“Whenever feasible, one should always try to eat the rude.” - Dr. Hannibal Lecter

TORONTO (January 26, 2017) – E! debuts new Canadian original series THE SHOCKING TRUTH from Calgary-based Pyramid Productions, Mondays at 9 p.m. ET beginning February 6. Exploring the real-life events that inspired Hollywood’s most memorable crime stories and thrillers, the 12-episode, 30-minute series also features a behind-the-scenes look at the stars of these iconic films, including Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs) and Ryan Reynolds (Amityville Horror), as they recount how they prepared for their legendary roles, and how these shockingly true stories informed their performances. Two back-to-back episodes of THE SHOCKING TRUTH air weekly, kicking off with the frightening stories behind films The Silence of the Lambs and Amityville Horror, Monday, Feb. 6 beginning at 9 p.m. ET on E!. To watch the series premiere, click here.

Every Monday night following the premiere of each new episode, a companion podcast debuts on iTunes. THE SHOCKING TRUTH PODCAST delves deeper into the stories featured, offering extended interviews with experts.

In each episode of THE SHOCKING TRUTH, the real stories behind Hollywood’s scariest blockbusters are explored through bone-chilling re-enactments, archival interviews with the stars who took on these iconic characters, and interviews with the real-life police investigators, eye-witnesses, and family members depicted in the films.

Celebrity interviews featured in the series include:

• Anthony Hopkins on his Oscar^®-winning role as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, a story inspired in part by infamous serial killer Ted Bundy.
• Linda Blair on playing the lead role in The Exorcist, one of the highest-grossing films of all time, based on an exorcism performed in 1949.
• Ryan Reynolds on his starring role in the remake of the 1979 classic Amityville Horror, which tells the story of a mass-murder and the persistent paranormal activity in the suburban Amityville home where it happened.
• Jake Gyllenhaal and Robert Downey Jr. on their roles in the David Fincher-directed Zodiac, based on the horrific unsolved murders carried out by the Zodiac killer in the 60s and 70s.
• Steve Carell and Mark Ruffalo on their roles in the Oscar^®-nominated Foxcatcher, the story of John E. du Pont, the heir to a billion dollar fortune, whose wrestling obsession ends in a grisly murder.

THE SHOCKING TRUTH is produced by Pyramid Productions in association with Bell Media. Buddy Day is the creator, Sheila Rae is Showrunner. Kirstie McLellan Day and Larry Day are Executive Producers. Danielle Pearson is Production Executive for Bell Media. Corrie Coe is Senior Vice-President, Independent Production, Bell Media. Pat DiVittorio is Vice-President, CTV and Specialty Programming, Bell Media. Mike Cosentino is Senior Vice-President, CTV and Specialty, Bell Media. Randy Lennox is President, Broadcasting and Content, Bell Media.