Nickelodeon Reimagines Beloved Anthology Are You Afraid of the Dark? As Brand-New Limited Series
June 10 2019 - 10:33AM
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Production to Begin this Month on
Three-Night Event Premiering October
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Nickelodeon is reimagining its chillingly beloved anthology Are
You Afraid of the Dark? as a brand-new limited series premiering
this October. Through three hour-long episodes, the 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. Production on the new Are You
Afraid of the Dark? will commence this month in Vancouver,
Canada.
The new members of the Midnight Society are: Gavin, played by
Sam Ashe Arnold (Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever.); Akiko, played by Miya
Cech (Rim of the World, Always Be My Maybe); Louise, played by
Tamara Smart (Artemis Fowl, The Worst Witch); Graham, played by
Jeremy Taylor (It, Goosebumps 2:Haunted Halloween); and Rachel,
played by Lyliana Wray (Top Gun: Maverick, Black-ish). The Carnival
of Doom’s ringmaster, Mr. Tophat, is played by Rafael Casal
(Blindspotting).
The Are You Afraid of the Dark? limited series is produced by
ACE Entertainment (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, The Perfect
Date) with ACE founder Matt Kaplan and Spencer Berman serving as
executive producers. The series is written by BenDavid Grabinski
(Skiptrace) and directed by Dean Israelite (Power Rangers movie,
Project Almanac), both of whom will also executive produce.
Inspired by the classic art of storytelling, Nickelodeon’s
original Are You Afraid of the Dark? (series ran from 1992-1996 and
1999-2000) broke the mold by exploring a whole new genre of
entertainment. One of the net’s most iconic series from the ‘90s,
Are You Afraid of the Dark? delivered riveting stories of horror to
young audiences, all from a kid’s perspective. Are You Afraid of
the Dark? was created by D.J. MacHale and Ned Kandel.
Nickelodeon, now in its 40th year, is the number-one
entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global
business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand
includes television programming and production in the United States
and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location
based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more
information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon
and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of
Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).
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