Horror icon Guillermo del Toro has announced a new title, writing team, and partial cast for his new anthology series Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities! The series will premiere on Netflix and feature a new chilling tale each episode. Not every actor has been revealed yet (nor what roles they will play), but the cast and writing team assembled so far promises a frightfully excellent new series.
Episode 1
Actors: Essie Davis, Andrew Lincoln, and Hannah Galway
Writer/Director: Jennifer Kent (The Babadook) (based on a story by Guillermo del Toro)
Episode 2
Actors: F. Murray Abraham, Glynn Turman, and Luke Roberts
Writer: David S. Goyer (based on a short story by Michael Shea)
Director: David Prior (The Empty Man)
Episode 3
Actors: Tim Blake Nelson, Elpidia Carrillo, Demetrius Grosse, and Sebastian Roché
Writer: Regina Corrado (based on an original story by Guillermo del Toro)
Director: Guillermo Navarro (Godfather of Harlem; Narcos)
Episode 4
Actors: Crispin Glover and Ben Barnes
Writer: Lee Patterson (based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft)
Director: Keith Thomas (Firestarter)
Episode 5
Actor: Peter Weller (Star Trek Into Darkness)
Writers: Panos Cosmatos and Aaron Stewart-Ahn
Director: Panos Cosmatos (Mandy)
Episode 6
Actors: TBA
Writer: Mika Watkins (based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft)
Director: Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight)
Episode 7
Actor: David Hewlett
Writer/Director: Vincenzo Natali (Hannibal) (based on a short story by Henry Kuttner)
Episode 8
Actors: TBA
Writer: Haley Z. Boston (based on a short story by Emily Carroll)
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night)
del Toro is best known for his films Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy, Crimson Peak, Pacific Rim, and many more. There is no release date set for the anthology, but filming has begun in Toronto.
