| Death Valley | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Black comedy Horror Supernatural drama Comedy horror Mockumentary |
| Developed by | Eric Weinberg Curtis Gwinn Spider One (concept) |
| Starring | Bryan Callen Charlie Sanders Bryce Johnson Caity Lotz Tania Raymonde Texas Battle |
| Composer(s) | Matthew Compton Homario Suby (music) |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Austin Reading Eric Weinberg Julie Kellman Reading Tim Healy Tony Dibari Spider One (co-executive) |
| Producer(s) | Kent Zbornak James O. Kerry (co-prod.) Dana Riedel (associate) |
| Editor(s) | Todd Bastone (assistant) Hector Carrillo (assistant) |
| Camera setup | Jeff Bollman |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Liquid Theory Guitar & Pen Productions MTV Production Development |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | MTV |
| Original run | August 29, 2011 – |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Death Valley is an American horror, black comedy mockumentary television series broadcast on MTV. The series premiered on August 29, 2011.[1] The series follows the Undead Task Force (UTF), a newly formed division of the LAPD, as they are filmed by a camera news crew documentary-style, as they capture the monsters that roam the streets of San Fernando Valley in California.
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A year prior to the opening of the series, vampires, werewolves and zombies mysteriously descended upon the streets of California's San Fernando Valley. The newly formed Undead Task Force (UTF), a division of the Los Angeles Police Department is created to combat the emergence of monsters in the San Fernando Valley. A camera crew is embedded within the task force to document the zombie, vampire and werewolf encounters.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
| 1 | 12[2] | August 29, 2011 | November 21, 2011 | December 15, 2011[3] | N/A | N/A | |
Death Valley was created by Spider One (vocalist of Powerman 5000) years ago, and the series was given a 12-episode order by MTV on September 14, 2010. The series is executive produced by Austin Reading, Eric Weinberg, Julie Kellman Reading, and Tim Healy. Charlie Sanders, Caity Lotz, and Tania Raymonde joined the cast in September, Sanders playing Officer Joe Stubeck, Lotz playing Officer Kirsten Landry, and Raymonde playing Officer Carla Rinaldi.[4] Bryan Callen joined the series in October, as Capt. Frank Dashell.[5] The series premiered on August 29, 2011.