Previously titled as Guillermo del Toro Presents 10 After Midnight, the series title has since been changed to the shorter title of Cabinet of Curiosities. Filming has almost concluded on the series and will feature an outstanding number of incredible actors and actresses across its eight episodes. We’ll be keeping track of everything you need to know about the horror anthology including the plot of each episode, filming updates, cast news, trailers, and Netflix release date.
Cabinet of Curiosities is an upcoming Netflix Original horror anthology series created by Guillermo del Toro. J. Miles Dale, the producer of del Toro’s academy award-winning The Shape of Water will work on the Original as an executive producer, alongside Gary Ungar.
The Hellboy director is no stranger to Netflix, as for the past few years he has worked on the incredibly popular animated anthology of Tales of Arcadia, which concludes this year with the release of Trollhunters: Rise of Titans. Also arriving this year is the highly anticipated stop-motion musical adaptation of the story of Pinocchio.
What is the production status of Cabinet of Curiosities?
Official Production Status: Filming (Last Updated: 18/01/2022)
Filming for Cabinet of Curiosities has been ongoing for several months, starting on June 28th, 2021. We previously reported that filming is scheduled to conclude by the 16th of February, 2022, but reports on IMDb suggest that filming is ahead of schedule and will end by January 25th, 2022.
Toronto, Canada is the location currently being used for filming.
What is the plot of Cabinet of Curiosities?
As a horror anthology series, Cabinet of Curiosities will offer subscribers a different horrifyingly scary storytelling experience with each episode.
What is the episode count of Cabinet of Curiosities?
We previously believed the anthology was going to be a ten-part series, but have since learned there will be a total of eight episodes.
The episode titles that have been revealed are as follows:
| Episode | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | TBA |
| 2 | The Autopsy |
| 3 | Lot 36 |
| 4 | TBA |
| 5 | TBA |
| 6 | Dreams In The Witch House |
| 7 | Graveyard Rats |
| 8 | Some Other Animal’s Meat |
Who is in the cast of Cabinet of Curiosities?
When we first reported on Cabinet of Curiosities, only two cast members had been confirmed at the time, Essie Davis and Luke Roberts. The majority of the cast has since been announced.
In the first episode of Guillermo del Toro Presents 10 After Midnight, actress Essie Davis will be portraying the role of a mother who has lost her daughter. The character has been described as “distant and distracted.” Davis is known for her work on The White Princess, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and the movie adaptation of the video game Assassin’s Creed.
Essie Davis in real life (left) and Essie Davis as Dowager Queen Elizabeth in The White Princess (right)
The second confirmed actor is Luke Roberts, who eagled eyed Game of Thrones fans will recognise as Ser Arthur Dayne. Roberts has also starred in Ransom, Black Sails and the BBC series Wolf Hall. In Guillermo del Toro Presents 10 After Midnight Roberts will be portraying the role of Joe Allen, a popular and well liked miner.
Luke Roberts in real life (left) and Luke Roberts as Ser Arthur Dayne in Game of Thrones (right)
Joinining Essie Davis and Luke Roberts in the cast of Cabinet of Curiosities are; Ben Barnes, Rupert Grint, Crispin Glover, Andrew Lincoln, Tim Blake Nelson, Peter Weller, Sebastian Roché, F. Murray Abraham, Glynn Turman, Elpidi Carrillo, David Hewlett, Demetrius Grosse, Seamus Patterson, Hannah Galway, Matia Jackett, James Kall, Bart Badzioch, Thom Nyhuus, Jonathan Neil Alexander, Kim Horsman, and finally, Christine Trinh.
Is Guillermo del Toro directing all of the Cabinet of Curiosities Episodes?
Guillermo del Toro will write and direct a select number of episodes of the horror anthology. For the remaining episodes he will be selecting a talented team of filmmakers and writers to help complete the series.
When is the Cabinet of Curiosities Netflix release date?
With filming not scheduled to wrap until February 2022, there’s no chance of a 2021 release. However there is a chance we may not see Cabinet of Curiosities in 2022 as well, but this is highly depandent on the length of post production process.
The best case scenario is we’ll see Cabinet of Curiosities released as a part of Netflix’s 2022 Halloween line-up.
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