Gimlet’s Fall Slate Includes Its First Scripted Horror Series, Return Of ‘Heavyweight’ – Deadline

Brooklyn-based Gimlet, the media company behind hit podcasts such as Homecoming, Reply All and Crimetown, has set its fall slate, with three new original series for premiere in October.

They include Gimlet’s first scripted fiction horror series, The Horror of Dolores Roach, starring Daphne Rubin-Vega (original Mimi in Rent, Smash) and Bobby Cannavale (Homecoming, Mr. Robot); The Cut on Tuesday, Gimlet’s first women’s podcast, a new weekly series in partnership with New York Magazine’s The Cut; and Without Fail, hosted by Gimlet co-founder Alex Blumberg, in the company’s first interview series. In addition, hit series Heavyweight from host and creator Jonathan Goldstein, returns for its third season on Thursday, October 4, with an episode featuring comedian Rob Corddry.

.

“We developed our fall slate to reach and bring in new audiences…