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Lore
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Aaron Mahnke
Narrator
6 eps
Campbell Scott
George Brown
1 eps
Jason Davis
Harold Metcalf
1 eps
Caroline Arapoglou
Lily Brown
1 eps
Benjamin Keepers
Samuel Wilkins
1 eps
Steve Coulter
William Rose
1 eps
Connor Hammond
Edwin Brown
1 eps
Pamela Riley Sauve
Mercy Lena (10)
1 eps
Hannah Alline
Marcy Lena (19)
1 eps
Mary Simmons
Mary Olive (20)
1 eps
Colm Feore
Dr. Walter Freeman
1 eps
Kristen Cloke
Dr. Marjorie Freeman
1 eps
Michael Bullard
Alan
1 eps
R. Keith Harris
Dr. James Watts
1 eps
Judd Lormand
Dr. William Nolan
1 eps
Peggy Jo Jacobs
Lorna Brady
1 eps
Victoria Petrosky
Salie 'Ellen' Ionesco
1 eps
Geordie Bryn Francombe
Charles Brady (uncredited)
1 eps
Holland Roden
Bridget Cleary
1 eps
Cathal Pendred
Michael Cleary
1 eps
John Byner
Patrick Boland
1 eps
Nadine Lewington
Johanna Kennedy
1 eps
Dietrich Teschner
James Kennedy
1 eps
Richie Stephens
Jack Dunne
1 eps
Mark Ashworth
Father Ryan
1 eps
Darren Darnborough
Doc Crean
1 eps
Annie Oakley
Self (uncredited)
1 eps
Robert Patrick
Reverend Eliakim Phelps
1 eps
Bethany Anne Lind
Sarah Nicholson Phelps
1 eps
Tom Thon
Dr. Isaac Bristol
1 eps
Daniel Thomas May
Austin Phelps
1 eps
Steven Sean Garland
Abner Phelps
1 eps
Maddie Nichols
Anna Phelps
1 eps
Neal Genys
Henry Phelps
1 eps
Anna House
Mrs. Combs
1 eps
Ryan Homchick
Alex Le Gros
1 eps
Arthur Conan Doyle
Self (archive footage)
1 eps
Harry Houdini
Self (archive footage)
1 eps
Adam Goldberg
Peter Stubbe
1 eps
Clark Moore
Jens Hetfelderz
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Lore actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Lore reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Cliffhanger Intensity.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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
This anthology series brings to life Aaron Mahnke's titular podcast and uncovers the real-life events that spawn our darkest nightmares. Blending reenactments, animation, archive and narration, Lore reveals how our horror legends – such as vampires, werewolves and body snatchers – are rooted in truth.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 12 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20176 episodes
7.1IMDbBest episode · S01E06 Unboxed
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20186 episodes
6.5IMDbSeason 2 marks a deeper dive into the surprising characters and real-life stories behind some of the world's historical atrocities. Ranging from the Middle Ages to the Age of Rockets, Lore 2 explores the motivations of the damned and the bloody and far-reaching aftermath of that damnation.
Best episode · S02E06 Jack Parsons: The Devil and the Divine
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01 · Signature episode
They Made a Tonic
Before we knew how disease spread, medicine was as much superstition as it was science. And in the small New England towns of the 1800s, there is a belief that consumption can only be stopped by making sure the dead are actually dead.
- Directed by Darnell Martin
- Written by Jeff Eckerle, Marilyn Osborn
S01E02 · Signature episode
Echoes
Dr. Walter Freeman is the father of the icepick lobotomy. He believes the ten-minute procedure will all but end the need for the mental hospital. He has the best of intentions but winds up creating an entirely new kind of horror story.
- Directed by Thomas J. Wright
- Written by Glen Morgan
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E06
Jack Parsons: The Devil and the Divine
- Directed by Alice Troughton
- Written by Sean Crouch
S02E01
Burke and Hare: In the Name of Science
- Directed by Christoph Schrewe
- Written by Carlos Foglia
S02E02
Elizabeth Bathory: Mirror, Mirror
- Directed by Alice Troughton
- Written by Ashley Halloran
S02E03
Hinterkaifeck: Ghosts in the Attic
- Directed by Christoph Schrewe
- Written by Jose Molina
S02E04
Prague Clock: The Curse of the Orloj
- Directed by Christoph Schrewe
- Written by Ashley Miller
S02E05
Mary Webster: The Witch of Hadley
- Directed by Alice Troughton
- Written by Alyssa Clark
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Aaron Mahnke
Showrunner
Gale Anne Hurd
Executive producer
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Mark Mannucci
Executive producer
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Brett-Patrick Jenkins
Executive producer
Howard T. Owens
Executive producer
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Jonathan Halperin
Executive producer
Ben Silverman
Executive producer
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Tyler Hisel
Writer
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David Chiu
Writer
David Coggeshall
Writer
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Sean Crouch
Writer
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Ashley Halloran
Writer
Ashley Miller
Writer
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Jeff Eckerle
Writer
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Patrick Wall
Writer
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Jose Molina
Writer
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Marilyn Osborn
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Carlos Foglia
Writer
Glen Morgan
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Alyssa Clark
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Gale Anne HurdExecutive Producer
- Mark MannucciExecutive Producer
- Brett-Patrick JenkinsExecutive Producer
- Howard T. OwensExecutive Producer
- Jonathan HalperinExecutive Producer
- Isabel San VargasProducer
Writing
- Tyler HiselWriter
- David ChiuWriter
- David CoggeshallWriter
- Sean CrouchWriter
- Ashley HalloranWriter
- Ashley MillerWriter
Direction
- Michael SatrazemisDirector
- Alice TroughtonDirector
- Nick CopusDirector
- Christoph SchreweDirector
- Thomas J. WrightDirector
- Darnell MartinDirector
Cinematography
- Jean-Philippe GossartDirector of Photography
- Ross SebekDirector of Photography
- Stephen CampbellDirector of Photography
- Rasmus ArrildtDirector of Photography
Music
- Dino MeneghinOriginal Music Composer
- Chad LawsonOriginal Music Composer
- Aaron KeaneOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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