Helstrom/Trivia

A list of trivia related to Helstrom.
==References to the Marvel Cinematic Universe==
*Helstrom was originally developed to share connections to Ghost Rider and other potential Hulu projects; Ghost Rider would have also referenced events from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Four.SDCC ’19: AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. cast reflect on the show’s legacy However, development on Ghost Rider and other potential Hulu shows interconnected to Helstrom were cancelled in late 2019.
**In the first episode Mother's Little Helpers, Caretaker talks about how he had been following a lead in Texas, where Ghost Rider would have been set.
*The Roxxon Gas Station, a gasoline filling establishment owned by the Roxxon Corporation, appears in the first episode.
**The logo for Roxxon was the same one used in Cloak & Dagger Season Two.
*The Whisky brand O'Harren's Scotch Whisky is prominently featured in the season.
*MCU fictional newspapers such as New Orleans Gazette, San Francisco Tribune and Dallas Record appear in the series.
*Concept art of Archer Cavallo's room features an Iron Man poster on the wall.
*A newspaper prop used in the episode The One Who Got Away mentions the Sokovia Accords.Content inside 'The Oregon Examiner' newspaper shown in this episode.
==References to Marvel Comics==
*Characters from Marvel Comics adapted into the show are Daimon, Ana, and Victoria Helstrom (in the comics, "Hellstrom"), as well as Caretaker, Louise Hastings, Marduk, Kthara, Joshua Crow, Raum, Katherine Reynolds, and Lily (in the comics, "Lilith")
**Gabriella Rosetti is a female version of Gabriel the Devil Hunter.
==Other Trivia==
*In an interview Alain Uy gave to Hello Asia, he described the character of Chris Yen he's playing in the series as his polar opposite because Chris, unlike him is always in control, well put together, and is extremely organised.Interview: Alain Uy On Helstrom, and His Many Changing Roles - Hello Asia
**When the audience first meets Chris, he is introduced as Ana Helstrom's business partner, as well as her partner in crime.
**Uy also talked about how Chris becomes Ana's surrogate brother in her chosen family. He is easily the voice of reason in this dynamic but finds himself at crossroads when Ana's world starts to envelop him.
**Uy went onto so say that the role of Chris Yen is easily one of the darkest roles that he has have ever played.
*During the 2020 panel for the series, Elizabeth Marvel who plays Victoria Helstrom mentioned that as an actor, she definitely tried to take in different inspirations from various horror films.Hulu's Helstrom Cast Interview and Sneak Peek - NYCC2020
**One of the ones she mentioned that she was tapped into , where Victoria is both the and characters simultaneously to Daimon Helstrom and Ana Helstrom respectively.
*In an interview that Trevor Roberts gave to MEA World Wide, he described the character of Joshua Crow that he's playing in the series as on the surface, being a Catholic Priest and a confidant of the character Gabriella Rosetti. But that Father Crow turns out to be much more than what he initially appears to be. In the comics, Joshua Crow is a religious figure who was a bit of a patsy for demonic forces, and Trevor Roberts teased that without giving anything away, he thinks fans will feel satisfied that the main thematic elements of the comics are ALL over the series, but they have to expect that there's going to be some twists and turns along the way. He does warn though that it's rare that all of the source material makes it to the screen without a few tweaks here and there for the story or merging arcs of a few characters.EXCLUSIVE | 'Marvel's Helstrom' star Trevor Roberts says fans can expect 'action, dark humor' and blood from show - MEAWW
**Originally, Trevor Roberts had read for a role that was to appear in the first two episodes, but that as he was leaving the room, one of the producers leaned over to his assistant and said, not in a whisper, “I effing LOVED THAT guy!!”, and a month or so later his agent told him that Marvel Television wanted him to audition for another role.
**When it comes to Father Crow and how he might see the Helstrom siblings, Trevor Roberts said that he knows that the Helstrom kids are here to defeat the worst of humanity and well, which is something that aligns them with Father Crow's own calling, in a very dark and oddly parallel way.
*On October 8, 2020, in an interview for Backstage Magazine, Elizabeth Marvel mention that she had so much fun playing Victoria on Helstrom.Elizabeth Marvel Remembers Auditioning for Edward Albee + Being a ‘Dirty Little Hippie’ - Backstage Magazine
**Marvel went onto say that it was so much fun to be all-powerful, but joked that it was also a relaxing experience because she didn't have to do very much.
**Instead, she got to sit back and let other people endow her with the power she had to showcase as her character.
**She also revealed that she ended up doing a lot of her own stunts. At one point they had her in harnesses hanging upside down on the ceiling and running around the room on the walls.
**Lastly, she compared the Marvel Cinematic Universe with how giant and cosmic it is, to it being really Shakespearean at its core. Especially when one has to play those giant archetypes and those kinds of stakes are raised.
*On October 23, 2020, an official playlist for songs used throughout the series was released via Spotify.Helstrom Official Playlist - Spotify
*On October 27, 2020, Austen and Lemmon sat down for an exclusive interview with Looper, where they both talked about what makes Helstrom different from other supernaturally-themed TV shows, the bond they shared offscreen, working with an Emmy-nominated director, the show's relationship with Marvel and the possibility of a Season 2.Tom Austen and Sydney Lemmon on Marvel, the future of Helstrom, and more - Looper
**Austen mentioned how Helstrom is the kind of show that is not afraid to go to some really, really dark places. Which sets it apart from the likes of shows who will only flirt with the idea of those dark places but never really fully commit to them. Instead, this show jumps right in, because at the end of the day, it is about the results of an incredibly traumatic childhood on two people who have these extraordinary abilities. But it is also about them dealing with it together, as well as apart.
**Regarding their chemistry as siblings, Lemmon went onto say how they were both really fortunate that from the day that they met, it was really, really easy for Tom and her to sort of just get on. She further revealed that the two of them really clicked as friends quickly. So what they actually struggled with was to keep themselves from breaking character as they we were shooting a scene.
**Austen and Lemmon both gushed about getting to work with Daina Reid in the pilot, who was nominated for an Emmy for her work on The Handmaid's Tale. Austen in particular mentioned that because Reid used to be an actress herself, she really knows how to talk to actors to get what she wants, but that she was also so supportive. Lemmon in particular mentioned that having Reid for the pilot helped to lay the foundation for how the rest of the season would unfold.
**In this interview, when asked the question that If given the opportunity, which Marvel Cinematic Universe characters would either Austen or Lemmon love to see the Helstrom siblings interact with onscreen, Lemmon clarified that Helstrom is not actually part of the MCU.
**Lastly, both Austen and Lemmon are quite confident that the series could go from limited series, to getting renewed by Hulu for a second season.
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