The Haunting of Hill Houseset the bar real high for the second season of the show,The Haunting of Bly Manor. Taking a page from theAmerican Horror Storyplaybook, creatorMike Flanaganis bringing back cast members from Season 1 to play completely different characters in a new story, this time based on theHenry James1989 novella,The Turn of the Screw.
InThe Haunting of Hill House,Oliver Jackson-CohenandVictoria Pedrettiplay the youngest of the Crain kids, twins Luke and Nell. Both are back forBly Manorso while catching up with Jackson-Cohen for his new filmThe Invisible Man, we just had to ask him about how things are going onBly Manorand what it’s been like jumping back into the series but with a new story and a new crew. Here’s what he told us:
“I have to say, it’s quite strange. It was quite strange at the beginning going back because it’s Victoria Pedretti and I - we both played twins last year - and so we’re back together but we’re in Vancouver, we were in Atlanta last year, and it’s a completely different crew but it’s the same creator. It was very very weird to start off with. It was strange because how do you kind of take a show that was that well received and that loved, how do you do a second version of it? And he’s sort of surpassed it. It’s quite amazing what he’s done withBly. I go back in about 10 minutes back to Vancouver to go and continue shooting.”
Surpassing what was accomplished inThe Haunting of Hill Houseis a tall order, but if anyone can do it, it’s Flanagan.
We’ve got no word on whenThe Haunt of Bly Manorwill drop on Netflix, but clearly the cast and crew are hard at work right on the new season right now. In addition to Jackson-Cohen and Pedretti, the cast also includesHill HousealumsHenry ThomasandKate Siegel, and series newcomersT’Nia Miller,Rahul KohliandAmelia Eve.
We’ll have more from Jackson Cohen on his experience makingThe Invisible Mancloser to the film’s February 28th release, but if you want more onInvisible Manright now,click herefor our chat withElisabeth Moss.
