The Haunting Of Bly Manor is a follow-up to the American anthology supernatural horror drama web television series The Haunting of Hill House, created and directed by Mike Flanagan for Netflix. It is loosely based on the 1898 horror novella The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. While the creative team and many of the cast of Hill House returned for Bly Manor, the narratives of the two series are not connected.
The Haunting of Bly Manor entered production on September 30, 2019, and premiered on Netflix October 9, 2020.
Premise[]
After an au pair's tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the estate's chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper Mrs. Grose. But... centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling gothic romance. At Bly Manor, dead doesn't mean gone.
Cast[]
- Victoria Pedretti as Danielle "Dani" Clayton
- Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Peter Quint
- Amelia Eve as Jamie
- T'Nia Miller as Hannah Grose
- Rahul Kohli as Owen Sharma
- Kamal Khan as older Owen Sharma
- Tahirah Sharif as Rebecca Jessel
- Amelie Smith as Flora Wingrave
- Christie Burke as adult Flora Wingrave
- Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Miles Wingrave
- Thomas Nicholson as adult Miles Wingrave
- Henry Thomas as Henry Wingrave
- Duncan Fraser as old Henry Wingrave
- Carla Gugino as Narrator
Recurring cast[]
- Roby Attal as Edmund O'Mara
- Calix Fraser as The Victorian Child
- Kate Siegel as Viola Lloyd / The Lady of the Lake
- Catherine Parker as Perdita Lloyd
- Alex Essoe as Charlotte Wingrave
- Matthew Holness as Dominic Wingrave
- Liam Raymond Dib as the Plague Doctor
- Greg Sestero as James / The Fiancé
Episodes[]
Episodes of the second season include:
- Episode 1, The Great Good Place, written by Mike Flanagan
- Episode 2, The Pupil, written by James Flanagan
- Episode 3, The Two Faces, Pt. 1, written by Diane Ademu-John
- Episode 4, The Way It Came, written by Laurie Penny
- Episode 5, The Altar of the Dead, written by Angela LaManna
- Episode 6, The Jolly Corner, written by Rebecca Leigh Klingel
- Episode 7, The Two Faces, Pt. 2, written by The Clarkson Twins
- Episode 8, The Romance of Certain Old Clothes, written by Leah Fong
- Episode 9, The Beast in the Jungle, written by Julia Bicknell
Development and production[]
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Mike Flanagan said, "I don't want to speculate too much about season two until Netflix, Paramount and Amblin let us know if they want one. What I will say, though, is that as far as I've ever been concerned with this, the story of the Crain family is told. It's done."
On February 21, 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season as an anthology series. Titled The Haunting of Bly Manor, it will be based on The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. Though it would serve as a second season to The Haunting of Hill House, the upcoming season will be a standalone story, indicating that there will be "no dramatic link between The Haunting of Bly Manor and its predecessor." It is set to premiere in 2020.
Victoria Pedretti and Oliver Jackson-Cohen return as new characters: Pedretti in the role of Dani, "a governess who takes care of two very unusual children", and Jackson-Cohen will portray Peter, "a charming fellow". Henry Thomas and Kate Siegel will also return for the second season in as-of-yet undisclosed roles.
The Haunting of Bly Manor entered production on September 30, 2019, and wrapped on February 21, 2020.
A poster, as well as the promise of a Fall release, was posted on August 24, 2020.
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