The Haunting of Hill House The first series, titled
The Haunting of Hill House, is loosely based on the 1959
novel of the same name by
Shirley Jackson. The plot alternates between two timelines, following five adult siblings whose paranormal experiences at Hill House continue to haunt them in the present day, and flashbacks depicting events leading up to the eventful night in 1992 when the family fled from the mansion. The
ensemble cast features
Michiel Huisman,
Elizabeth Reaser,
Oliver Jackson-Cohen,
Kate Siegel, and
Victoria Pedretti as the adult counterparts of the siblings, with
Carla Gugino and
Henry Thomas as parents Olivia and Hugh Crain, and
Timothy Hutton appearing as an older version of Hugh. On April 10, 2017, Netflix announced that it had ordered a 10-episode adaptation of the classic horror novel
The Haunting of Hill House, with Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy as executive producers, and Amblin Television and Paramount Television as co-production companies. It is the first scripted series to be made for Netflix by Amblin. Production on the series began in October 2017 in
Atlanta, Georgia, with
location filming in the city and its environs. Bisham Manor, former name of the property located in
LaGrange, served as the exterior of "Hill House". The house's interior settings were filmed at
EUE/Screen Gem Studios in Atlanta. Though it serves as a follow-up to
The Haunting of Hill House,
Bly Manor is a standalone story and there is "no dramatic link between
The Haunting of Bly Manor and its predecessor." The series stars recurring cast members
Victoria Pedretti,
Henry Thomas,
Oliver Jackson-Cohen and
Kate Siegel, along with
T'Nia Miller, Catherine Parker,
Rahul Kohli,
Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Amelie Smith and
Amelia Eve. The nine-episode series was released on October 9, 2020. Although the prominent source for the adaptation is
The Turn of the Screw, the season also adapts (some more loosely) multiple James works, some of which had never been adapted previously.
Future Following the release of
The Haunting of Bly Manor, Flanagan confirmed on
Twitter in December 2020 that there were "no plans for more chapters" of the series, though he added that he would keep fans informed "if things change". Flanagan confirmed in November 2023 that were a third installment to be commissioned, the season would adapt
Richard Matheson's
Hell House and be titled
The Haunting of Hell House; however, the rights were not yet available. ==Cast==