{"id":26377,"date":"2021-09-14T17:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T21:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=26377"},"modified":"2021-09-14T17:25:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T21:25:00","slug":"grendel-explores-the-line-between-hero-and-villain-in-all-new-netflix-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/14\/grendel-explores-the-line-between-hero-and-villain-in-all-new-netflix-series\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Grendel&#8221; Explores the Line Between Hero and Villain in All-New Netflix Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26378\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Grendel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Grendel.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Grendel-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>&#8216;<em><strong>Grendel<\/strong><\/em>&#8216; explores the line between hero and villain in all-new Netflix series<\/p>\n<p>Netflix has greenlit <em>Grendel<\/em>, an all-new series based on the masked vigilante from the popular, award-winning Matt Wagner\/Dark Horse comic books. Grendel follows Hunter Rose, a gifted fencer, writer, and assassin as, seeking to avenge the death of a lost love, he goes to war with New York&#8217;s criminal underworld, only to realize&#8230; why beat them, when you can join them?<\/p><div id=\"morty-4012340547\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Abubakr Ali leads the series as the titular vigilante hero Grendel\/Hunter Rose<\/p>\n<p>The supporting cast includes Brittany Allen, Julian Black Antelope, Kevin Corrigan, Emma Ho, Andy Mientus, Jaime Ray Newman, Erik Palladino, and Madeline Zima. Andrew Dabb will serve as writer and showrunner for all-new series based on the popular, award-winning Dark Horse comic books from Matt Wagner.<\/p>\n<p>Episodes: 8<\/p>\n<p>Writer\/Showrunner\/Executive Producer: Andrew Dabb (<em>Resident Evil, Supernatural<\/em>)<\/p><div id=\"morty-3764245118\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Executive Producers: Dark Horse Entertainment&#8217;s Mike Richardson (The Umbrella Academy, Hellboy), Keith Goldberg (The Umbrella Academy, Resident Alien), Chris Tongue (Polar, Splinter), and comic creator Matt Wagner.<\/p>\n<p>The cast is lead by Abubakr Ali (<em>Power Book II: Ghost<\/em>, Katy Keene, and lead in the upcoming feature from Orion Pictures\/Killer Films What If, directed by Billy Porter) as the titular &#8220;<em>Grendel<\/em>&#8220;\/&#8221;<em>Hunter Rose<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The cast also includes:<\/p>\n<p>Jaime Ray Newman (<em>Dopesick, The Time Traveler&#8217;s Wife<\/em>) as &#8220;Jocasta Rose&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Julian Black Antelope (<em>The Flash, Debris<\/em>) as &#8220;Argent&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Madeline Zima (<em>Californication, Hacks<\/em>) as &#8220;Liz Sparks&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Corrigan (<em>Scenes from an Empty Church, The Get Down<\/em>) as &#8220;Barry Palumbo&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Emma Ho (<em>Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Expanse<\/em>) as &#8220;Stacy Palumbo&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Erik Palladino (<em>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Watchmen<\/em>) as &#8220;Teddy Ciccone&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brittany Allen (<em>What Keeps You Alive<\/em>) as &#8220;Annabelle Wright&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Andy Mientus (<em>The Flash, Dolly Parton&#8217;s Heartstrings<\/em>) as &#8220;Larry Stohler&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Quote from Grendel creator Matt Wagner: &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t be more thrilled about the GRENDEL saga, one of the longest-running independent comics series, finally being translated into live-action for the screen. 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