Netflix and director Mike Flanagan's 10-part adaptation of Shirley Jackson's THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE was far and away the best piece of genre entertainment of last year. Season 2 will be called The Haunting of Bly Manor and will be an adaptation of Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw. We have already passed along the news that season one stars Carla Gugino and Oliver Jackson-Cohen may return for this new season and today we have word that Victoria Pedretti (who played “Nell” Crain Vance in season 1) will be back as the lead for season 2.
Based on the Henry James story The Turn of the Screw, season two might follow the novel's synopsis, which is
a psychological thriller about a woman who takes a governess job for two orphans in a Victorian home. She begins to see what she believes are ghosts and suspects the children's bizarre behavior is the result of supernatural powers.
Pedretti will play the governess looking after the two unique children.
The book The Turn of the Screw was perhaps most famously adapted back in 1961 as THE INNOCENTS directed by Jack Clayton (SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES). That version starred Deborah Kerr as Miss Giddens, Martin Stephens as Miles, and Pamela Franklin as Flora.
This second season comes as part of a multi-year overall television deal Netflix has signed with Flanagan and producer Trevor Macy. Flanagan and Macy will develop and produce new series exclusively for Netflix, including this all-new chapter in The Haunting anthology. The Haunting of Hill House is a modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson's iconic novel, produced with Paramount Television and Amblin Television. In addition to Flanagan and Macy, the show was executive produced by Meredith Averill and Co-Presidents of Amblin Television Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey.
THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR begins filming in September and hits Nexflix in 2020. How are excited are YOU? Let us know below!