{"id":65408,"date":"2025-06-11T21:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T02:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=65408"},"modified":"2025-06-11T21:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T02:09:14","slug":"koontz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/koontz\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Aaron B. Koontz"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>TV Interview!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-65413\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/koontz.png\" alt=\"Aaron B. Koontz of &quot;Revival&quot; on Syfy (Photo from his Instagram)\" width=\"274\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/koontz.png 392w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/koontz-300x230.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interview with co-creator, co-showrunner and executive producer Aaron B. Koontz of &#8220;Revival&#8221; on Syfy by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/biosuzanne\/\">Suzanne<\/a> 5\/29\/25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was fun to talk to Aaron about this show. He seems to really enjoy working on it. I&#8217;m sure it must be great to be involved with creating something like this and seeing your project come to life.\u00a0 He&#8217;s a very down-to-earth guy that grew up watching and reading about fantasy, scifi and horror, so he&#8217;s just a geek like me and most of my friends and family (which I hope he doesn&#8217;t mind my saying).\u00a0 This series grabs you right away, getting you invested in the characters and their town. You don&#8217;t want to miss it if you love horror. I will say that, although it has some gross scenes, it&#8217;s not as bad as any of the &#8220;Walking Dead&#8221; shows.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Interview with co-creator\/showrunner\/EP Aaron B. Koontz of &quot;Revival&quot; on Syfy by Suzanne 5\/29\/25\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UcHEoeUW_VI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65411 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/small-revivalkeyart.jpg\" alt=\"REVIVAL -- Pictured: &quot;Revival&quot; Key Art -- (Photo by: SYFY)\" width=\"199\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/small-revivalkeyart.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/small-revivalkeyart-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><strong>MORE INFO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syfy.com\/revival\">Official Site<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B5xZdIDvDeE\">Trailer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"show-description show-description--full\">\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>SYFY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p class=\"show-title\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Revival<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"airdate\"><strong>Series Premiere June 12 on SYFY (10 pm ET\/PT)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On one miraculous day in rural Wisconsin, the recently deceased suddenly rise from their graves. But this is no zombie story as the \u201crevived\u201d appear and act just like they once were. When local Officer and single mother Dana Cypress is unexpectedly thrown into the center of a brutal murder mystery of her own, she\u2019s left to make sense of the chaos amidst a town gripped by fear and confusion where everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect.<\/p>\n<p>The series stars Melanie Scrofano, Romy Weltman, David James Elliott, and Andy McQueen.<\/p>\n<p>The series is created by Aaron B. Koontz and Luke Boyce, who serve as showrunners and executive producers. Lance Samuels, Daniel Iron, Samantha Levine, Neil Tabatznik, Daniel March, Melanie Scrofano, Greg Hemmings, Stephen Foster &amp; Amanda Row also serve as executive producers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRevival\u201d is produced by Blue Ice Pictures and Hemmings Films.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content bios__content\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65412 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/koontz2.png\" alt=\"Aaron B. Koontz of &quot;Revival&quot; on Syfy (Photo from his Instagram)\" width=\"189\" height=\"226\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Aaron B.\u00a0Koontz<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Executive Producer, &#8220;Revival&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bios__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Aaron B. Koontz is the co-creator, co-showrunner and an executive producer on the new SYFY drama series \u201cRevival.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An Indie Spirit Award nominee, he\u2019s the CEO and founder of the genre production company Paper Street Pictures.<\/p>\n<p>Koontz has produced more than 20 feature films, including \u201cBlood Relatives,\u201d \u201cOld Man,\u201d \u201cA Creature Was Stirring,\u201d the SXSW-winning \u201cThe Artifice Girl\u201d and the upcoming \u201cShelby Oaks,\u201d which is scheduled for release in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65414 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/scrofanoandelliott.jpg\" alt=\"REVIVAL -- &quot;Don't Tell Dad&quot; Episode 101 -- Pictured: (l-r) David James Elliott as Wayne Cypress, Melanie Scrofano as Dana Cypress -- (Photo by: Naomi Peters\/Lavivier Productions\/SYFY)\" width=\"315\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/scrofanoandelliott.jpg 425w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/scrofanoandelliott-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/>Outside of producing, Koontz is also an award-winning writer and director, creating \u201cThe Pale Door,\u201d \u201cCamera Obscura\u201d and is the creative force behind the \u201cScare Package\u201d franchise for Shudder.<\/p>\n<p>Koontz\u2019s unprecedented output has led to him being named one of the 10 most influential horror filmmakers of 2023 by Horror News Network and Paper Street being named the Best Production House of 2022 by the Austin Chronicle. In 2025 Koontz was inducted into Full Sail University\u2019s Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/interviews\/\">Back to the Primetime Articles and Interviews Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Interview! &nbsp; Interview with co-creator, co-showrunner and executive producer Aaron B. Koontz of &#8220;Revival&#8221; on Syfy by Suzanne 5\/29\/25 It was fun to talk to Aaron about this show. He seems to really enjoy working on it. 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