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2024 American television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Teacup is an American horror television series created by Ian McCulloch and inspired by the novel Stinger by Robert R. McCammon.
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| Created by | Ian McCulloch |
| Inspired by | Stinger by Robert R. McCammon |
| Showrunner | Ian McCulloch |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Network | Peacock |
| Release | October 10, 2024 – present |
The first season premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2024, and premiered on Peacock on October 10, 2024, with eight half-hour episodes.[1]
On an isolated ranch in rural Georgia, several people are forced together to face a mysterious threat.
In December 2022, it was announced Peacock had given a straight-to-series order to a contemporary horror series from Ian McCulloch and James Wan.[2] E. L. Katz was announced as the director of the opening episode.[2]
In February 2024, it was announced Yvonne Strahovski had been cast in the series, now known as Teacup, as Maggie Chenoweth.[3] Scott Speedman was cast that same month to star opposite Strahovski.[4]
| No. | Title | Directed by [5] | Written by [6] | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Think About the Bubbles" | E. L. Katz | Ian McCulloch | October 10, 2024 |
| 2 | "My Little Lighthouse" | E. L. Katz | Ian McCulloch | October 10, 2024 |
| 3 | "Quiet for No Reason" | Chloe Okuno | Ian McCulloch | October 17, 2024 |
| 4 | "In the Heart of the Country" | Chloe Okuno | Ian McCulloch | October 17, 2024 |
| 5 | "I'm a Witness to the Sickness" | John Hyams | Michael A. O'Shea | October 24, 2024 |
| 6 | "You Don't Know What It Means to Win" | John Hyams | Francisca X. Hu | October 24, 2024 |
| 7 | "This Is Nowhere: Part 1" | Kevin Tancharoen | Zoe Cooper | October 31, 2024 |
| 8 | "This Is Nowhere: Part 2" | Kevin Tancharoen | Ian McCulloch | October 31, 2024 |
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 77% of 30 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Stylish and genuinely scary, Teacup's human drama has some spillage but the atmospheric frights of this horror series leave a pleasing aftertaste."[7]. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 54 out of 100 based, on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[8]
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