Summary
The world ofHostelis coming back to life now with a TV show, which is taking a huge risk, but it’s a smart one that could greatly benefit this new project. The horror subgenre of gore and its branches went through a great run in the early 2000s with movies like James Wan’sSawand Eli Roth’sHostel, despite being quite controversial due to their graphic violence and themes. Also written by Roth,Hostelshowed a horrifying, dark, and brutally graphic side of European vacations,inspired by “murder vacations”Roth once came across on the dark web.
Hostelfollowed college students Paxton (Jay Hernandez) and Josh (Derek Richardson), who traveled across Europe with their Icelandic friend Óli Eriksson (Eyþór Guðjónsson). One day, they were convinced by a man named Alexei to visit a hostel in Slovakia where they would find beautiful women. Unfortunately, it was a deadly trap as the hostel was actually a cover for an obscure organization that allowed rich people to torture and kill tourists without any consequences.Hostelgot two sequels and it’s now getting a TV show, which is taking a big risk due to its genre, but it will be a good one.
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The Hostel TV Show Changing From Torture & Gore To Elevated Thriller Is Better For TV
The Hostel TV Show Is Taking A Different Approach
TheHostelTV show is described as a modern adaptation of Roth’s movies, an “elevated thriller” and a “reinvention” of the franchise.
Over a decade after the release ofHostel: Part III, the franchise is coming back with a TV series, with Eli Roth directing and writing the script, sharing the latter duties with Chris Briggs. TheHostelTV show will also be executive produced by Roth, Briggs, Mike Fleiss, andwill star Paul Giamatti in a key role, though exactly what it will be is currently unknown. Giamatti’s casting is a full circle moment as he and Roth met during the production of the firstHostelmovie while Giamatti was shootingThe Illusionist, and they even talked about the possibility of Giamatti “killing somebody” in the first movie.
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According toTHR, theHostelTV show is described as a modern adaptation of Roth’s movies, an “elevated thriller” and a “reinvention” of the franchise, but no more details were given. Roth’sHostelmovies weren’t the critics' favorites due to the gore and torture in them, which is definitely not for every viewer. However, there is an audience for this type of movies, and this, along with curiosity around them, made the firstHostelmovie a box office hit – butwhat worked for the theatrically releasedHostelmovies won’t necessarily work for the TV show.
Although some streaming platforms offer more creative freedom, TV shows are still somewhat limited in terms of how far they can go with certain themes and how graphic they can be. DialingHosteldown from torture and gore and making it an “elevated thriller” instead is a smart way of reinventing the franchise that also lets it keep its essence, while also expanding on it without relying on graphic and shocking scenes.
The Hostel TV Show’s Tonal Change Might Alienate Fans Of The Movie
Hostel Was Made For A Specific Target Audience
TheHostelTV show could keep some level of gore that is more “acceptable” for TV and that fits its “elevated thriller” approach, so fans of the movies won’t turn their backs on it.
Changing the tone ofHostelfor the TV show is a smart way of bringing it to this new format, but it’s also a risk. As mentioned above,Hostelshowed there’s an audience for this type of horror movies, and because of that, toning it down for the TV show might end up alienating those who were drawn to the movies because of their gory tone. Of course, theHostelTV show could keep some level of gore that is more “acceptable” for TV and that fits its “elevated thriller” approach, so fans of the movies won’t turn their backs on it.
On the other hand,Hosteltaking an “elevated thriller” approach in its TV show will also bring a new audiencethat wasn’t into the tone of the movies, making it more accessible. TheHostelTV show has some challenges ahead due to its gore and torture tones, but it seems to be in the right direction already – it’s just a matter of waiting to learn more details about it and its approach to this terrifying world.
Source:THR.
Hostel
Eli Roth’s Hostel is a horror film set in Europe where a group of tourists from America seeks a life-changing adventure during the height of their youth. When Paxton and Josh travel abroad, they enjoy the nightlife of Amsterdam until they find themselves locked out of their hostel. Invited by a man to stay with him, they follow him to Slovakia, tempted by two women that promise them a night they won’t forget. However, they wake up after their encounters to find themselves trapped in a torture dungeon and must do what it takes to escape and survive.
