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Steven Yeun Stars in Netflix Horror Series Pagans

8/21/2026

Summary

Story summary

Steven Yeun will star and executive produce Netflix’s series Pagans.
Joshua Zetumer will serve as showrunner and executive producer of Pagans.
The series follows father Gus raising his son and daughter Alice after his wife’s death, with Alice becoming increasingly sinister.
Pagans blends family drama, horror and humor while exploring dark supernatural forces affecting the father-daughter bond.

History

Historical Context

Netflix’s 2013 debut of House of Cards—premiering on February 1 and produced by MRC as the platform’s first original series—showed streaming could compete with broadcast TV and popularized the binge-release model. MRC’s involvement echoed its 1999 business plan that forecast internet-driven distribution, a change that reshaped television. The upcoming series Pagans follows that blueprint, using genre-blending storytelling to target a global audience.

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Story summary

Steven Yeun will star and executive produce Netflix’s series Pagans.
Joshua Zetumer will serve as showrunner and executive producer of Pagans.
The series follows father Gus raising his son and daughter Alice after his wife’s death, with Alice becoming increasingly sinister.
Pagans blends family drama, horror and humor while exploring dark supernatural forces affecting the father-daughter bond.

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