Back in 2018, Netflix appeared with the anthology horror series titled The Haunting Of Hill House. Mike Flanagan is the creator of the spooky series. It is inspired by Shirley Jackson’s novel of the identical name. The series tells the story of a family who shifted into Hill House for renovating it, but they face paranormal things. The series received acclaim from the audiences and critics for the story, acting, and direction.
Now, after the huge success of the first season, Netflix decided to renew the series for season 2 back in 2019. The same team behind season 1 is coming up for the new season tilted The Haunting Of Bly Manor. Below are all the details for season 2:
Release Date
Unfortunately, Netflix not revealed a release date for the second season of The Haunting Of Hill House. Also, fans are getting worried if the upcoming season may be face delay due to coronavirus outbreak like other Netflix projects. So we have good news for all of you, the filming already completed this year.
The production was commenced from September 30, 2019, and then finished back in February 2020, so it will no face a delay due to the pandemic. The creator Flanagan confirmed about it on Twitter:
Going great. Still on schedule, we wrapped before the shutdown and post production has carrying on from home. The show is shaping up wonderfully, I'm thrilled with it. At the moment no reason to think it'll be pushed. @netflix will announce the release date when they're ready.
— Mike Flanagan (@flanaganfilm) April 21, 2020
So, the second season is now in post-production. It is confirmed that the new episodes will release sometime this year.
Cast Details
Stars from the first season will come back but they will play new characters in season 2 and also new cast members also added. So below is the star cast of The Haunting Of Bly Manor:
- Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Peter
- Victoria Pedretti as Dani
- Henry ThomasKate Siegel
- T’Nia Miller
- Catherine Parker
- Rahul Kohli as Owen
- Benjamin Evan Ainsworth
- Amelie Smith
- Amelia Eve
Plot Details
The Haunting Of Bly Manor will reveal a completely different horror story and introduce new characters. It is loosely inspired by the novel named The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. It will center on the story of two orphans named Miles and Flora and their nanny who will also act as the storyteller. There is less information for the story of the upcoming season.