First Look at “The Haunting of Bly Manor” from Mike Flanagan – Coming This Year

Netflix has released the poster art and some first look images for “The Haunting of Bly Manor” – the sequel series to Mike Flanagan’s “The Haunting of Hill House”. A number of original cast members from “…Hill House” are returning including Kate Siegel, Henry Thomas, Victoria Pedretti and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. Other cast members include iZombie’s Rahul Kohli who will pay a character who has returned to the country to take care of his mother; Catherine Parker, who played Poppy Hill in “…Hill House” will return; T’Nia Miller and Amelia Eve are joining the cast as well; There are also two children’s roles: Amelie Smith as Flora and Benjamin Ainsworth as Miles.

The new 9-episode series, part of an anthology, is based on Henry James’ novel “The Turn Of The Screw”. Celebrated horror director Mike Flanagan has returned and the show is scheduled to be released in Fall / Autumn 2020. “Turn of The Screw” is set in a country mansion in Essex, UK where the governess believes the building is haunted while she’s also looking after two children.