The Horror of Dolores Roach Now Streaming Only on Prime Video

THE HORROR OF DOLORES ROACH
STARRING JUSTINA MACHADO, ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ,
KITA UPDIKE, AND K. TODD FREEMAN

NOW STREAMING ONLY ON PRIME VIDEO

THE SHOWBIZ LIVE! – CULVER CITY, California—July 7, 2023—Today, the highly anticipated new series The Horror of Dolores Roach starring Justina Machado, is available on Prime Video. From Blumhouse Television, Spotify and GloNation Studios, the eight-episode Amazon Original series is based on the hit Spotify podcast series of the same name, is a contemporary Sweeney Todd-inspired urban legend of love, betrayal, weed, cannibalism, and survival of the fittest. Dolores Roach (Justina Machado) is released after an unjust 16-year prison sentence, and she returns to a gentrified Washington Heights. Dolores reunites with an old stoner friend, Luis (Alejandro Hernandez), who lets her live and work as a masseuse in the basement under his empanada shop. When the promise of her newfound stability is quickly threatened, “Magic Hands” Dolores is driven to shocking extremes to survive.

Cyndi Lauper’s new song for the series “Oh, Dolores” is also now available on all digital platforms. Co-written by Cyndi Lauper and Ben Hopkins, and produced and performed by Lauper, the song release coincides with the series premiere, in which Lauper plays the character Ruthie. To listen to the original track, click here.

Originally created by Aaron Mark as a one-woman play, Empanada Loca, Mark created, wrote, and directed the original podcast and penned the series pilot script. The new series comes from Mark, who also serves as co-showrunner and executive producer with Dara Resnik, alongside executive producers Daphne Rubin-Vega; Jason Blum, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold, and Chris Dickie for Blumhouse Television; Dawn Ostroff, Mimi O’Donnell, and Justin McGoldrick for Spotify; Gloria Calderón Kellett for GloNation Studios; and Roxann Dawson, who directed the pilot.

The Horror of Dolores Roach series stars include Justina Machado, Alejandro Hernandez, Kita Updike, and K. Todd Freeman.