18 June 2018
Zombies, freaks and rebels face off in Freakish S1
Update: Freakish is no longer on Showmax. Find your next binge in the full series catalogue here.
It’s just a regular Saturday afternoon for the kids in detention at Kent High – until a nearby power plant explodes and turns fellow high schoolers and townsfolk into zombie-style freaks. The teens who aren’t infected have to try to keep the monsters at bay … but how long can they last? Find out by streaming all 10 episodes of Freakish Season 1 on Showmax.
You may recognise some of the stars in this series from their high profile social media presence and subsequent celeb status, or from their roles as child actors.
Image: Awesomeness
Do any of these faces look familiar?
Aislinn Paul as Natalie Callaway. Image: Awesomeness
Their claims to fame
Aislinn Paul
- Actress
- Played Clare Edwards in Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Adam Hicks
- Actor and musician
- Played Luther in Disney XD’s Zeke and Luther, among other kid series and teen movie roles
Hayes Grier
- Internet personality, became famous on Vine, the video sharing site that is now defunct
- Was the youngest celeb to ever take part in Dancing with the Stars in 2015
Leo Howard
- Actor and martial artist
- Played roles in GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra and Conan the Barbarian
Liza Koshy
- YouTube star
- Comedian and actress who played a role in Tyler Perry’s comedy film Boo! A Madea Halloween
Meghan Rienks
- Internet personality with over 2 million followers on her YouTube channel
- Actress in a series of YouTube sketches for Awesomeness TV
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