The MASTERS OF HORROR 13-episode series will be wrapping up on Showtime with THE WASHINGTONIANS, directed by Peter Medak (THE CHANGELING) to debut Jan. 26, 2007, at 10:00 pm, with repeats through the following Tuesday and the 13th story, DREAM CRUISE, directed by Norio Tsuruta (RINGU 0: BÂSUDEI, PREMONITION), to bow Feb. 2 at 10:00 pm.
Screenplay by Jonathon Schaech & Richard Chizmar, THE WASHINGTONIANS features Mike (Jonathon Schaech) who, after his grandmother's funeral, discovers an artifact in her basement that could re-write the history of America. Interpreting clues that suggest George Washington was in fact an insatiable cannibal; Mike must help his family escape from a band of loyal Washingtonians, hungry for human flesh and willing to protect our founding father's secrets at any cost. Saul Rubinek also stars in this adaptation of Bentley Little's short story.
In the Naoya Takayama and Norio Tsuruta screenplay for DREAM CRUISE, Jack (Daniel Gillies), an American lawyer working in Tokyo, has fallen in love with the wife of his most valued client, Eiji. Sea-fearing Jack reluctantly accepts Eiji's invitation to join the couple for a day trip on the Tokyo Bay. Pleasure turns to terror as they discover the watery destiny in store for each of them. Ryo Ishibashi and Yoshino Kimura also star in this adaptation of Koji Suzuki's short story.
Exec producers of MASTERS OF HORROR are IDT Ent.'s Steve Brown, Morris Berger and John W. Hyde; Industry Ent.'s Andrew Deane & Keith Addis; and Nice Guy Prods.' Mark Garris. Reunion Pictures' Lisa Richardson and Tom Rowe are producers. Industry's Adam Goldworm and Ben Browning are co-producers and continue as production execs on the series.
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