Netflix announces The Haunting Season 2 renewal, The Haunting of Bly Manor

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

After scaring the bejesus out of Netflix subscribers with THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, the high-profile streamer has confirmed that Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy’s terrifying TV series has received a Season 2 renewal. What’s more is that when The Haunting returns, it will do so as an anthology, with the second chapter featuring a new story with all new characters.

After speaking with Mike Flanagan via Twitter, our own Alex Maidy has confirmed that the next installment of The Haunting series will be titled THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR.

The arrangement for a follow-up season to one of the network’s hottest hits comes as part of a multi-year overall television deal with the duo, which will find Macy executive producing as well as overseeing the the upcoming season. Meanwhile, Flanagan will again executive produce in addition to serving as director of the series.

Netflix dropped a video teaser for the upcoming season alongside the announcement, which urges fans to listen closely if they want a hint as to where the show is headed. After a valiant attempt at discerning the whispered words featured in the tease, I’ve come to discover that the woman’s voice warns, “The terrace and the whole place, the lawn and the garden beyond it, all I could see of the park, were empty with a great emptiness.” Of course, this is a line from Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, which would lend credence to the idea of Flanagan basing the upcoming season on the classic movie version, THE INNOCENTS.

“Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy are masterful at creating authentically frightening stories that leave audiences on the edge of their seats, but unable to look away,” said Cindy Holland, VP, Original Content at Netflix. “We’re excited to continue our partnership with them on The Haunting series and future projects to come.”

“Netflix has been an important part of our story, and we’re proud to have worked with them on The Haunting of Hill House, not to mention Gerald’s Game, Hush, and Before I Wake,” said Flanagan and Macy. “They’ve enabled and supported a great deal of our work and we look forward to much more.”

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