Chapelwaite

It was written by Peter and Jason Filardi, and premiered on Epix on August 22, 2021 and concluded on October 31, 2021. In February 2022, the series was initially renewed for a second season, however, in November 2023, it was announced that MGM+ had decided to no longer move forward with a second season.

Chapelwaite
Genre	Horror drama
Based on	"Jerusalem's Lot" by Stephen King
Written by	Jason Filardi Peter Filardi
Starring	Adrien Brody Emily Hampshire Jennifer Ens Sirena Gulamgaus Ian Ho Christopher Heyerdahl
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Donald De Line Jason Filardi Peter Filardi
Production locations	Nova Scotia Maritime Canada
Running time	46–60 minutes
Production companies	De Line Pictures Epix Studios MGM (episodes 1–2) Stage 6 Films (episodes 3–10) Epix Sony Pictures Television
Original release
Network	Epix
Release	August 22 (2021-08-22) – October 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)

In 1850, following his wife's tragic death at sea aboard a whaler ship, Captain Charles Boone (Adrien Brody) and his children return to the small town of Preacher's Corners, Maine, where a dark family history haunts them until confronted.

• Adrien Brody as Captain Charles Boone
• Emily Hampshire as Rebecca Morgan
• Jennifer Ens as Honor Boone
• Sirena Gulamgaus as Loa Boone
• Ian Ho as Tane Boone
• Eric Peterson as Samuel Gallup
• Christopher Heyerdahl as Jakub
• Julian Richings as Phillip Boone
• Steven McCarthy as Stephen Boone
• Gord Rand as Minister Burroughs
• Trina Corkum as Mary Dennison

Development

In December 2019, it was reported that Epix had given a 10-episode straight-to-series order for an adaptation of "Jerusalem's Lot", with Jason Filardi and Peter Filardi set to write, and Donald De Line producing under De Line Productions. In February 2022, Epix renewed the show for a second season. In November 2023, it was announced that MGM+ has decided to no longer move forward with the second season.

Casting

In December 2019, Adrien Brody was cast in the leading role of Captain Charles Boone. In March 2020, Emily Hampshire joined the cast, set to play Rebecca Morgan.

Filming

Chapelwaite was set to begin production in April 2020, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, but it had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming began in Halifax on July 5, 2020.

Chapelwaite premiered August 22, 2021 on Epix in the United States and CTV Sci-Fi Channel in Canada. In India, it is streaming on SonyLIV. In the UK, it is available on Paramount+.

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 60% of 20 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.20/10. The website's consensus reads, "Chapelwaite's drab proceedings are stretched a bit thin over ten episodes, but those looking for an atmospheric whodunit with a few genuine frights could do worse".