Hysteria!: Everything to Know About Peacock's 1980s Satanic Panic Series
Are you ready to rock, roll, and worship the Prince of Darkness?
Are you ready to rock, roll, and worship the Prince of Darkness? That's right, we're less than a month away from the premiere of Peacock's Satanic Panic series, Hysteria! Created by Matthew Scott Kane and David A. Goodman, the show turns the clock back to the 1980s for a delightfully retro tale inspired by the unfounded parental fear of children succumbing to the forces of the occult.
"Hysteria! is about both sides of that generational fear," Kane and Goodman said in a joint statement. "It’s about the thrills of being young, rebellious in spirit and aspirational at heart — and the horrors of growing up and realizing that the world you thought you knew has shifted beneath your feet. Our hope is that parents and children (of the appropriate age, of course) can enjoy the chills, the laughs, the music, and the heart of Hysteria! together. Growing up is scary. So is parenting."
What is Peacock's Hysteria! series about?
Set against the backdrop of the late 1980s, Hysteria! takes place in Happy Hollow, a sleepy Michigan town that finds itself unexpectedly rocked by incredibly strange happenings. When the star high school quarterback is seemingly kidnapped by a Satanic cult, the members of an unknown heavy metal band decide to capitalize on their fellow citizens' sudden interest in the occult, naively unaware that their decision to rebrand themselves as Devil worshippers will begin to spiral out of control. Is the mounting hysteria a baseless knee jerk reaction from highly conservative parents or are supernatural forces truly at work?
Who stars in Hysteria?
The show's roster of talent includes Julie Bowen (Modern Family) as Linda Campbell; Anna Camp (Perfect Harmony) as Tracy Whitehead; Emjay Anthony (Chef) as Dylan Campbell; Chiara Aurelia (Fear Street: Part Two) as Jordy; Kezii Curtis (Secret Headquarters) as Spud; Nikki Hahn (American Housewife) as Faith; Garret Dillahunt (Burn Notice) as The Reverend; Nolan North (Uncharted) as Gene Campbell; Elijah Richardson (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) as Cliff; Milly Shapiro (Hereditary) as Ingrid; Allison Scagliotti (Warehouse 13) as Officer Olsen; Jessica Treska (Sharp Objects) as Judith; and the great Bruce Campbell (Ash vs Evil Dead) as Chief Dandridge.
When does Hysteria! premiere on Peacock?
Hysteria! will premiere on Peacock Friday, October 18, with all eight episodes available to binge.
How to watch Hysteria!
All eight episodes of Hysteria! are now streaming exclusively on Peacock. Episodes also air weekly, every Thursday night at 10:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.
Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts helmed Episodes 1 and 8. He also serves as an executive producer alongside series co-creators Matthew Scott Kane and David A. Goodman, Chris Bender (The Last Voyage of The Demeter), Jake Weiner (Mulan), and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves co-directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein.
