Safehaven

This article is about the television series. For other uses, see Safe haven.

Safehaven is an upcoming American supernatural thriller drama television series created by James Seale, based on his graphic novel of the same name. It stars Georgie Murphy, Bob Frazer, and Melissa Marie Elias.

Safehaven
Genre	Supernatural Thriller Drama
Created by	James Seale
Based on	Safehaven by James Seale
Starring	Bella Shouse Stephen Moyer Antonio Cipriano
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	42-55 minutes
Production companies	Ravenwood Productions Cartel Pictures 451 Media Group

Premise

Safehaven tells the story of high school comic artist Jenna Frost, who must uncover the truth after horrifying visions come to life from her creations, threatening to destroy everything around her. Safehaven takes the high school drama into new territory wrapping it in a 70’s style conspiracy thriller of suspense, paranoia, dark humor, and otherworldly horror.^[1]

Cast

• Bella Shouse as Jenna Frost, a fierce, complicated high school comic book artist^[2]
• Stephen Moyer as John Rayburn, the mysterious new school counselor^[2]
• Antonio Cipriano as Will, a student seemingly obsessed with Jenna^[2]

Production

Development and pre-production

The comic book and graphic novel Safehaven was revealed by Michael Bay's 451 Media Group at the L.A. Comic Con on October 28, 2017.^[3][4][5] On July 1, 2020, it was announced that 451 Media Group would adapt the novel into a ten-episode series, working alongside Ravenwood Productions and Cartel Pictures.^[1]

Filming and design

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Louisiana

Initial production and filming for Safehaven began in June 2022, having been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] To respect COVID-19 protocols and safety measures, the series was filmed using virtual sets including temperature checks and full-body scans along with weekly COVID-19 testing. Additionally, the cast and crew was given on-site campus-style accommodations, along with a "pod system with departments operating autonomous[ly]."^[1] On the subject of filming techniques, executive producers stated that "this production is going to embrace the best of old-world production techniques, including analog film stocks [...] and also cutting edge Virtual Set technologies to create the exciting parallel world in the Safehaven story. We also intend to utilize holograms from Groove Media And Entertainment in both the production and the promotion of Safehaven."^[1]