Shudder’s Slasher anthology series is back with a vengeance, with the fifth season entitled Slasher: Ripper hitting the streamer this Thursday, April 6. Ahead of the two-episode premiere, we’ve got an exclusive sneak peek to tide you over for the next couple of days.
Slasher: Ripper stars Eric McCormack (Will & Grace), as well as Clare McConnell (Star Trek: Discovery), Thom Allison (Killjoys), Daniel Kash (Aliens), Sadie Laflamme-Snow (The Way Home), and Slasher franchise alumni Paula Brancati, Gabriel Darku, Salvatore Antonio, Lisa Berry, and Sabrina Grdevich.
Here’s what we can expect plot-wise from the new season:
Slasher: Ripper takes theย franchise back in time to the late 19th century and followsย Basil Garvey (McCormack),ย a charismatic tycoon whose success is only rivaled by his ruthlessness, as he oversees a city on the cusp of a new century, andย a social upheaval that will see its streets run red with blood.ย Thereโs a killer stalking the mean streets, but instead of targeting the poor and downtrodden like Jack the Ripper, The Widow is meting out justice against the rich and powerful. The only person standing in the way of this killer is the newly promoted detective, Kenneth Rijkers, whose ironclad belief in justice may wind up being yet another victim of The Widow.ย
Previous seasons of Slasher include The Executioner, Guilty Party, Solstice and 2021’s Flesh & Blood, with each instalment adding an iconic new costumed slasher to the well-loved subgenre. And by the looks of this pretty damn terrifying shot we soon can expect to add another…
So unless you want The Widow haunting you, make sure you tune in to all 8 episodes of Slasher: Ripper on Shudder and AMC+, starting with that April 6 double whammy premiere we mentioned earlier and new episodes rolling out weekly on Thursdays after that. Now, without further ado, please enjoy this exlclusive Slasher: Ripper clip: