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MGM+ Orders The Black Tapes Series Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
MGM+ has ordered an eight-episode horror series based on The Black Tapes, a podcast created by Terry Miles and Paul Bae.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau will star as Dr. Richard Strand, a psychiatrist with a mysterious past.
Strand and scientist Alex Regan investigate recordings linked to hauntings, possessions, disappearances and sinister legends.
The podcast has had more than 60 million downloads since it launched in 2015.
The investigation in the series leads to a hidden occult world and a centuries-old apocalyptic conspiracy, bringing the podcast’s supernatural mystery to television.
Filming is scheduled to begin in Vancouver in January 2027, and MGM+ plans to release the series in several countries, including the U.S. and UK.
MGM+ has ordered an eight-episode series based on the horror podcast The Black Tapes, starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
The series follows psychiatrist Dr. Richard Strand and scientist Alex Regan as they investigate paranormal cases and a hidden conspiracy.
Podcast creators Terry Miles and Paul Bae will write and executive produce the adaptation.
John Rogers will serve as showrunner, and production is scheduled to begin in Vancouver in January 2027.
MGM+ plans to release the series in the U.S. and several international markets.
- Who
- MGM+ ordered the series, starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. Terry Miles and Paul Bae are writers and executive producers.
- What
- An eight-episode supernatural investigation drama adapted from The Black Tapes podcast.
- When
- Production is scheduled to begin in January 2027.
- Where
- Production is scheduled to take place in Vancouver. The series is slated for MGM+ in the U.S., UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Latin America.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The horror podcast The Black Tapes was released.
NBC developed a drama adaptation, but it did not go to pilot.
MGM+ announced a series order for The Black Tapes.
Production is scheduled to begin in Vancouver.
- Episode count
- 8
- Lead actor
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Production location
- Vancouver
- Production start
- January 2027
- Podcast downloads
- Over 60 million since launch, according to Deadline
- Showrunner
- John Rogers
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What people are saying
The Black Tapes crafts a compelling story around our cultural fascination with the unexplained, while delivering the cinematic, classic storytelling that MGM+ audiences expect.
It’s a unique blend of truly unsettling horror and puzzle-box conspiracy mystery.