The Trouble with Tessa: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

After Tessa Fowler's skyrocketing career implodes overnight, the disgraced documentarian escapes to a small, idyllic mountain town called Lowery. It seems like the perfect place to hide: Lowery doesn't allow cellphones, doesn't have internet, and no one knows about Tessa's past.

Tessa's determination to leave their investigative days behind them disappears, however, when they find a mysterious box of recordings in their rental home's dingy basement. At first, the recordings seem to be nothing more than security footage. However, when Tessa plays a tape that appears to catch a murder in progress, they can't help but start digging into this seemingly perfect town's disturbing past.

Series details

• Title: The Trouble with Tessa
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Horror
• Premiere date: 2025-07-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-07-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Screambox
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 22 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 86017
• IMDb ID: tt36957172
• TVDB ID: 466132

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-07-15; final listed air date 2025-07-29; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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