- Original name: Are You Afraid of the Dark?
- Country: Canada
- Genre: horror, fantasy, thriller, detective, adventure, family
- Producer: Dean Israelite
- World premiere: 7 october 2019
- Starring: J. Ray Taylor, M. Cech, L. Ray, R. Casal, S. Ashe Arnold, T. Smart, I. Truong and others.
- Duration: 132 minutes (3 episodes)
"Are you afraid of the dark?" - this is a spin-off of the 1990 series of the same name; there is already a trailer, the plot and actors of the mini-series are known, the release date is October 7, 2019. The guys from the "Society of Night owls" regularly gather around the fire to tell each other scary stories.
Expectations rating - 93%. Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.1, IMDb - 7.2.
Plot
We learn about new members of the already familiar Night owls Society. Its members gather around the fire and tell each other terrible stories. To get into the Midnighter Society, Rachel comes up with a Carnival of Fear story that suddenly becomes a reality.
The Midnight Society tradition of forcing a novice to wear a bag over his head to hide the exact location of a fire is taken from the original series.
About production
Directed by Dean Israelite (Power Rangers, Continuum).
Film crew:
- Screenplay: Gary Doberman ("It", "Swamp Thing"), Ben David Grabinsky ("Reckless Companions"), Ned Kandel ("Are You Afraid of the Dark?" 1990-2000, "Night Train to Kathmandu");
- Producers: G. Doberman, Matt Kaplan ("To All The Boys I've Loved Before"), Robin Marshall ("The Matrix of Time").
Studios:
- Ace Entertainment;
- DHX Media;
- Nickelodeon Network;
- Paramount Pictures.
Visual Effects: Artifex Studios Ltd.
On November 13, 2017, it was announced that the project was being prepared at Paramount Players. Scriptwriter Gary Dauberman was supposed to write it with producer Matt Kaplan and director DJ Caruso. The film was slated for release on October 4, 2019. However, on February 27, 2019, Paramount removed the movie from their release schedule. On February 14, 2019, it was announced that production would be resumed, and the miniseries premiere was postponed to October 11, 2019.
Cast
Main roles:
Interesting
Did you know that:
- Rating of the original series 1990-2000: KinoPoisk - 7.9, IMDb - 8.2. Directed by D.J. McHale, Ron Oliver, David Winning et al.
- On June 10, 2019, the cast for the miniseries was announced with Sam Ash Arnold as Gavin, Mia Cech as Akiko, Tamara Smart as Louise, Jeremy Rae Taylor as Graham, and Liliana Rae as Rachel as the new Midnight Society, and Rafael Casal as Carnival Ringmaster Fatal Mr. Tophat.
- Nickelodeon released the trailer in September 2019 at midnight EST on Friday the 13th.
Have you already watched Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019)? The release date, cast and plot of the adventure fantasy are known, the footage and trailer are online.