It’s an anthology series, so if the first one flops, they can simply dynamite everything and start anew somewhere else.
As franchise overcommitment goes, this one would be easily salvaged in the event of disaster.
Variety ran an item last night announcing that Fox had signed a deal to produce and release not one, not two, but three films adapting entries in R.L. Stine’s spooky chapter book series Fear Street.
It may be hard to believe now, but there was once a time when studios would wait until a release had proven itself at the box-office before investing in a massive franchise around it.