The Purge TV pilot snags director Anthony Hemingway

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Last week we let you guys know that Blumhouse’s upcoming THE PURGE TV SERIES had cast Amanda Warren and Colin Woodell to star alongside Gabriel Chavarria and Jessica Garza.

And today we’ve learned that Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning director Anthony Hemingway (“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”) is set to direct the pilot episode of upcoming USA/SYFY series.

Are you excited to check out THE PURGE TV SERIES once it hits later this summer? Make sure to hit us up and let us know in the comments below or on social media!

THE FIRST PURGE synopsis:

Behind every tradition lies a revolution.  Next Independence Day, witness the rise of our country’s 12 hours of annual lawlessness.  Welcome to the movement that began as a simple experiment: The First Purge. To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community.  But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.

The Purge TV Series comes to us via Blumhouse Television and Universal Cable Productions and will air on USA and SYFY. The series is created, and executive produced by franchise creator James DeMonaco, Jason Blum, Platinum Dunes, Sebastien K. Lemercier, and Thomas Kelly.