Eli Roth’s Hostel franchise is being adapted into a TV series with Peacock and Paul Giamatti starring.

Eli Roth will be writing, directing and producing the Hostel series, which marks his return to the franchise almost 20 years after Hostel: Part II.

“Chris Briggs and Mike Fleiss, who produced all the Hostel films, are executive producers. Fifth Season is the studio. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps.”

The series is being described as a “modern adaptation” and an “elevated thriller,” based on the franchise that first launched in 2006.

In Hostel, “Best friends Josh (Derek Richardson) and Paxton (Jay Hernandez) decide to spend the summer after college graduation on an all-out backpacking trip across Europe. While stopping in Amsterdam to indulge their tastes for drugs and sex, they meet Oli (Eythor Gudjonsson), a like-minded traveler from Iceland. When the three bachelors set off to investigate enticing rumors of a Slovakian hostel in a city populated by lusty women, they find themselves drawn unwittingly into a deadly game.”

Variety first reported on Peacock’s involvement.

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