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As Countdown To Christmas is fast approaching in mid-October, it means that the newly branded Hallmark Mystery has only a few more premiere announcements in 2024. Most of all, Sleuthers want to know which single-episode mysteries will get sequels.

Here is the latest roundup.

Photo: Paul Campbell, Aimee Garcia Credit: ©2023 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Allister Foster Hallmark Mystery Launched In 2024 With Promise Of Multiple Episodes

In early March, Hmm rebranded to Hallmark Mystery. Also, Lisa Hamilton Daly spoke to the Hallmark Mysteries & More podcast explaining why they rebranded. In an interview that all Sleuthers should listen to, the EVP of Programming at Hallmark Media explained that they were now going to focus on mysteries. They are ramping up production.

In addition, she revealed that three was the magic number for mystery viewing success. What seems to happen is that by the time viewers get to the third movie, they are hooked. Moreover,...

Stars: Denise Richards, Julian Richings, Maurice Dean Wint, Steve Byers, Sam Ashe Arnold | Written and Directed by Richard Boddington

A mother and her young son move to a new small town. They soon discover the town harbors a dark secret, and it’s a race against time to save the town.

There’s a certain quality to Richard Boddington‘s Wickensburg that feels so incredibly cheap despite having some admittedly fun ideas, even if they, too, can be a bit familiar. It’s a highly strange film for that reason. So much of this film on paper should’ve worked. It should’ve been a big ‘ol campy blast but instead, it’s just… kinda… bad.

It also doesn’t help that the film looks as if it was made on a high-school student’s budget. The lighting in nearly every scene looks poorly done, as does the overall cinematography.

Nickelodeon is celebrating Halloween by shedding some light on the success of its three-part reboot of Are You Afraid Of The Dark?

The reimagined anthology of Are You Afraid of the Dark? ran as a brand-new limited series through three hour-long episodes that premiered on Oct. 11, 18 and 25. The series introduced an entirely new Midnight Society group of kids, who tell a terrifying tale about the Carnival of Doom, only to have the events of the story come to life.

All three parts of Are You Afraid of the Dark? ranked as the most co-viewed show on broadcast and TV each week, with 33% of Adults 18-49 watching with a Kid 6-11. It was the number-one live-action series on cable TV in all kids’ demos. And with an industry standard of shows targeting 6-11-year-olds experiencing roughly 20% lifts in L3 time shifted ratings compared to Live Same Day,...

A whole new generation of kids are currently being scared by “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” as Nickelodeon’s reboot series airs its third and final terrifying episode on Friday, Oct. 25.

Following in the footsteps of the original ’90s cult series, the 2019 iteration of the horror anthology revolves around a group of young teens dubbed the Midnight Society who tell scary stories around a campfire.

But when new member, Rachel, recounts a story about the Carnival of Doom and Mr. Tophat, the group all wake up the next day to discover that the Carnival of Doom has come to life.

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TheWrap recently caught up with series stars Sam Ashe Arnold, Miya Cech, Jeremy Ray Taylor and Lyliana Wray, along with creator/executive producer BenDavid Grabinski and executive producer Matt...

The 2019 revival of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” centers around the Carnival of Doom, a place that star Jeremy Ray Taylor (“It Chapter Two”) describes as “beautiful on the outside, but…in the middle of it, there are definitely dark secrets.

Variety caught up with the young star during a carnival-themed celebration at Row Dtla and while the outside of the event was serene, the inside was dark and eerie. The entrance was lit just enough for the revival’s cast — Miya Cech, Lyliana Wray, Sam Ashe Arnold and Taylor — to pose for photos in front of the “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” poster before heading deeper into the party where demented clowns roamed, inviting guests to follow them through the dark. Once inside, guests enjoyed popcorn and chili dogs and there was even a candy buffet holding all the ingredients to make personalized, chocolate-covered apples.

But the...

We’ve got a new clip from Nickelodeon’s reboot of the horror series, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and it features a group of teens, who make up the Midnight Society, being terrorized at a carnival of nightmares. This limited series actually looks like it’ll be a lot of fun to watch.

Are You Afraid of the Dark? will consist of three hour-long episodes that will introduce a new Midnight Society. This group of young teens that make up the Midnight Society will “tell a terrifying tale about the Carnival of Doom, and its evil ringmaster Mr. Top Hat, only to witness the shocking story come frightfully to life.”

Are You Afraid of the Dark? writer BenDavid Grabinski also talked with Bloody-Disgusting about the series, and opened up about the kind of horror references that the series will be loaded with:

“It’s all very, very deeply...

"Submitted for the approval of The Midnight Society..." If those words send a nostalgic chill down your spine, then you're likely dying to watch Nickelodeon's limited series resurrection of Are You Afraid of the Dark? Thankfully, the wait is now over, as you can watch the first episode in its eerie entirety online for free.

The first episode of the new Are You Afraid of the Dark? limited series has been uploaded on the official NickRewind channel, and you can watch it below before the other two episodes premiere on October 18th and 25th, respectively.

The horror springboard for a generation of genre fans who grew up in the ’90s, Are You Afraid of the Dark? originally aired on Nickelodeon from 1992–1996 (after premiering in Canada in 1990) before being revived for new episodes in 1999–2000.

Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates on the return of Are You Afraid of the Dark?...

In today’s Nycc TV news roundup, “Harley Quinn” gets a Nov. 29 premiere date and Nickelodeon debuts the official trailer for “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”

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“Harley Quinn” will premiere Nov. 29 on DC Universe, executive producers Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker announced. The animated original series follows the animated blonde supervillain (Kaley Cuoco) as she sets out to become Gotham City’s criminal Queenpin.

Renewals

Rooster Teeth greenlight an additional two volumes of “Rwby.” The animated supernatural series follows four young girls training to become humanity’s only hope. Rooster Teeth also released a trailer for Volume 7 of the show. The new episodes will follow Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang as they’ve fought hard alongside their friends to bring the Relic of Knowledge to Atlas, the northernmost Kingdom in Remnant. However, the futuristic urban-sprawl may hide just as much danger as the tundra that surrounds it. Enemies...

The cast and creative folks behind Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark reboot are ready to submit some new stories for the approval of the Midnight Society. The reboot's stars, Lyliana Wray, Sam Ashe Arnold, Miya Cech, Jeremy Ray Taylor, and Rafael Casal, plus writer-executive producer BenDavid ...

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The Midnight Society returns later this month with the Are You Afraid of the Dark? three-part limited series premiering on Hulu, but those living in the La area can catch an early screening and panel thanks to Beyond Fest and Nickelodeon:

Beyond Fest, the highest-attended genre film festival in the Us, is excited to announce the premiere event of Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark? The three-part limited series event sees the return of the Midnight Society, with Beyond Fest bowing the first two episodes on Monday, Oct. 7. Courtesy of Nickelodeon, the special screening is an all-ages, family-friendly event built specifically for fans young and old and free to all guests with tickets obtained via RSVP.

Following the screening will be a special Are You Afraid of the Dark? panel with stars Lyliana Wray, Sam Ashe Arnold, Miya Cech and Jeremy Ray Taylor, Ace Entertainment’s Spencer Berman,...

Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark?, the upcoming three-part limited series reimagined from the 1990s cult hit that fashioned horror stores from kids’ points of view, will have its world premiere screenings at Los Angeles’ Beyond Fest ahead of its October 11 debut on the Viacom-owned network.

Beyond Fest will screen the first two episodes October 7 at an all-ages event at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, with a panel to follow featuring castmembers Lyliana Wray, Sam Ashe Arnold, Miya Cech and Jeremy Ray Taylor and executive producers Spencer Berman of Ace Entertainment, writer BenDavid Grabinski and director Dean Israelite. That discussion will be followed by a 35mm screening of the ’80s cult pic The Gate.

Are You Afraid of the Dark? will follow members of an entirely new Midnight Society, who tell a terrifying tale of the Carnival of Doom and its evil ringmaster Mr. Tophat (Rafael Casal...

"Do you like scary stories?" Nickelodeon just released the premiere date and a new preview for their upcoming Are You Afraid of the Dark? reboot series.

Based on the '90s TV show, the limited series "will follow members of an entirely new Midnight Society, who tell a terrifying tale of the Carnival of Doom and its evil ringmaster Mr. Tophat, only to witness the shocking story come frightfully to life." The cast includes Lyliana Wray, Sam Ashe Arnold, Miya Cech, Jeremy Taylor, Tamara Smart, and Rafael Casal.

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Nickelodeon’s reboot of their horror series Are You Afraid of the Dark? actually looks like a good series that will be a lot of fun to watch. The first full trailer has been released today, and it offers us our best look yet at the kind of creepy story elements that we can expect from the limited series

Are You Afraid of the Dark? will consist of three hour-long episodes that will introduce a new Midnight Society. This group of young teens that make up the Midnight Society will “tell a terrifying tale about the Carnival of Doom, and its evil ringmaster Mr. Top Hat, only to witness the shocking story come frightfully to life.”

The main cast includes Sam Ashe Arnold as Gavin, Rafael Casal as Mr. Tophat, Miya Cech as Akiko, Tamara Smart as Louise, Jeremy Taylor as Graham, and Lyliana Wray as Rachel. The limited series...

Nickelodeon formally introduced its new Midnight Society from the upcoming “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” revival, and find themselves in the middle of their own scary story.

The three-episode revival follows an entirely new group of kids who tell a terrifying tale about the Carnival of Doom, only to have the events of the story come to life. It will air over three consecutive Fridays — not the original show’s Saturday night timeslot — beginning on Oct. 11.

Watch the show’s full-length trailer in the video above.

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The new members of the Midnight Society are: Gavin, played by Sam Ashe Arnold (“Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever.”); Akiko, played by Miya Cech; Louise, played by Tamara Smart; Graham, played by Jeremy Ray Taylor; and Rachel, played by Lyliana Wray. The Carnival of Doom’s ringmaster,...

TV fans attending New York Comic Con this fall will get to enjoy several treats, most notably a screening of HBO’s highly anticipated Watchmen adaptation.

Other highlights slated for the con, taking placing Oct. 3-6, include an Angel cast reunion and an Outlander panel, as well as first looks at the upcoming seasons of Castle Rock and Marvel’s Runaways. Three Nycc-friendly CW shows will also be in attendance: Riverdale, Roswell, New Mexico and Batwoman.

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"Submitted for the approval of The Midnight Society..." If those words send a nostalgic chill down your spine, then you're likely looking forward to Nickelodeon's limited series resurrection of Are You Afraid of the Dark? Ahead of its premiere this fall, the teaser trailer for the series' anticipated return has been unveiled amidst the flickering flames of a bonfire.

Exclusively revealed by Entertainment Weekly, you can watch the first teaser video for the new Are You Afraid of the Dark? below.

Comprised of three hour-length episodes, the limited series premieres this October and will focus on the Carnival of Doom.

The horror springboard (along with Goosebumps) for a generation of genre fans who grew up in the ’90s, Are You Afraid of the Dark? originally aired on Nickelodeon from 1992–1996 (after premiering in Canada in 1990) before being revived for new episodes in 1999–2000.

An Are You Afraid of the Dark? feature...

Nickelodeon has released the first teaser trailer for their upcoming reboot of the young-adult horror series Are You Afraid of the Dark?. This is a limited series that will consist of three hour-long episodes that will introduce a new Midnight Society.

This group of kids that make up the Midnight Society will “tell a terrifying tale about the Carnival of Doom, only to have the events of the story come to life.” This looks like it’ll be a fun show to watch with the kids.

The main cast includes Sam Ashe Arnold as Gavin, Rafael Casal as Mr. Tophat, Miya Cech as Akiko, Tamara Smart as Louise, Jeremy Taylor as Graham, and Lyliana Wray as Rachel.

This limited series was written by BenDavid Grabinski (Skiptrace) with Dean Israelite (Power Rangers) directing them. It was supposed to originally coincide with the release of the Are You Afraid of the Dark?...

Are You Afraid of the Dark? was a cornerstone of ‘90s children’s entertainment, bringing scares to kids who left their TV on after those All That reruns ended. Given the lasting nightmares it brought almost all of us, the series is still talked about to this day and now, Nickelodeon is revamping the program for a whole new audience. In fact, it looks like it’s headed in a surprising new direction, too.

Yes, as you may’ve heard, Are You Afraid of the Dark? is set to return to television this October, just in time for Halloween. It’ll boast a different Midnight Society as well, which will feature stars like Miya Cich, Sam Ashe Arnold, Tamara Smart, Lyliana Wray, and It’s Jeremy Taylor. From what we understand, the three-episode limited series will see the kids haunted by their own stories come-to-life and now, we have a very brief,...

Nickelodeon is getting dark.

The kids network released the first teaser for its upcoming revival of the classic ’90s series “Are You Afraid of the Dark,” and the new version looks a fright more more sinister than the original. The teaser, which you can watch above, shows a new batch of kids gathered around a campfire, submitting fresh scary stories for the approval of the Midnight Society.

The trailer features ominous music and more soundbites of screaming than we ever expected to hear on the channel that brought us “Spongebob,” “Zoey 101,” and almost every other beloved kids show. Then it asks the time-worn question anew: “Are you afraid of the dark?”

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The new three-episode miniseries follows an entirely new group of kids who will tell a terrifying tale about the Carnival of Doom, only...

Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a cornerstone of ‘90s children’s entertainment, serving up scares to kids who left their TV on after All That reruns ended. Considering the lasting nightmares it inflicted on all of us, as well as the number of modern stars that originally popped up in an episode or two (like Ryan Gosling and Captain America: Civil War’s Emily VanCamp), the show still finds itself frequently talked about today. So, it should come as no surprise that Nickelodeon is revamping the series for a new audience, and it looks like it’s headed in a surprising new direction.

Deadline reports that a modern iteration of Are You Afraid of the Dark? is set to hit the small screen this October, just in time for Halloween. Featuring a new Midnight Society comprised of Miya Cich, Sam Ashe Arnold, Tamara Smart, Lyliana Wray, and It’s Jeremy Taylor,...

The reimagining of the anthology series “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” is coming together at Nickelodeon.

The new limited series, which will consist of three hour-long episodes, will premiere this October and introduce a new Midnight Society group of kids who will tell the terrifying tale of the Carnival of Doom, only to have the events of the story come to life.

“Are You Afraid of the Dark?” was created by D.J. MacHale and Ned Kandel and ran as an anthology series on Nickelodeon between 1992 and 1996. It was set around a group of teenagers who called themselves the Midnight Society and would meet weekly at a secret location in the woods to tell a scary story. The show was revived in 1999 for two more seasons with new writers and showrunners.

The new members of the Midnight Society for this updated series have been named as Gavin, played by Sam Ashe Arnold,...

Submitted for the approval of ’90s kids everywhere: Nickelodeon has found the members of its new Midnight Society for the upcoming “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” limited series.

The three-episode revival will premiere this October and follow an entirely new group of kids who tell a terrifying tale about the Carnival of Doom, only to have the events of the story come to life.

The new members of the Midnight Society are: Gavin, played by Sam Ashe Arnold (“Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever.”); Akiko, played by Miya Cech; Louise, played by Tamara Smart; Graham, played by Jeremy Taylor; and Rachel, played by Lyliana Wray. The Carnival of Doom’s ringmaster, Mr. Tophat, is played by Rafael Casal (“Blindspotting”).

Production on the reimagined series begins this month in Vancouver, Canada.

When Nick first announced the project in February,it said the miniseries “will coincide with the upcoming ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ theatrical movie from Paramount Pictures, Paramount Players’ and Nickelodeon Movies, in theaters October 2019.”...

Back in February, it was announced that Nickelodeon was moving forward with a new version of Are You Afraid of the Dark? this October, and now the members of the new Midnight Society have been revealed, along with plot details about the series' Carnival of Doom.

Filming on Are You Afraid of the Dark? is expected to begin this month in Vancouver, and you can read the plot details and casting announcement in the full press release below.

An Are You Afraid of the Dark? movie was previously in the works and slated for release this October, but the film is currently not on Paramount's release schedule (with writer Gary Dauberman no longer attached). Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates on all things

Press Release: Burbank, Calif.--Nickelodeon is reimagining its chillingly beloved anthology Are You Afraid of the Dark? as a brand-new limited series premiering this October.

Exclusive: Nickelodeon’s reimagined version of iconic anthology series Are You Afraid of the Dark? is coming together. Sam Ashe Arnold (Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever.), Miya Cech (Rim of the World), Tamara Smart, Jeremy Taylor (It, Goosebumps 2:Haunted Halloween), Lyliana Wray, and Rafael Casal (Blindspotting) are set to star in the limited series slated for premiere in October.

Written by BenDavid Grabinski (Skiptrace) and directed by Dean Israelite, the three-episode hourlong limited series introduces an entirely new Midnight Society group of kids who tell a terrifying tale about the Carnival of Doom, only to have the events of the story come to life.

The new members of the Midnight Society are: Gavin (Arnold), Akiko, Graham (Taylor) and Rachel (Wray). The Carnival of Doom’s ringmaster, Mr. Tophat, is played by Casal.

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Joseph Baxter Chris Longo Sep 13, 2019

Nickelodeon's classic horror anthology series, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, returns as a TV miniseries.

Sure, ‘90s kids are now adults, who, chances are, have binged the tech-driven, philosophically-based horror complexity of Netflix's Black Mirror. However, the gateway anthology horror show for many of that generation – besides Goosebumps – was Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark?. Now Nickelodeon is bringing the series back as a three-part miniseries for a new generation of Midnight Society hopefuls.

Are You Afraid of the Dark? Trailer

The network released the official trailer for the revival, which you can watch below:

Video of Are You Afraid of the Dark? Official Trailer Are You Afraid of the Dark? Revival Release Date

The Midnight Society returns on Friday, Oct. 11, at 7:00 p.m. (Et/Pt). Parts two and three air on Oct. 18, and Oct. 25., respectively.

The Are You Afraid of the Dark?...