Netflix's latest original series goes live

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Hemlock Grove ups the scare factor

Netflix continues its push to rival traditional Pay-TV providers with the launch of another new original series today. TV junkies can now mainline all 13 episodes of Hemlock Grove through the streaming service.

Hemlock Grove is a bit of a departure from Netflix's last original content and dispenses with the political drama provided by the, excellent, House of Cards in favour of a supernatural gore-fest, directed by Eli Roth, best known for directing Cabin Fever and Hostel.

Netflix's own description of the series reads as follows.

In the shadows of a rusted Pennsylvania steel town, the mangled body of a teenage girl is discovered. As they hunt for a monster among them, rumors mount and many of the eccentric residents become suspects, from the newly arrived gypsy family to the wealthy Godfrey clan. In the twisted world of Hemlock Grove, everyone hides a dark secret.

The series is produced by Gaumont International Television and stars Famke Janssen (The X-Men), Bill Skarsgård (Simon & The Oaks), Landon Liboiron (Terra Nova), Penelope Mitchell (6 Plots), Freya Tingley (X), and Dougray Scott (Mission Impossible II).

Anyone seen one yet?