Fans ofThe Haunting of Hill HouseandThe Haunting of Bly Manorcan finally rejoice, as Netflix has unveiled the first trailer forMidnight Mass, the latest genre series from creatorMike Flanagan.
Midnight Massfollows a small, isolated island community whose existing divisions are amplified by the return of a disgraced young man (Zach Gilford) and the arrival of a charismatic priest (Hamish Linklater). When Father Paul’s appearance on Crockett Island coincides with unexplained and seemingly miraculous events, a renewed religious fervor takes hold of the community – but do these miracles come at a price?
Flanagan’s wife and frequent collaboratorKate Siegelco-stars inMidnight MassalongsideRahul Abburi,Crystal Balint,Matt Biedel,Alex Essoe,Annarah Cymone,Annabeth Gish,Rahul Kohli,Kristin Lehman,Robert Longstreet,Igby Rigney,Samantha Sloyan,Henry Thomas, andMichael Trucco.
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Flanagan created and directed the seven-episode limited series, which he also executive produced withTrevor Macyfor Intrepid Pictures.Midnight Masswill debut worldwide on Netflix on September 24. Scroll down to check out the first crop of images from the show, which looks appropriately creepy coming from Flanagan.
I may not have been a fanOculusorDoctor Sleepbut I really like what the director did withHushandGerald’s Game, and I’m looking forward to hisother Midnightseries as well – an adaptation ofChristopher Pike’sThe Midnight ClubstarringIman Bensonfrom#blackAFand horror iconHeather LangenkampfromA Nightmare on Elm Street.Midnight Masscertainly looks intriguing, so watch the teaser below, and let me know if you plan to check this show out, or if it’ll take a miracle for Netflix to convince you. Or maybe it’ll just take this director’s note from Flanagan, reprinted in full below.
“I’m just going to admit it… Midnight Mass is my favorite project so far. As a former altar boy, about to celebrate 3 years of sobriety, it’s not hard to see what makes this so personal. The ideas at the root of this show scare me to my core. There is 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. 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.”
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