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Freddy's Nightmares

Don't let him catch you sleeping!

7.2IMDb214 votesWorth your time

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1988 – 19902 seasons · 44 episodes~60 min per episodeTV-14Ended

Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Robert Englund

Robert Englund

Freddy Krueger

44 eps

Photo unavailable

William Frankfather

Deeks

1 eps

Kyle Chandler

Kyle Chandler

Chuck

1 eps

John Fujioka

John Fujioka

Harry Lee

1 eps

Lori Petty

Lori Petty

Chris Ketchum

1 eps

Richard Cox

Richard Cox

Jerry

1 eps

Dick Miller

Dick Miller

Al Kramer

1 eps

Daniel McDonald

Daniel McDonald

Mark

1 eps

Jill Whitlow

Jill Whitlow

Barbara Gamble

1 eps

Sarah Buxton

Sarah Buxton

Roni Peterson

1 eps

Leah Ayres

Leah Ayres

Roxanne Wodehouse

1 eps

Stuart Fratkin

Stuart Fratkin

Pete

1 eps

Timothy Bottoms

Timothy Bottoms

Mr. Franklin

1 eps

John Cameron Mitchell

John Cameron Mitchell

Bryan Ross

1 eps

Susan Oliver

Susan Oliver

The Maid

1 eps

Katie Barberi

Katie Barberi

Connie

1 eps

Diane Franklin

Diane Franklin

Jessica

1 eps

Kim Morgan Greene

Kim Morgan Greene

Claire

2 eps

Jenny Gago

Jenny Gago

Susan Brandes

1 eps

Lezlie Deane

Lezlie Deane

Sue Kaller

1 eps

Jeffrey Combs

Jeffrey Combs

Ralph

1 eps

Sandahl Bergman

Sandahl Bergman

Ginger 'Tracker' Morgan

2 eps

Rosalind Allen

Rosalind Allen

Mrs. Lowe

1 eps

Shari Shattuck

Shari Shattuck

Lana

1 eps

Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell

Kemmerling

1 eps

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

Rick

1 eps

Richard Speight Jr.

Richard Speight Jr.

Oliver Michaels

2 eps

Jeff Conaway

Jeff Conaway

Buddy Powers

1 eps

John DeMita

John DeMita

Tom

1 eps

Byron Thames

Byron Thames

Billy

1 eps

Diana Barrows

Diana Barrows

Diane

1 eps

Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Marsha

1 eps

Bob Goen

Bob Goen

Reporter (as Robert Goen)

1 eps

Burr DeBenning

Burr DeBenning

Dr. Serling

1 eps

Jeff McCarthy

Jeff McCarthy

Coach Gacey

1 eps

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Karen Hensel

Lady Fed

1 eps

Yvette Nipar

Yvette Nipar

Nickie

1 eps

Dana Stevens

Dana Stevens

Linda Kelsey

1 eps

George Lazenby

George Lazenby

Dr. Clark

1 eps

Rodney Saulsberry

Rodney Saulsberry

Paramedic

1 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Freddy's Nightmares actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Freddy's Nightmares reads strongest on World Building, Bingeability and Cliffhanger Intensity.

World BuildingVery strong7.0

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

BingeabilityStrong6.8

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Cliffhanger IntensityStrong6.5

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionStrong6.5

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Character DepthStrong6.3

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

SpectacleStrong6.0

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

Emotional WeightPresent4.6

How much the series is designed to affect you.

SerializedPresent4.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

The evil, sinister killer of the "Nightmare On Elm Street" movies, Freddy Krueger, hosts this show, where each week, he shows us a tale of evil and death about the lives of people who live in Springwood.

The run

Seasons

2 seasons · 44 episodes.

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
198822 episodes
5.5IMDb
Best episode · S01E01 No More Mr. Nice Guy
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
198922 episodes
6.4IMDb
Best episode · S02E01 Dream Come True

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still unavailable

S01E01

No More Mr. Nice Guy

6.7IMDb6 votes

Tonights episode is all about a fellow who decides that the best way to get ahead is to stomp on everyone in his path.

9 Oct 198845 min

Directed by Tobe Hooper
Written by David Ehrman, Michael De Luca

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still unavailable

S02E22

Life Sentence

6.0IMDb1 votes

11 Mar 199045 min

Directed by Anita W. Addison
Written by David Zuckerman

Still unavailable

S02E21

Prisoner of Love

6.0IMDb1 votes

4 Mar 199045 min

Directed by Richard T. Schor
Written by Richard Beban

Still unavailable

S02E20

Dust To Dust

7.0IMDb1 votes

25 Feb 199046 min

Directed by Bill Froehlich
Written by David Braff, Bill Froehlich

Still unavailable

S02E19

A Family Affair

7.0IMDb1 votes

18 Feb 199045 min

Directed by Keith Samples
Written by David Braff

Still unavailable

S02E18

Funhouse

6.0IMDb1 votes

11 Feb 199045 min

Directed by Gilbert Adler
Written by Gilbert Adler, A L Katz

Still unavailable

S02E17

Interior Loft-Later

6.0IMDb1 votes

4 Feb 199045 min

Directed by Ken Wiederhorn
Written by Jonathan Glassner

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Scott A. StoneExecutive Producer
Robert ShayeExecutive Producer
Gilbert AdlerProducer

Writing

Direction

Cinematography

David CallowayDirector of Photography

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

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