On October 25 , just in time for Halloween , Netflix is releasingGuillermo del Toro’sCabinet of Curiositiesacross a four - day event . Two episode will be released day by day up until the 28th , making for a fascinating anthology outlet schedule that pushes the boundaries ofgenre , taste , and practical consequence .
Thefirst - look trailerhas dropped , and it is asmacabre , witching , gothic , fantastic , and “ classically creepy ” as the wardrobe release states . With six original piece from the author and two original story by del Toro , this anthology was brought to animation by a team of writers and directors personally chosen by the Oscar - winning director .
“ With Cabinet of Curiosities , we set out to showcase the realities existing out of doors of our normal Earth : the anomaly and curiosities . We hand - picked and curated a radical of stories and storytellers to deliver these tales , whether they come from taboo space , supernatural traditional knowledge , or simply within our psyche , ” tell Guillermo del Toro in the Netflix printing press release .
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The inclination of epithet tie to this series is full of unbelievable talent , both behind the camera and off screen . Below we have the full inclination of title as well as the select mold and showrunners seize to each episode .
DREAMS IN THE WITCH HOUSE
Rupert Grint ( Servant ) , Ismael Cruz Cordova ( Lord of the Rings : The Rings of Power , The unfastening , Miss Bala ) , DJ Qualls ( Turning Point , Supernatural ) , Nia Vardalos ( Love , Victor , Station 19 , My heavy Fat Greek hymeneals ) and Tenika Davis ( Jupiter ’s Legacy , Titans ) star in an episode written by Mika Watkins ( Origin ; Black Mirror ; Troy : nightfall of a City ) ( based on a short fib by H.P. Lovecraft ) and directed by Catherine Hardwicke ( Thirteen ; Lords of Dogtown ; Twilight )
GRAVEYARD RATS
David Hewlett ( SEE , The Shape of Water ; Stargate : Atlantis ) stars in an episode publish ( found on a poor story by Henry Kuttner ) and directed by Vincenzo Natali ( In The Tall Grass ; Splice ; Cube ; Hannibal )
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Tim Blake Nelson ( Watchmen ; The Ballad of Buster Scruggs ) , Elpidia Carrillo ( Predator ; Bread & Roses ; Euphoria ) , Demetrius Grosse ( revere The Walking Dead ; Boon ; Lovecraft Country ) and Sebastian Roché ( The Man in the High Castle ; The Young Pope ) mavin in an sequence drop a line by Regina Corrado ( Deadwood ; The Strain ) ( ground on an original story by Guillermo del Toro ) ; and directed by Guillermo Navarro ( Godfather of Harlem ; Narcos )
PICKMAN ’S MODEL
Ben Barnes ( Shadow and Bone ; Westworld ; The Punisher ) , Crispin Glover ( Rivers Edge ; Tim Burton ’s Alice In Wonderland ; American Gods ; Back To The Future ; Willard ; Charlie ’s Angels ) , and Oriana Leman ( The Whale ; The investigator ) champion in an episode write by Lee Patterson ( Curve ; The Colony ) ( based on a little story by H.P. Lovecraft ) and directed by Keith Thomas ( Firestarter ; The Vigil )
THE AUTOPSY
Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham ( Mythic Quest ; Homeland ; Amadeus ) , Glynn Turman ( Ma Rainey ’s Black Bottom ; Fargo ; The Wire ) and Luke Roberts ( Ransom ; Black Sails ) will appear in an episode compose by David S. Goyer ( The Sandman ; Dark City ; The Dark Knight ; Batman Begins ) ( ground on a short floor by Michael Shea ) , and directed by David Prior ( The Empty Man ; AM1200 )
THE MURMURING
Essie Davis ( The Babadook ) , Andrew Lincoln ( The Walking Dead ; Penguin Bloom ) and Hannah Galway ( Sex / Life ) star in an episode written ( based on an original narration by Guillermo del Toro ) and conduct by Jennifer Kent ( The Babadook ; The Nightingale )
THE OUTSIDE
Kate Micucci ( The Little Hours ; Mom ) and Martin Starr ( Silicon Valley ; Party Down ) moderate an installment written by Haley Z. Boston ( Brand New Cherry Flavor ) ( based on a short news report by comic book author Emily Carroll ) and direct by Ana Lily Amirpour ( A Girl walk Home Alone at Night ; Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon ; The Bad Batch )
THE VIEWING
Peter Weller ( upcoming The Colosseum ; Naked Lunch ; Star Trek Into Darkness ; Robocop ) , Eric André ( The Eric Andre Show ; The Righteous Gemstones ) , Sofia Boutella ( Kingsman : The Secret Service ; upcoming Rebel Moon ) , Charlyne Yi ( Always Be My peradventure ; Good Girls ) , Steve Agee ( Peacemaker ; The Suicide Squad ) , Michael Therrialt ( Locke and Key ; Cult of Chucky ) and Saad Siddiqui ( From Scratch ; DC ’s Legends of Tomorrow ) star in an instalment direct by Panos Cosmatos ( Mandy ) , who also writes , along with Aaron Stewart - Ahn .
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