Hemlock Grove (web series)

Hemlock Grove is an American television series of the supernatural fantasy genre. It is produced and released through Netflix and has only been made available through their instant streaming video service. The series was created by Brian McGreevy and Lee Shipman, based upon a book by McGreevy. It was produced by Gaumont International Television and ShineBox SMC and premiered on April 19th, 2013. Season one of the series consisted of thirteen episodes. The series stars Famke Janssen as Olivia Godfrey, Bill Skarsgård as Roman Godfrey, Landon Liboiron as Peter Rumancek, Penelope Mitchell as Letha Godfrey, Freya Tingley as Christina Wendall and Dougray Scott as Norman Godfrey. Recurring guest stars include Lili Taylor as Lynda Rumancek, Kandyse McClure as Clementine Chasseur, Joel de la Fuente as Johann Pryce, Laurie Fortier as Marie Godfrey and Aaron Douglas as Tom Sworn.

Notes & Trivia

 * The tagline to the series is "Welcome to Hemlock Grove. Please die carefully". The tagline is featured on a community welcome sign in a promotional image. The original phrase is intended to be "Please drive carefully, with the R and the V missing from the sign, thus spelling out the word "die".


 * Actor Bill Skarsgård is the brother of Alexander Skarsgård who also stars on a supernatural fantasy series. He plays the role of vampire bad boy Eric Northman on ''True Blood'.


 * Supporting cast members Aaron Douglas and Kandyse McClure also co-starred with one other in the 2003 remake of Battlestar Galactica.


 * Director Eli Roth appeared at WonderCon in April, 2013 to talk about Hemlock Grove. He was interviewed by Star Wars: The Clone Wars voice actress Ashley Eckstein.