galitzine, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Lilli Kay, Sarah Mezzanotte, and Griffin Powell-Arcand. Leah Rachel created the series in addition to serving as showrunner. She executive produced along with Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Winnie Kemp, Wolfgang Hammer, Jennifer Yale, and Stephen Gaghan.

“’Chambers’ will not return for a second season,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement. “We’re grateful to creator and showrunner Leah Rachel for bringing this story to us and to her fellow executive producers Alfonso Gomez Rejon, Steve Gaghan from Super Emotional, Winnie Kemp and Wolfgang Hammer from Super Deluxe, and Jennifer Yale. We’re also thankful to the tireless crew, and to our incredible cast, especially Uma Thurman,...

Netflix has opted not to renew freshman Ya supernatural drama series Chambers, starring Uma Thurman and Tony Goldwyn, which hailed from Stephen Gaghan and Super Deluxe..

“Chambers will not return for a second season,” the streaming network said in a statement. “We’re grateful to creator and showrunner Leah Rachel for bringing this story to us and to her fellow executive producers Alfonso Gomez Rejon, Steve Gaghan from Super Emotional, Winnie Kemp and Wolfgang Hammer from Super Deluxe, and Jennifer Yale. We’re also thankful to the tireless crew, and to our incredible cast, especially Uma Thurman, Tony Goldwyn and talented newcomer Sivan Alyra Rose.”

Netflix bases most of its renewal decisions on cost vs. viewership/acclaim analysis. Chambers launched in April to lukewarm reviews and failed to garner buzz in a crowded TV marketplace.

Netflix, which has been ending many of its series after 2-3 seasons, has a 80% renewal...

It's one and done for Netflix's Chambers.

The supernatural drama starring Uma Thurman and Tony Goldwyn has been canceled after one season at the streaming giant. The 10-episode series debuted April 26.

“Chambers will not return for a second season. We’re grateful to creator and showrunner Leah Rachel for bringing this story to us and to her fellow executive producers Alfonso Gomez Rejon, Steve Gaghan from Super Emotional, Winnie Kemp and Wolfgang Hammer from Super Deluxe, and Jennifer Yale. We’re also thankful to the tireless crew, and to our incredible cast, especially Uma Thurman, Tony Goldwyn and ...

If you've watched Netflix's new psychological horror show Chambers, you're acutely aware it's set in the Southwest, particularly Arizona. The show uses long shots of the sprawling desert landscape and miles upon miles of hilly terrain to enhance the eerie mood of the movie. In fact, the "haboob" dust storm that occurs in the first episode kicks off the entire mystery by trapping Sasha with the LeFevres for the night. Filming, however, took place in parts of Albuquerque, Nm, for six months. What's interesting about the location is that it's where Netflix's Messiah and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs were also filmed.

In an interview with Refinery29, Jonny Rios (the actor playing Ravi who attends Crystal Valley High and was the center of major drama between Becky and her best friend Marnie) commented on how important setting is to Chambers: "We were out in the middle of the desert,...

(Warning: This post contains spoilers for “Chambers” through the Season 1 finale)

Ben Lefevre is no more and it’s pretty much all his fault. On the second-to-last episode of the first season of Netflix’s new horror series “Chambers,” Tony Goldwyn’s character is killed by his wife Nancy (Uma Thurman) when she discovers he led their teenage daughter Becky (Lilliya Scarlett Reid) to commit suicide by helping the cult The Annex resurrect the spirit of Adam’s first wife, Lilith, inside the girl.

TheWrap spoke with Goldwyn about the “tragic mistake” Ben made and how it set the entire series in motion, as Becky’s suicide led to Sasha (Sivan Alyra Rose) receiving both her heart and Lilith’s spirit, which is something he knew about the character from the very beginning. And that’s because “Chambers” creator Leah Rachel needed him to know what he was getting himself into.

(Warning: This post contains spoilers through the Season 1 finale of “Chambers”)

Netflix’s new horror series “Chambers” may have scared the [redacted] out of you upon your first viewing, but we at TheWrap — who definitely had the [redacted] scared out of us, too — can tell you it’s a show that is going to require multiple viewings to catch everything embedded in the twisted heart of the thriller.

That’s because we talked to “Chambers” creator Leah Rachel, who told us what she packed into the streaming service’s 10-episode drama that definitely went over our heads.

The plot centers around Nancy (Uma Thurman) and Ben Lefevre (Tony Goldwyn), a grieving couple whose daughter’s heart is donated to save another girl’s life. When the Lefevres offer the survivor, Sasha Yazzie (Sivan Alyra Rose), a memorial scholarship in their daughter Becky’s (Lilliya Scarlett Reid) name, their intentions seem good — but...

(Warning: This post contains spoilers for “Chambers” through the Season 1 finale)

If you managed to make it through the first season of Netflix’s new horror series “Chambers” and come out the other side with all your mental facilities intact, then we are here to help you sort out anything you didn’t understand with a little help from the show’s creator herself, Leah Rachel.

Alright, let’s start with that Lilith twist at the very end, when it revealed Sasha (Sivan Alyra Rose) has been inhabited by the spirit of the first wife of Adam, after shoving out Becky’s (played by Lilliya Scarlett Reid) soul. Where the heck did that come from?

“Well, I think the theories in general with Sasha and her trying to figure out Becky and then the twist of Lilith is you’ve got this history of misunderstood women,” Rachel told TheWrap. “I always was intrigued,...

“Chambers” marks the most slow-moving, bloated, and boring Netflix mystery since “Gypsy” — remember “Gypsy”? The psychological thriller in which Naomi Watts’ wayward therapist gets a little too involved with her patients? Needless to say, it’s better if you don’t, but at least anyone who does remember now knows what’s coming if they’re tempted to try another would-be thriller starring an Oscar-nominated actress making her first big move to serialized TV.

At least Uma Thurman isn’t the star of “Chambers.” That duty falls to the able newcomer Sivan Alyra Rose, a naturalistic performer who believably and endearingly dials things down in service of creator Leah Rachel’s elongated pacing. The only problem is this mystical series needs to get turnt, as the kids say. (I think? Who knows?) So grounded it’s stagnant, “Chambers” wastes a few talented performers as well as a great opportunity to...

(Warning: This post contains mild spoilers through Episode 109 of “Chambers.”)

Netflix’s new horror series “Chambers” starts as a psychological thriller based on real-life fears and takes a sharp turn that leads its characters into the dark world of the supernatural. It also leads viewers down a path of confusion as they try to separate what’s fact and what’s fiction.

Tony Goldwyn, who stars on the Leah Rachel-created drama as Ben Lefevre, is particularly proud of how that dichotomy comes to a head in the episode he sat behind the camera for.

“The one I directed, which is the second-to-last one, No. 9 — that’s when things get really weird,” Goldwyn told TheWrap. “And there’s basically, most of that episode is Uma [Thurman] and Sivan [Alyra Rose] in a box, in one space. And so Leah had the idea of using the reflections, these images from Becky’s childhood, slide...

Leah Rachel will be the first to tell you her new Netflix series “Chambers” is “really weird.” She’ll probably also be the first to tell you it’s “really f–ked up.” And those self-aware descriptors are why she’s also the best person to explain how she landed two A-list actors to lead the cast of the streaming service’s upcoming twisted thriller: Uma Thurman and Tony Goldwyn.

“For somebody of Uma’s caliber, when we were casting Nancy, our casting director gave me the list of actresses that she had in mind for her and she had Uma Thurman’s name on it, and I think I laughed when I read it,” Rachel told TheWrap. “I was like, ‘Ok, yeah sure, we’ll see.’ And then she really responded to the script!”

Thurman stars on “Chambers” as Nancy Lefevre, a grieving mother whose daughter’s heart is...

Chambers is coming to Netflix on Friday, April 26, 2019. It's part coming of age story, part family drama, and part horror, so as usual, everyone in your family (who is of age) will find something to like about it.

Chambers focuses on a young woman named Sasha (Sivan Alyra Rose) who has her life upended when she suffers a near-fatal heart attack while still in high school.

Jonny Rios plays Ravi, a young man to whom Sasha finds herself mysteriously drawn to in ways she cannot fully understand. Rios was excellent in the role, his first, and shared some of his time with us to chat about the experience.

He's quite impressive and has a lovely attitude, so I hope you enjoy reading through parts of our conversation.

What can you tell me about your reaction when you first read the Chambers script?

Yeah, when I first got the script for Chambers,...

“Chambers,” Netflix’s new horror series, doesn’t have much going for it — it’s a grody, nasty piece of work, a story that would at least be endurable if it were the under-ninety-minute movie it seems to want to be. But it does boast the casting of both Tony Goldwyn (in his first post-”Scandal” role) and Uma Thurman, two stars that might not have signed on to a version of this story that didn’t have the patina of prestige that comes with an overlong season on streaming. Too bad for them: They’re stranded in a story that goes nowhere fast, reliant on cheap scares with nothing behind them.

The story is frustrating in part because it seems to be saying something at its outset. Sasha (Sivan Alyra Rose) is a pleasantly typical American girl — dutiful but free-spirited in predictable proportion — before she suffers cardiac arrest and receives a transplanted heart,...

Gear up for Netflix’s newest horror series “Chambers” starring Uma Thurman, Tony Goldwyn and newcomer Sivan Alyra Rose which will launch on April 26th!

You can check out the chilling trailer below:

A young heart attack survivor becomes consumed by the mystery surrounding the heart that saved her life. However, the closer she gets to uncovering the truth about her donor’s sudden death, the more she starts taking on the characteristics of the deceased — some of which are troublingly sinister. Chambers will premiere globally on Netflix in 2019.

The series is created by Leah Rachel and executive produced by Alfonso Gomez Rejon and Leah Rachel with producers Winnie Kemp, Wolfgang Hammer, Jennifer Yale, and Steve Gaghan.

Series creator Leah Rachel spoke about the show saying: “Taking place in a mystic, New Age pocket of Arizona, Chambers is a psychological horror story that explores the different ways we metabolize trauma.

Netflix has released the first trailer for a new supernatural horror series called Chambers, which stars Uma Thurman. I like the concept of this! It looks like a very interesting and seriously jacked-up series.

Chambers centers on “a young heart attack survivor who becomes consumed by the mystery surrounding the heart that saved her life. However, the closer she gets to uncovering the truth about her donor’s sudden death, the more she starts taking on the characteristics of the deceased — some of which are troublingly sinister.”

Thurman takes on the role of Nancy, “the mother of the heart donor who forges a hesitant relationship with the young recipient only to find her daughter may not be as dead as she thought.”

The series was created and written by Leah Rachel who will showrun alongside Akela Cooper. The 10-episode series is set to premiere on April 26th and I’m completely on board!

Netflix has debuted a terrifying new trailer for their upcoming horror series Chambers starring Quentin Tarantino film veteran Uma Thurman. Created and executive produced by Leah Rachel with Alfonso Gomez, Chambers tells the story of a young heart attack survivor, who becomes consumed by the mystery surrounding the heart that saved her life. However, the closer she gets to…...

Yes, the new Netflix series “Chambers” centers on Sasha, a young woman (Sivan Alyra Rose) who begins to see visions of another existence after she receives a life-changing heart transplant. Uma Thurman co-stars as the mother of the dead teenager whose heart was donated and whose memories seem to be seeping into the present.

But let’s talk about one particularly horrifying shot in this trailer that Netflix put out on Wednesday. The image of Tony Goldwyn, playing a grieving father, heavy breathing in some sort of minimalist interior decor nightmare is an indication that this show is not messing around. (The multiple images of young teenage girls bleeding from their mouths might be another.)

To paraphrase the great American poet Joey Tribbiani, these people appear to be having some issues with their full-sized aortic pumps. Sure, everyone processes loss in different ways, but this hints that not everyone is...

Netflix has released the first trailer for the upcoming horror series Chambers. The show follows a young woman (Sivan Alyra Rose) who suffers a heart attack and is saved by a transplant, only to discover that as she gets closer to the truth about her donor’s death, she begins to take on certain characteristics of the deceased. Uma Thurman and Tony Goldwyn play the parents of the young girl who died, and they are giving off the most creepy vibes in this trailer. Run away, girl. Run away. The show was created by Leah Rachel, who describes the new …...

If you are looking for a new source of nightmares, look no further than the upcoming Netflix series Chambers starring Uma Thurman, Tony Goldwyn and newcomer Sivan Alyra Rose. The first trailer for Chambers, which will launch on the streaming giant April 26, will make your heart stop and shock your soul.

Created by Leah Rachel, the series follows a young heart attack survivor (Rose) who becomes consumed by the mystery surrounding the heart that saved her life. However, the closer she gets to uncovering the truth about her donor’s sudden death, the more she starts taking on the troublingly sinister characteristics of the deceased. To make things even creepier, there is something off about the donor’s parents Nancy (Thurman) and Ben (Goldwyn).

The series is executive produced by Rachel and Alfonso Gomez Rejon with producers Winnie Kemp, Wolfgang Hammer, Jennifer Yale, and Steve Gaghan. Chambers also stars Lilliya Reid, Nicholas Galitzine, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Lilli Kay, Sarah Mezzanotte and Griffin Powell-Arcand.

Uma Thurman is up to no good in the trailer for Netflix’s upcoming supernatural horror series “Chambers.”

Thurman stars as Nancy Lefevre, a grieving mother whose daughter’s heart is donated to save another girl’s life. When Nancy and her husband offer the survivor, Sasha (Sivan Alyra Rose), a memorial scholarship in their daughter Becky’s (Lilliya Scarlett Reid) name, their intentions seem good — but soon Sasha is warned: “Watch out for that family.”

Per Netflix’s description: “A young heart attack survivor becomes consumed by the mystery surrounding the heart that saved her life. However, the closer she gets to uncovering the truth about her donor’s sudden death, the more she starts taking on the characteristics of the deceased — some of which are troublingly sinister.”

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Uma Thurman is the latest A-lister to join the Netflix talent pool: the Oscar nominee will attempt to heal trauma with horror in the streaming giant’s newest psychological fantasy series “Chambers.” The “Pulp Fiction” actress stars alongside Tony Goldwyn, Candian TV’s Griffin Powell-Arcand, and newcomer Sivan Alyra Rose in the ten-episode drama, set to premiere late April. The drama centers around a young heart attack sufferer (Rose) who is recovering from a much-needed heart transplant, but what comes afterward is anything but celebratory. There’s something odd about her new heart, and she’s determined to find out what caused her donor’s sudden death. The closer she comes to uncovering answers, the more she begins to lose herself and take on the more sinister characteristics of the deceased.

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Netflix has released a first look at its upcoming horror series Chambers, which it describes as: "a young heart attack survivor becomes consumed by the mystery surrounding the heart that saved her life. However, the closer she gets to uncovering the truth about her donor's sudden death, the more she starts taking on the characteristics of the deceased -- some of which are troublingly sinister." The series, created by Leah Rachel, is executive produced by Rachel and Alfonso Gomez Rejon, along with producers Winnie Kemp, Wolfgang Hammer, Jennifer Yale, and Steve Gaghan. In a press release, Rachel says of the …...

Netflix has released the first images of Chambers, its upcoming hourlong supernatural drama from Stephen Gaghan and Super Deluxe (see above and below).

Starring Uma Thurman, Tony Goldwyn and newcomer Sivan Alyra Rose, Chambers centers on a young heart attack survivor who becomes consumed by the mystery surrounding the heart that saved her life. However, the closer she gets to uncovering the truth about her donor’s sudden death, the more she starts taking on the characteristics of the deceased — some of which are troublingly sinister.

The series is created and written by Leah Rachel, who co-showruns with Akela Cooper. Gaghan executive produces Chambers via Super Emotional alongside Rachel and Cooper as well as Wolfgang Hammer and Winnie Kemp via Super Deluxe. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon is an executive producer and directed the pilot.

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