Netflix has debuted a trailer for Midnight Mass, a new series from The Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan, announcing that the show will debut in September.
The chilling trailer for Flanagan's new horror series invites viewers to attend Midnight Mass on September 24, when the limited series launches on Netflix. It tells the tale of a small, isolated island community on Crockett Island whose existing divisions are amplified by the return of a disgraced young man and the arrival of a charismatic priest. Give it a watch below:
Whom shall I fear?
From the creator of The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass arrives Sept 24. pic.twitter.com/z6bcsPMYdw
— Midnight Mass (@midnightmass) August 9, 2021
According to the show's official synopsis, Midnight Mass will deliver a supernatural story centered around Father Paul whose appearance on the island coincides with "unexplained and seemingly miraculous events," triggering "a renewed religious fervor to take hold of the community," though they will soon discover whether these miracles come at a price.
The seven-episode series stars Zach Gilford, Kate Siegel and Hamish Linklater, together with Rahul Abburi, Crystal Balint, Matt Biedel, Alex Essoe, Annarah Cymone, Annabeth Gish, Rahul Kohli, Kristin Lehman, Robert Longstreet, Igby Rigney, Samantha Sloyan, Henry Thomas, and Michael Trucco. Check out the cast in our gallery below:
Midnight Mass marks the third collaboration between Flanagan and Netflix after collaborating on 2018's The Haunting of Hill House and 2020's The Haunting of Bly Manor. In a letter accompanying the trailer for his new show, Flanagan described Midnight Mass as his "favorite project so far," as he noted just how personal the series is to him.
"As a former alter boy, about to celebrate 3 years of sobriety, it's not hard to see what makes this so personal," he wrote, reflecting on his own past. "The ideas at the root of this show scare me to my core. There is a darkness at work on Crockett Island. Some of it is supernatural, but the scariest is born of human nature.
"The darkness that animates this story isn't hard to see in our own world, unfortunately," he added. "But this show is about something else as well… faith itself. One of the great mysteries of human nature. How even in the darkness, in the worst of it, in the absence of light – and hope – we sing. I hope you enjoy our song."
In addition to writing, directing, and serving as showrunner on Midnight Mass, Flanagan has executive produced the series alongside frequent collaborator Trevor May. Flanagan is also currently working on numerous Christopher Pike adaptations, including The Midnight Club for Netflix and The Season of Passage for Universal Pictures.
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