Scott Speedman Gets Kidnapped in Creepy ‘Teacup’ Trailer

Don’t cross the line.

That’s what the trailer says TeacupThe upcoming Peacock series from horror master James Wan wants you to know.

In the trailer (below) for the horror thriller starring Yvonne Strahovski (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Scott Speedman (Grey’s Anatomy), a boy (Caleb Dolden) goes for a walk and is seemingly forever changed by what he sees.

“He says we’re trapped,” he tells Strahovski’s character. Who? “The man in my head. We have to hide… because he’s coming. And he’s killing everything that gets in his way.”

The first preview of more than two minutes Teacup The film is eerily set to Harry Nilsson’s “Think About Your Troubles.” The animals are frightened. And an unnamed character draws a line that, if crossed, leads to what appears to be a gruesome death. Speedman’s character is warned by a stranger in a gas mask not to trust anyone, before apparently being abducted by a shadowy figure into a basement.

Teacup is inspired by the The New York Times best-selling novel Dart by Robert McCammon. The series follows a disparate group of people living in rural Georgia who must band together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.

Teacup The series will be released on October 10 with eight 30-minute episodes. Two episodes will air each week, ending on Halloween.

Chaske Spencer, Kathy Baker, Boris McGiver, Emilie Bierre and Luciano Leroux complete the cast.

Teacup had released a first look at Comic-Con, where the team discussed the show’s gruesome elements. Strahovski recalls being disgusted after seeing a particularly graphic prosthetic. “It really made me sick,” she admitted. And Speedman said he’s working on Teacup It reminded him of his role in the 2008 horror film Foreigners.

As for why the title changed from Dart has TeacupShowrunner Ian McCulloch said the reasons were “too revealing” to share, “but watch the first few episodes and all will be revealed.”

In a note to the press, McCulloch said that Teacup The adaptation is now “a thing in its own right: a ‘riddle box’ type mystery, a breathtaking thriller, a I can’t but I have to watch a horror story, a family drama, a sci-fi epic—like Keyhole, of course. But as unique, strange, and surprising as I hope Teacup all you have to do is peel back the layers, the characters, the situations and the mythology and look behind the thrills, the chills, the hairpin turns and make you gasp reveal. Do all this and you will see, deep down, Teacup still rests largely on the shoulders of Dart.As it should be.

Wan added in his note: “Teacup “This novel defies easy labels. It is a blend of horror, mystery, and drama that transcends genre, with layers that unfold like a captivating puzzle. It goes beyond thrills and chills and holds a mirror up to humanity, exploring the darkness that resides within each of us.”

Teacup is produced by Wan’s Atomic Monster with UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. McCulloch (Yellowstone, Deputy, Chicago Fire Department) wrote the episodes and is executive producing, along with director EL Katz; Wan, McCammon, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett for Atomic Monster; Francisca X. Hu and Kevin Tancharoen.