Game of Thrones star to lead MGM+ adaptation of horror podcast The Black Tapes

MGM+ has greenlit an eight-episode supernatural horror investigation drama based on podcast The Black Tapes, which was created by Terry Miles and Paul Bae.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

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Starring Emmy nominee Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, the series follows a brilliant psychiatrist who teams up with an obsessed, relentless scientist to debunk cases of hauntings, possessions, disappearances and sinister legends.

Produced by MGM+ Studios, the series, also titled The Black Tapes, will begin production in Vancouver in 2027. Kearie Peak (Peak Pictures) and John Rogers and Jennifer Court (Kung Fu Monkey Productions) executive produce.

It will be available on MGM+ in the US, UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Latin America.

The Black Tapes podcast premiered in 2015 and has amassed over 60 million downloads. Creators Miles and Bae are writers and executive producers on the television adaptation.

Most recently, Coster-Waldau hosted and produced the Bloomberg Media series An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet. He also starred in Apple TV series The Last Thing He Told Me and BBC historical drama King & Conqueror.

Coster-Waldau is best known as Jaime Lannister in Game of Thrones, a role that earned him an Emmy nomination.

Michael Wright, global head of MGM+, said: “The Black Tapes crafts a compelling story around our cultural fascination with the unexplained, while delivering the cinematic, classic storytelling that MGM+ audiences expect.

“With Nikolaj’s compelling presence and the creative vision of John Rogers, Kearie Peak and our talented production team, we’re excited to make something that is both provocative and hugely entertaining.”