Netflix has today given a series order to the original drama series Pagans created by Joshua Zetumer (Say Nothing). While an episode count wasn't announced, the project was at the center of an intense bidding war before landing at Netflix with a straight-to-series pickup.
The drama will follow a man who becomes the sole caretaker of his two children after the tragic loss of his wife. While his son is typical, his daughter is anything but. What starts as a strained father-daughter relationship soon evolves into something far more sinister. Equal parts emotional, horrifying and humorous, the series uses genre to unearth all the dark thoughts that parents have, the kind of thoughts mom and dad are never supposed to talk about...
Zetumer will serve as showrunner and executive producer. The project will be developed through the streamer's studio group headed by Nne Ebong who reports to Jinny Howe, Head of U.S.-Canada scripted series. Entertainment 360 will also produce.