A “deliciously bloody” baking competition show is coming to Prime Video. The two-part Killer Cake will premiere exclusively on the platform in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on Thursday, October 8. The streamer also released some first photos (see above and below) of the special, which comes from Blumhouse Television and Cake Boss Creator High Noon Entertainment.
Hosted by horror veteran Matthew Lillard (Scream, Five Nights at Freddy’s) with the judges Danielle Harris (Halloween Franchise) and experimental food artist and cookbook author Nikk Alcaraz (Strange Baking), Killer Cake “is a one-of-a-kind competition show where bakers with terrifying skills attempt to win some of the most terrifying challenges ever produced for television,” the official description reads. “Contestants will work with Hollywood’s best horror special effects artists to let their wacky imaginations run wild and bake cakes so gross, so disturbing and so realistic, they’re the stuff of nightmares.”
Participants include Amanda Yother, Rathdrum, ID; Dillon Barlow, Houston, TX; Dziedra “Z” Brusberg, Marysville, WA; Deadra “Dee” Compean, Beaumont, TX; Eszter Summerlin, Gulf Breeze, FL; Jesse Lesser, Dallas, TX; Mark Lie, Chicago, IL; Shanelle Long, Pensacola, FL.
Ruth Amsel serves as showrunner. Jason Blum and Gretchen Palek are executive producers for Blumhouse Television, Scott Feely for High Noon Entertainment. Lillard also serves as an executive producer. Killer Cake is produced by Blumhouse Television, ITV America’s High Noon Entertainment and Amazon MGM Studios.
Danielle Harris, Nikk Alcaraz and Matthew Lillard in Killer Cakes
Danielle Harris in Killer Cakes
Amanda Yother, Dziedra Brusberg, Jesse Lesser, Mark Lie, Dee Compean, Dill Barlow, Shanelle Long and Ezster Summerlin in Killer Cakes
