Although there are no plans for a thirdThe Hauntingseason,Mike Flanaganis not opposed to returning to the series in the future if the right conditions are met. Speaking toEntertainment Weeklyabout his upcoming limited-seriesMidnight Mass, Flanagan explained that he and his producer partnerTrevor Macywould need to find the right piece of literature to bring the series back, one that resonates withThe Haunting of Hill HouseandThe Haunting of Bly Manorthemes.
When asked if there were any current ideas for a third season ofThe Haunting, Flanagan repeatedwhat he already said last December: sadly, a thirdThe Hauntinganthology is not in his busy plans. However, Flanagan added that a third season could eventually happen if he and Macy found the perfect piece of literature. As Flanagan puts it, “one of the things that define theHauntinganthology for me is that both of them so far are about updating and riffing on existing classic literature.”
Choosing a book is not so simple, though, as a third season ofThe Hauntingwould have to reinforce the show’s idea that ghosts are the materialization of human trauma and regrets. According to Flanagan, “if the stars align in such a way that we decide to go back into theHauntingworld, it would have to be so much on that track that we’ve set up.” The filmmaker also cohesively resumes the right conditions for a third season by underlining that “it would have to be with the right piece of IP, it would have to be with the right ghost-centric story, and it would have to really fit withBlyandHill House.”
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The Haunting of Hill House, released in 2018, was inspired by authorShirley Jackson’s gothic horror novel of the same name. In 2020,The Haunting of Bly ManoradaptedHenry James’The Turn of the Screw. Even if a third season of The Haunting is still a distant dream, Flanagan is set to adaptChristopher Pike’s bookThe Midnight Clubfor Netflix next year. His next show,Midnight Mass, will be an original creation that Flanagan says willdeal with personal demonsrelated to his experience with religion.
Flanagan’s wife and frequent collaboratorKate Siegelstar inMidnight MassalongsideZach Gilford,Hamish Linklater,Rahul Abburi,Crystal Balint,Matt Biedel,Alex Essoe,Annarah Cymone,Annabeth Gish,Rahul Kohli,Kristin Lehman,Robert Longstreet,Igby Rigney,Samantha Sloyan,Henry Thomas, andMichael Trucco. The series is executive produced by Flanagan and Macy for Intrepid Pictures.
Midnight Masswill debut worldwide on Netflix on September 24.
Here’sMidnight Massofficial synopsis:FromThe Haunting of Hill Housecreator Mike Flanagan,Midnight Masstells the tale of a small, isolated island community whose existing divisions are amplified by the return of a disgraced young man (Zach Gilford) and the arrival of a charismatic priest (Hamish Linklater). When Father Paul’s appearance on Crockett Island coincides with unexplained and seemingly miraculous events, a renewed religious fervor takes hold of the community - but do these miracles come at a price?
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