Here is the official trailer of the Netflix anthology series developed by Guillermo del Toro , Cabinet of Curiosities .
The cast includes Essie Davis, Andrew Lincoln, F. Murray Abraham, Ben Barnes, Crispin Glover, Tim Blake Nelson and Peter Weller .
With them also Rupert Grint , star of the Harry Potter saga .
The debut on the streaming platform is scheduled for October 25th.
Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities will be a collection of stories created to challenge the conventions of the horror genre. From the macabre to the magical, from the gothic to the grotesque or classically disturbing, the eight sinister tales – including two original works by del Toro – will be brought to life by a team of writers and directors personally chosen by the director of The Shape of Water .
Cabinet of Curiosities
Here’s what the episodes will be:
● Essie Davis (The Babadook), Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead) and Hannah Galway (Sex / Life) star in an episode written and directed by Jennifer Kent (The Babadook), based on an original story by Guillermo del Toro .
● F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus, Mythic Quest), Glynn Turman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) and Luke Roberts (Ransom) star in the episode written by David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight) (based on a story by Michael Shea ), and directed by David Prior (The Empty Man).
● Tim Blake Nelson (Watchmen), Elpidia Carrillo (Euphoria), Demetrius Grosse (Fear The Walking Dead) and Sebastian Roché (The Man in the High Castle) star in the episode written by Regina Corrado (Deadwood; The Strain) based on a original story by Guillermo del Toro. Directed by Guillermo Navarro (Godfather of Harlem; Narcos)
● Crispin Glover (River’s Edge) and Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone) star in the Lee Patterson -written episode (Curve, The Colony) based on a story by HP Lovecraft . Directed by Keith Thomas (Firestarter, The Vigil).
● Peter Weller (Star Trek Into Darkness) stars in the episode directed by Panos Cosmatos (Mandy), co-writer with Aaron Stewart-Ahn .
● Mika Watkins (Origin; Black Mirror; Troy: Fall of a City) wrote the episode based on the short story by HP Lovecraft . Directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen; Lords of Dogtown; Twilight). The cast will be revealed later.
● David Hewlett (See) in the episode written and directed by Vincenzo Natali (In The Tall Grass; Splice; Cube; Hannibal), based on a short story by Henry Kuttner .
● Haley Z. Boston (Brand New Cherry Flavor; Hunters) is the screenwriter of the episode based on the short story by cartoonist Emily Carroll . Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night). The cast will be revealed later.