Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities: Netflix series episode order revealed

Created and executive produced by Guillermo del Toro, the anthology series Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities is going be released through the Netflix streaming service two episodes at a time later this month. The first two episodes will be released on Tuesday, October 25th, then Netflix will release two more episodes each day for the rest of the week. As of Friday, October 28th, all eight episodes will be available to watch. And today, Netflix unveiled the episode release order!

Here’s the list of episodes and their release dates:

OCTOBER 25: SCAVENGERS

“Lot 36”

Directed by: Guillermo Navarro (Godfather of Harlem, Narcos)
Written by: Regina Corrado (Deadwood, The Strain), based on an original story by Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Tim Blake Nelson (Watchmen, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs), Elpidia Carrillo (Predator, Bread and Roses, Euphoria), Demetrius Grosse (Fear the Walking Dead, Boon, Lovecraft Country) and Sebastian Roché (The Man in the High Castle, The Young Pope)
Plot: A bigoted former soldier (Nelson) discovers a storage unit with a dark secret. 

“Graveyard Rats”

Directed by: Vincenzo Natali (Cube, Splice)
Written by: Vincenzo Natali, based on a short story by Henry Kuttner 
Cast: David Hewlett (SEE, The Shape of Water)
Plot: A cemetery caretaker who moonlights as a grave robber finds himself at odds with the graveyard’s rat population.

OCTOBER 26: LONERS

“The Autopsy”

Directed by: David Prior (The Empty Man)
Written by: David S. Goyer (The Sandman, Batman Begins), based on a story by Michael Shea
Cast: F. Murray Abraham (Mythic Quest, Homeland, Amadeus), Glynn Turman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Fargo, The Wire) and Luke Roberts (Ransom, Black Sails)
Plot: A small-town sheriff (Turman) investigates a gruesome string of missing persons cases with the help of his medical examiner friend (Abraham).

“The Outside”

Directed by: Ana Lily Amirpour
Written by: Haley Z. Boston (Brand New Cherry Flavor) based on a short story by Emily Carroll
Cast: Kate Micucci (The Little Hours, Mom), Martin Starr (Silicon Valley, Party Down) and Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, The Guest)
Plot: A self-conscious bank teller (Micucci) starts to use an ointment that provokes an unusual reaction.

OCTOBER 27: LOVECRAFT

“Pickman’s Model”

Directed by: Keith Thomas (Firestarter, The Vigil)
Written by: Lee Patterson (Curve, The Colony), based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft
Cast: Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone, Westworld), Crispin Glover (River’s Edge, Back to the Future) and Oriana Leman (Locke & Key)
Plot: A young art student (Barnes) meets a macabre painter (Glover) who turns his world upside down. 

“Dreams in the Witch-House”

Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen, Twilight)
Written by: Mika Watkins (Black Mirror, Origin), based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft
Cast: Rupert Grint (Servant, Harry Potter), Ismael Cruz Córdova (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Undoing), DJ Qualls (Turning Point, Supernatural), Nia Vardalos (Love, Victor, Station 19, My Big Fat Greek Wedding) and Tenika Davis (Jupiter’s Legacy, Titans)
Plot: A bereaved twin (Grint) embarks on a quest to find the spirit of his late sister.

OCTOBER 28: VISITATIONS

“The Viewing”

Directed by: Panos Cosmatos (Beyond the Black Rainbow, Mandy)
Written by: Panos Cosmatos and Aaron Stewart-Ahn (Mandy), based on a short story by Michael Shea
Cast: Peter Weller (Naked Lunch, Star Trek Into Darkness, Robocop), Eric André (The Eric André Show, The Righteous Gemstones), Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service, the upcoming Rebel Moon), Charlyne Yi (Always Be My Maybe, Good Girls), Steve Agee (Peacemaker, The Suicide Squad), Michael Therrialt (Locke & Key, Cult of Chucky) and Saad Siddiqui (From Scratch, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow)

Plot: A wealthy recluse (Weller) invites four accomplished professionals (André, Yi, Agee, Therriault) to his mansion for a “singular experience.”

“The Murmuring”

Directed by: Jennifer Kent (The Babadook, The Nightingale)
Written by: Jennifer Kent, based on a short story by Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Essie Davis (The Babadook), Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead, Penguin Bloom) and Hannah Galway (Sex/Life)
Plot: Two ornithologists (Davis and Lincoln) struggle to overcome the untimely death of their daughter — and the ghostly presence in their new home. 

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities is also being executive produced by J. Miles Dale, who serves as co-showrunner with del Toro, and Gary Ungar. Regina Corrado is the co-executive producer.

I’m definitely going to be watching this show and look forward to seeing how these episodes have turned out. It’s a bit surprising to see that “Dreams in the Witch-House” sounds quite different from the Lovecraft source material, but it also makes sense since Stuart Gordon already did a great adaptation of that story for the Masters of Horror anthology series.

Will you be watching Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities? And if so, which night of episodes sounds the most interesting to you? Let us know by leaving a comment below.