Limited series · Spike
The Mist
Fear. Human. Nature.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Morgan Spector
Kevin Copeland
10 eps
Alyssa Sutherland
Eve Copeland
10 eps
Gus Birney
Alex Copeland
10 eps
Danica Ćurčić
Mia Lambert
10 eps
Okezie Morro
Bryan Hunt
10 eps
Alexandra Ordolis
Shelley DeWitt
10 eps
Luke Cosgrove
Jay Heisel
10 eps
Darren Pettie
Connor Heisel
10 eps
Russell Posner
Adrian Garff
10 eps
Lola Flanery
Lila DeWitt
10 eps
Frances Conroy
Natalie Raven
10 eps
Dan Butler
Father Romanov
4 eps
Mary Bacon
Mrs. Carmody
1 eps
Irene Bedard
Kimi Lucero
4 eps
James Collins
Freddie Ansanto
1 eps
Shane Daly
Duncan Garf
1 eps
Ted Dykstra
Phillip Carlin
1 eps
Derek McGrath
Benedict Raven
1 eps
Elisa Moolecherry
Dr. Anya Sing
1 eps
Laurie Murdoch
Quinn Hill
1 eps
Peter Murnik
Mike Copeland
1 eps
Kevin O'Grady
Officer Pundik
1 eps
Deborah Allen
Maggie Pasko
4 eps
Nikki Barnett
Sandy Garf
1 eps
Holly Deveaux
Zoe
4 eps
John Dooks
Eric Carmody
1 eps
Andrea Dymond
Librarian
1 eps
Erik Knudsen
Vic
4 eps
Blair Langille
Cop
1 eps
Stephen Lebail
Officer Hamburger
1 eps
Jonathan Malen
Ted
4 eps
Christian Murray
Man with gun
1 eps
Andrea Lee Norwood
Susan Parker
4 eps
Michael Pellerin
Pharmacist
1 eps
Emily Power
Marie
1 eps
Zachary Tovey
Screaming man
1 eps
Romaine Waite
Kyle
4 eps
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Gus Bradley
3 eps
Dylan Authors
Link
3 eps
Marylouise Burke
Anna
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Mist actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Mist reads strongest on Bingeability, Serialized and Character Depth.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
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.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A small town family is torn apart by a brutal crime. As they deal with the fallout an eerie mist rolls in, suddenly cutting them off from the rest of the world, and in some cases, each other.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Pilot
When the residents of Bridgeville, Maine find themselves engulfed by a foreboding mist containing a myriad of inexplicable and bizarre threats, their humanity is put to the test. What will people do to survive when blinded by fear?
- Directed by Adam Bernstein
S01E03
Show and Tell
At the church, Connor locks up Mia, Jonah and Kevin in the basement. Back at the mall, Jay confronts Alex to try and convince her he didn't rape her.
- Directed by Nick Murphy
- Written by Peter Biegen
S01E02
Withdrawal
The Mist has settled over town as Eve, Alex, and other mallgoers try to manage the rising panic. Meanwhile, Kevin, Adrian, Mia, and Jonah venture out into the mist to get to Kevin's family.
- Directed by David Boyd
S01E05
The Waiting Room
Kevin and the others reach the hospital, where Kevin has an unexpected and painful encounter with his brother, Mike.
S01E06
The Devil You Know
At the hospital, Kevin becomes an involuntary test subject on what drives the Mist; after Nathalie discusses her theories about "The Black Spring," she has a violent encounter with Link.
S01E10
The Tenth Meal
Tensions at the mall finally come to head, and the group makes a discovery which could provide answers about the origins of the mist.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E10
The Tenth Meal
S01E09
The Waking Dream
S01E08
The Law of Nature
S01E07
Over the River and Through the Woods
S01E06
The Devil You Know
S01E05
The Waiting Room
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
- Keith LevineProducer
- Amanda SegelExecutive Producer
- Michael MahoneyProducer
- Guy J. LouthanProducer
Writing
- Andrew WilderWriter
- Peter BiegenWriter
Direction
- Adam BernsteinDirector
- Nick MurphyDirector
- T.J. ScottDirector
- David BoydDirector
Cinematography
- André PienaarDirector of Photography
Music
- Giona OstinelliOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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