In the streaming service's continued foray into the original content business, it has inked a deal with Gaumont International Television for Eli Roth to direct and executive produce the hourlong horror series Hemlock Grove. The project, which has cast Famke Janssen (the X-Men trilogy) and Bill Skarsgard as its leads, is based on Brian McGreevy’s acclaimed gothic horror novel.

The 13-episode first season will be instantly available in early 2013, the producers said Wednesday.

“Eli Roth is a master of this genre, and Brian McGreevy’s brilliant novel gives Roth a world where he can create his magic,” Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said. “Hemlock Grove is a sly blend of J.D. Salinger and Mary Shelley and will appeal to a broad base of fans captivated by these rich characters and stunning visuals.”

Set in a ravaged Pennsylvania steel town, Hemlock Grove begins with the body of a young girl being found. As the crime goes unsolved and outlandish rumors mount, Roman (Skarsgard) and Peter decide to find the killer on their own, confronting unspeakable truths about themselves and Hemlock Grove as the mystery unfolds. Janssen is set to play the otherworldly beautiful and controlling grande dame of Hemlock Grove. The Peter role has not been cast.

For Roth, this marks his first venture into series television. “I've been waiting for years to dive into television, and Eric Newman and I founded Arcade to do elevated genre projects exactly like Hemlock Grove,” the Hostel director said of the dark and deeply complex story.

He added of the outlet that has attracted David Fincher (House of Cards) and Jenji Kohan (Orange Is the New Black), “Netflix as a platform is the perfect hybrid of cinema, television and social networking, with the creative freedom to go as dark as the story needs.”

McGreevy will write and executive produce the series, along with fellow EPs Newman (The Last Exorcism, Dawn of the Dead), Lee Shipman (Harker, Zorro Reborn), Michael Connolly (How to Train Your Dragon) and Mark Verheiden (Battlestar Gallactica). Roth is on board as a director and exec producer.

Janssen, an actor, director and screenwriter who co-stars in the upcoming Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and Taken 2, is repped by CAA and Brookside Artist Management; Skarsgard, whose credits include the upcoming Anna Karenina, is repped by WME. Roth also is repped by CAA.

Additional reporting by Rebecca Leffler.

在《紙牌屋》(House of Cards)之后，網(wǎng)絡(luò)大亨Netflix的原創(chuàng)劇計(jì)劃上，又增加了一部新?。河伞度似た蜅！穼?dǎo)演伊萊·羅斯(Eli Roth)執(zhí)導(dǎo)的恐怖系列劇《鐵杉樹叢》(Hemlock Grove)獲得了預(yù)定，2013年早些時(shí)候可在在線點(diǎn)播。

該系列劇基于Brian McGreevy的同名恐怖小說改編。 在《行尸走肉》、《美國怪譚》熱播引領(lǐng)恐怖故事熱潮時(shí)，Netflix此時(shí)推出一部13集的恐怖劇集可謂正是時(shí)候。影片由參演過許多R級恐怖片的女星法米克·詹森(Famke Janssen)以及新秀比爾·斯卡斯加德(Bill Skarsgard，亞歷山大·斯卡斯加德的弟弟)主演。故事背景設(shè)定在破舊的賓夕法尼亞州的一個(gè)鋼鐵小鎮(zhèn)，一名年輕的女孩被發(fā)現(xiàn)死在了一所原來是煉鋼廠的地方。當(dāng)?shù)厝藨岩蓛词质荝oman，Olivia的兒子。法米克和斯卡斯加德便飾演這對母子。

該劇主要以我們所知的最黑暗的奇事、青春期的欺騙、貪婪的關(guān)系為背景，探討了怪物的本性。McGreevy的這部《Hemlock Grove》找來因拍攝《人皮客?！芬约俺鲅荨稛o恥混蛋》而為人熟知的伊萊·羅斯來掌鏡，既大膽，又在情理之中。他還將和搭檔Lee Shipman一起，為未來的一部關(guān)于吸血鬼德古拉的電影《Harker》編劇。

《鐵杉樹叢》是Netflix的第3部原創(chuàng)劇，其他兩部是《紙牌屋》和已經(jīng)播出了的《莉莉海默》(Lilyhammer)。由凱文·史派西和大衛(wèi)·芬奇合作的《紙牌屋》有望于今年年底上線。