Deborah Ayorinde To Star In New Horror Series, “Them”
British-Nigerian Actress, Deborah Ayorinde, has been cast in a lead role for the upcoming horror series, “Them”, by writer/producer Lena Waithe in collaboration with Amazon Studios.
“Them” is a horror series that follows the story of a Black family moving from North Carolina to an all-White neighbourhood in Los Angeles. There, the family is met with supernatural forces that are bent on destroying it.
The first season of the series, ‘Them: Covenant”, will follow Alfred Emory (Ashley Thomas) and Lucky Emory (Deborah Ayorinde), as they decide to move their family from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighbourhood.
“The first season will speak to how frightening it was to be Black in 1953. This anthology series will examine the cultural divides among all of us and explore us vs them in a way we’ve never seen before,” Lena commented.
Ayorinde is best known for her role in Girls’ Trip, the 2017 box-office hit which starred Jada Pinkett-Smith, Queen Latifah, Tiffany Haddish and Regina Hall. The actress also joined the cast of HBO’s “True Detective”series in its third season and acted alongside Oscar winner Mahershala Ali last year. Additionally, Ayorinde featured in Marvel’s “Luke Cage” back in 2016. The talented actress is also set to star in the biopic of Harriet Tubman alongside Cynthia Erivo.
No official date has been announced for the premiere of the series.
