PEACOCK SETS AUGUST 5 PREMIERE FOR ORIGINAL FILM
‘THEY/THEM’
Award-Winning Screenwriter John Logan’s Directorial Debut
from Blumhouse to
Exclusively Premiere on Peacock
 
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Peacock
announced its new original film THEY/THEM, pronounced
“They-slash-Them,” from Blumhouse will premiere Friday, August
5. The LGBTQIA+ horror film, formerly known as ‘Whistler Camp,’ is
a queer empowerment story set at a gay conversion camp.
“THEY/THEM has been germinating within me my whole life.
I've loved horror movies as long as I can remember, I think
because monsters represent 'the other' and as gay kid I felt
a powerful sense of kinship with those characters who were different,
outlawed, or forbidden,” said writer and director, John Logan.
“I wanted to make a movie that celebrates queerness, with characters
that I never saw when I was growing up. When people walk away
from the movie, I hope they're going to remember the incredible
love that these kids have for each other and how that love needs
to be protected and celebrated.”
 
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“Original
films will be an integral component of Peacock’s content offering,
and we are thrilled to partner with Blumhouse on THEY/THEM
streaming exclusively this summer,” said Val Boreland, Executive
Vice President, Content Acquisition, NBCUniversal Entertainment,
Television and Streaming. “The film is not only entertaining
and thrilling, but also empowers its audience with its message
of acceptance in a way that only a creator like John Logan could
imagine and then bring to life.”
CAST
& CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
• Kevin Bacon (he/him) plays Owen Whistler,
the conversion camp director who runs Whistler Camp alongside
several counselors including his wife, Cora.
• Anna Chlumsky (she/her) plays Molly, the camp’s
medic and newest employee.
• Carrie Preston (she/her) plays Cora Whistler,
a licensed therapist in charge of the campers’ therapy sessions,
and the wife of camp director Owen Whistler.
• Theo Germaine (they/them) plays Jordan, a
transgender and non-binary camper from a religious background
who has made a deal with their parents to legally emancipate
if attending Whistler doesn’t “work.” Quei Tann (she/her)
plays Alexandra, a transgender woman whose parents have threatened
to kick her out of the house if she didn’t attend the camp.
• Austin Crute (he/him) plays Toby, a gay camper
who negotiated with his parents for a trip to New York in
exchange for a week at Whistler Camp. • Monique Kim (she/her)
plays Veronica, a bisexual camper who wants to stop fighting
who she really is.
• Anna Lore (she/her) plays Kim, a closeted
lesbian camper who puts on a perfectly crafted front for her
family and friends, assuming that when she fits in, she’ll
finally be loved.
• Cooper Koch (he/him) plays Stu, a jock with
aspirations of a swim scholarship and joining his father’s
fraternity - things he doesn’t feel he can achieve if he’s
open about being gay.
• Darwin del Fabro (he/him) plays Gabriel, a
sensitive gay camper tired of the persistent name-calling
and bullying he’s endured his entire life.
 
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THEY/THEM
is produced by Blumhouse. The film is created, written, and
directed by three-time Oscar nominated screenwriter John Logan
(Skyfall, Gladiator, The Aviator), marking
his directorial debut and serving as an executive producer on
the film. Kevin Bacon (You Should Have Left, City
On a Hill), Scott Turner Schofield (Euphoria; The
Craft: Legacy), Howie Young (Mission: Impossible III,
Hit and Run), and Jon Romano (Firestarter (2022),
Vengeance) also serve as executive producers. Jason Blum
(Get Out, The Invisible Man) and Michael Aguilar
(Penny Dreadful, Kidding) are producers.
ABOUT THE FILM: THEY/THEM
• Writer/Director/ Executive Producer: John Logan (Skyfall,
Gladiator, The Aviator)
• Executive Producers: Kevin Bacon (You Should Have
Left, City On a Hill), Scott Turner Schofield (Euphoria;
The Craft: Legacy), Howie Young (Mission: Impossible
III, Hit and Run), Jon Romano (Firestarter (2022),
Vengeance)
• Produced By: Jason Blum (Get Out, The Invisible
Man), Michael Aguilar (Penny Dreadful, Kidding)
• Launch Date: Friday, August 5, 2022
• Starring: Kevin Bacon (You Should Have Left,
City on a Hill), Anna Chlumsky (Inventing Anna,
Veep), Theo Germaine (The Politician, Adam),
Carrie Preston (Claws, Dr. Death). Quei Tann (How
to Get Away with Murder, Dear White People), Austin
Crute (Booksmart, Daybreak), Monique Kim (High
Expectasians, Looks That Kill), Anna Lore (All
American, Doom Patrol), Cooper Koch (Less Than
Zero, A New York Christmas Wedding), Darwin del Fabro
(Dangerous Liaisons, Novo Mundo)
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