The Midnight Club

For similar terms, see Midnight Club and Midnight Club (film).

The Midnight Club
Genre
Created by
Based onThe Midnight Club
and other works of Christopher Pike
Starring
ComposerThe Newton Brothers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
Running time49–58 minutes
Production companyIntrepid Pictures
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseOctober 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)
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The Midnight Club is an American horror mystery-thriller television series created by Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong, with Flanagan serving as showrunner, lead writer and executive producer. The series is set in a hospice and follows eight terminally ill young adults who form "the Midnight Club", meeting up each night to tell each other scary tales; it features an overarching story while also frequently depicting those tales on-screen.[1] Although mostly based on the 1994 novel The Midnight Club by Christopher Pike, the series also adapts short stories from 27 other Pike books featured in the "Midnight Club" tales themselves.[2]

The series stars Iman Benson, Adia, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Aya Furukawa, Annarah Shephard, William Chris Sumpter, and Sauriyan Sapkota as the eight Midnight Club members, alongside Heather Langenkamp, Zach Gilford, Matt Biedel, and Samantha Sloyan as older adults working at or living near the hospice;[3][4][5] in addition to their main characters, cast members also portray the ones featured in the "Midnight Club" tales.

The Midnight Club premiered on Netflix on October 7, 2022.[6] Unlike all three of Flanagan's previous series, it is not a miniseries, and was intended as a limited-run series meant to run for two seasons.[2] However, in December 2022, the series was canceled after one season.[7] Flanagan soon followed it up with a post on Tumblr in which he outlined plans for the second season and tied up the loose ends.[8]

  1. ^ Petski, Denise (February 2021). "'The Midnight Club': Netflix Horror Series From Mike Flanagan & Trevor Macy's Intrepid Pictures & Leah Fong Sets Cast". Deadline. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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  3. ^ Scott, Ryan (February 3, 2021). "Netflix's The Midnight Club Cast Announced, Including Elm Street Icon Heather Langenkamp". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Reimann, Tom (February 2021). "Mike Flanagan Reveals Cast of 'The Midnight Club' Netflix Series, Including a Horror Fan-Favorite". Collider. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (February 2021). "Netflix's 'The Midnight Club' Series Adaptation Sets Cast". Variety. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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  8. ^ Flanagan Film: The Midnight Club Season 2 outline