From theater, to podcasting, to now television, The Horror of Dolores Roach wears its Sweeney Todd influence proud. Creator Aaron Mark explains why.

The "Sweeney Todd"-inspired show began as a stage play, then became a podcast before coming to Prime Video on Friday. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans explains. This segment aired on July 7, 2023.

A SERIES BASED on a podcast that takes liberties with the grisly story of Sweeney Todd, “The Horror of Dolores Roach” begins streaming on Prime Video.

The Horror of Dolores Roach is based on the Spotify podcast of the same name. The series is described as "a contemporary Sweeney Todd-inspired urban legend of love, betrayal, weed, cannibalism ...

2022 may have been the year of cannibalism in film and TV, but 2023 is the year of Sweeney Todd.. On top of a Tony-winning Broadway revival, the famed tale of a murderous barber and his downstairs ...

Changing his name to Sweeney Todd, he seeks out the malevolent Judge ... whose behaviour is lower than the cockroaches in Mrs. Lovett’s pie shop, whilst Timothy Spall’s spiteful Beadle Bamford ...

The Horror of Dolores Roach, a modern dark comedy inspired by Sweeney Todd, has released its first trailer from Prime Video. Based on a Spotify podcast series, the show will follow a woman named ...

Translating such a grisly tale to a more visual format offers plenty of adaptive possibilities. (Tim Burton’s “Sweeney Todd” may not have aged well thanks to Johnny Depp, but the musical was ...

The choices the production makes will divide “Sweeney Todd” purists, who have grown accustomed to hollowed-out killing machines in the title role. But Groban provides ample evidence here that ...

She has always revered “Sweeney Todd.” The commitment being sought was relatively short — 12 weeks. The two productions were willing to coordinate and adapt to accommodate her availability.