The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House (2018-)
Season 1 - 10 episodes (2018 October 12)
Season  2: The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
Netflix Distributed Series
Availability: Global
1 season, season 2 confirmed

Plot:
Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.

The second season will feature a new cast and characters. Bly mansion is the setting for the Henry James psychological gothic horror novella The Turn of the Screw, which takes place almost entirely at the old country mansion. Two young orphans are card for by a young governess who narrates the story.

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Trivia:
  • Based on the 1959 Shirley Jackson novel of the same name.
  • This series will be a modern re-imagining with horror movie director Mike Flanagan (Hush, Oculus) producing. 
  • Timothy Hutton, Carla Gugino, and Michiel Huisman are starring, with Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, Kate Siegel, Lulu Wilson, Victoria Pedretti, Mckenna Grace, and Violet McGraw also cast.
  • The book is considered a horror classic, relying on terror rather than horror.
  • The novel was previously adapted to film in 1963 and 1999, both titled The Haunting.
  • On November 3, it was reported that Annabeth Gish would have a recurring role.   
  • Season 2 first reported on February 21, 2019. 
  • Bly mansion is the setting for the Henry James psychological gothic horror novella The Turn of the Screw, which takes place almost entirely at the old country mansion. Two young orphans are card for by a young governess who narrates the story.
  • Reported on June 28, 2019 that Victoria Pedretti will return playing the governess. 
  • Reported on July 15, 2019 that Oliver Jackson-Cohen will return playing a charming young man named Peter.
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