
Miniseries · Netflix
The Haunting of Bly Manor
Dead doesn't mean gone.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
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TV DNA
How The Haunting of Bly Manor actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Haunting of Bly Manor reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
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
After an au pair's tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the estate's chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose. But all is not as it seems at the manor, and centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling tale.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S01E05
The Altar of the Dead
She's seen it all. The memories come flooding back for housekeeper Hannah Grose as she reflects on the living and dead trapped at Bly Manor.
- Directed by Liam Gavin
- Written by Angela LaManna

S01E09
The Beast in the Jungle
The dream is done, yet danger prevails. Hannah summons the courage to act. A fate worse than death threatens everyone at Bly. Who will pay the price?
- Directed by E.L. Katz
- Written by Julia Bicknell

S01E08
The Romance of Certain Old Clothes
Bly's dark origins come to light. Once the iron-willed lady of the manor, Viola becomes consumed by a monstrous rage, ensnaring all souls around her.
- Directed by Axelle Carolyn
- Written by Leah Fong

S01E07
The Two Faces (2)
Miles and Flora are pulled into a ghostly game. Faced with the facts, Rebecca comes to an unhappy conclusion, and Hannah makes a shattering discovery.
- Directed by Yolanda Ramke, Ben Howling
- Written by Paul Clarkson, Michael Clarkson

S01E04
The Way It Came
Racked with guilt, Dani is haunted by her own heartbreaking loss. Flora and Miles find ways to cope, and Bly's staff remember the dead over a bonfire.
- Directed by Liam Gavin
- Written by Laurie Penny

S01E06
The Jolly Corner
In denial and embroiled in his work, Henry Wingrave must reckon with himself. Dani reaches out to Jamie while Flora gets lost in the past.
- Directed by Yolanda Ramke, Ben Howling
- Written by Rebecca Klingel
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S01E01
The Great Good Place
- Directed by Mike Flanagan
- Written by Mike Flanagan


S01E03
The Two Faces (1)
- Directed by Ciarán Foy
- Written by Diane Ademu-John


S01E05
The Altar of the Dead
- Directed by Liam Gavin
- Written by Angela LaManna

S01E06
The Jolly Corner
- Directed by Yolanda Ramke, Ben Howling
- Written by Rebecca Klingel
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

Mike Flanagan
Showrunner

Justin Falvey
Executive producer

Trevor Macy
Executive producer

Darryl Frank
Executive producer

Diane Ademu-John
Executive producer
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Paul Clarkson
Writer

Jamie Flanagan
Writer
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Michael Clarkson
Writer
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Julia Bicknell
Writer
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Angela LaManna
Writer

Laurie Penny
Writer
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Rebecca Klingel
Writer
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Leah Fong
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Kathy GilroyProducer
- Justin FalveyExecutive Producer
- Mike FlanaganExecutive Producer
- Trevor MacyExecutive Producer
- Darryl FrankExecutive Producer
- Diane Ademu-JohnExecutive Producer
Writing
- Paul ClarksonWriter
- Jamie FlanaganWriter
- Michael ClarksonWriter
- Julia BicknellWriter
- Angela LaMannaWriter
- Laurie PennyWriter
Direction
- Liam GavinDirector
- Axelle CarolynDirector
- Mike FlanaganDirector
- Yolanda RamkeDirector
- E.L. KatzDirector
- Ciarán FoyDirector
Cinematography
- Maxime AlexandreDirector of Photography
- James KniestDirector of Photography
Music
- Andrew GrushOriginal Music Composer
- Taylor StewartOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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