
Scripted series · Syfy
Channel Zero
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Channel Zero actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Channel Zero reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A horror anthology series inspired by “Creepypasta” online tales.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 24 episodes.

Season 1 · Complete
Candle Cove
20166 episodes
6.6IMDbInspired by Kris Straub's "creepypasta" tale, season one deals with one man’s obsessive recollections of a mysterious children’s television program from the 1980s, and his ever-growing suspicions about the role it might have played in a series of nightmarish and deadly events from his childhood.
Best episode · S01E01 You Have to Go Inside

Season 2 · Complete
No-End House
20176 episodes
5.2IMDbInspired by Brian Russell’s “Creepypasta” tale, season two tells the story of Margot Sleator, a young woman who visits the No-End House, a bizarre house of horrors that consists of a series of increasingly disturbing rooms. When she returns home, Margot realizes everything has changed.
Best episode · S02E01 This Isn't Real

Season 3 · Complete
Butcher's Block
20186 episodes
5.4IMDbInspired by Kerry Hammond's “Search and Rescue Woods” Creepypasta tale, season three tells the story of a young woman named Alice who moves to a new city and learns about a series of disappearances that may be connected to a baffling rumor about mysterious staircases in the city's worst neighborhoods. With help from her sister, they discover that something is preying on the city's residents.
Best episode · S03E01 Insidious Onset

Season 4 · Complete
The Dream Door
20186 episodes
5.0IMDbBased on the “creepypasta” short story Hidden Door by Charlotte Bywater, season four follows newlyweds Jillian and Tom, who have each brought secrets into their marriage. When they discover a strange door in their basement, those secrets start to threaten their relationship — and their lives.
Best episode · S04E03 Love Hurts
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S01E01
You Have to Go Inside
Child psychologist Mike Painter investigates the 1988 murders of several children, including his twin brother, which may involve a children's TV show that has started airing again.
- Directed by Craig William Macneill

S01E03
Want to See Something Cool?
Mike must convince Gary that Candle Cove is behind the murders before he takes justice into his own hands; Marla, Jessica, and Amy frantically search for Mike before it's too late.
- Directed by Craig William Macneill
- Written by Harley Peyton

S01E04
A Strange Vessel
Mike's daughter Lily mysteriously arrives in Iron Hill, leading to more information about the murders of 1988; Mike and Jessica take drastic measures to heal the past and protect Lily from Candle Cove.
- Directed by Craig William Macneill
- Written by Nick Antosca, Erica Saleh

S01E02
I'll Hold Your Hand
Marla agrees to help Mike investigate the murders; Marla is horrified to learn a secret about what happened in 1988 that's been hidden since that time.
- Directed by Craig William Macneill
- Written by Don Mancini, Nick Antosca

S01E06
Welcome Home
Mike prepares to confront Candle Cove and save his daughter Lily, while Marla is faced with making an impossible choice.
- Directed by Craig William Macneill
- Written by Don Mancini, Nick Antosca

S01E05
Guest of Honor
Mike and Amy learn that the creator of Candle Cove isn't who they think he is; a brutal crime shocks the Iron Hill police force.
- Directed by Craig William Macneill
- Written by Mallory Westfall, Katie Gruel
Recently aired
Latest Episodes


S04E05
You Belong to Me
- Directed by E.L. Katz
- Written by Justin Boyd, Angel Varak-Iglar


S04E03
Love Hurts
- Directed by E.L. Katz
- Written by Lisa Long, Lenore Zion

S04E02
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
- Directed by E.L. Katz
- Written by Alexandra Pechman, Nick Antosca

Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Nick Antosca
Showrunner

Don Mancini
Writer
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Mallory Westfall
Writer
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Angela LaManna
Writer
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Alexandra Pechman
Writer
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Katie Gruel
Writer
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Justin Boyd
Writer
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Lisa Long
Writer
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Angel Varak-Iglar
Writer

Harley Peyton
Writer
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Lenore Zion
Writer

Erica Saleh
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Nick AntoscaExecutive Producer
Writing
- Don ManciniWriter
- Mallory WestfallWriter
- Angela LaMannaWriter
- Alexandra PechmanWriter
- Nick AntoscaWriter
- Katie GruelWriter
Direction
- Arkasha StevensonDirector
- E.L. KatzDirector
- Craig William MacneillDirector
- Steven PietDirector
Cinematography
- Isaac BaumanDirector of Photography
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