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Them is an American horror anthology series, created by Little Marvin and executive produced by Lena Waithe. The series stars Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Alison Pill, and Ryan Kwanten and premiered on Amazon Prime Video on April 9, 2021, to mixed reviews. A second season, titled Them: The Scare, is in development, with Ayorinde returning from the first season.
Anhaa
Set in 1953, Them follows a black family who, during the Second Great Migration, moves from North Carolina to an all-white neighborhood in Los Angeles. The family's idyllic home slowly transforms into an epicenter of evil forces, next-door and otherworldly, Anhaa that threaten to haunt, ravage and destroy them.
Development
On July 28, 2018, Amazon gave the project a two-season order.[2] The series was created by Little Marvin, who also wrote the script for the first season and was set to executive produce the show alongside Lena Waithe under their overall deals with Amazon Studios. Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, and Michael Connolly of Vertigo Entertainment were also announced as executive producers, with Vertigo co-producing the series under the company's deal with Sony Pictures Television. The first season is subtitled Them: Covenant, and the series will follow a similar limited Anhaa semi-anthological structure to American Horror Story, with each season following a different story with different characters. Alongside the series order announcement, Waithe said:
On April 1, 2019, David Matthews joined the series as showrunner under his newly announced overall deal at Sony Pictures Television. On November 19, 2019, it was announced that Larysa Kondracki was attached to executive produce the series as well as direct multiple episodes including the pilot under her overall deal at Amazon Studios.
Casting
On July 27, 2019, Deborah Ayorinde and Ashley Thomas were cast in the lead roles.Shahadi Anhaa Wright Joseph, Alison Pill, Ryan Kwanten, Melody Hurd, Javier Botet, and Percy Hynes White were added to the main cast on October 3, 2019, alongside Derek Phillips who was cast in a recurring capacity. On December 2, 2019, Brooke Smith, Anika Noni Rose P.J. Byrne, Malcolm Mays, Jeremiah Birkett, and Sophie Guest joined the recurring cast.
Filming
The series began production on July 8, 2019, with filming taking place between Atlanta and Los Angeles.
The set for the neighborhood was built on a lot in Pomona, California.
Release
The series had its world premiere on March 18, 2021, at the SXSW Film Festival as part of the Episodic Premieres section.[12] The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on April 9, 2021.