‘Are You Afraid Of The Dark?: Curse Of The Shadows’ Trailer: The Nickelodeon Anthology Series Returns For Season 2
Nickelodeon resurrected its 1990s horror seriesAre You Afraid of the Dark?in 2019 for a limited series, and since it performed well, the kid-friendly network decided to bring it back for another season with a whole new cast. Now the first trailer has arrived forAre You Afraid of the Dark?: Curse of the Shadows, which introduces us to a new version of the Midnight Society – and the new spooky new creature who’s haunting their town.
Are You Afraid of the Dark Curse of the Shadows Trailer
The Shadowman, the scary entity that haunts the kids' seaside town, seems like a cool idea in theory – he appears to be a skeleton that’s trapped in a Groot-like tree body. But if you freeze frame the appearances he makes in this trailer, the character design seems pretty shoddy – almost like he’s just a guy wearing a costume from Spirit Halloween. But then again, as Steven Spielberg can attest, a creature doesn’t necessarily need to be clearly displayed to generate suspense, so I guess as long as he stays in the shadows, the show shouldn’t suffer too much in that regard.
Here’s the official synopsis, as well as an introduction to the members of the new Midnight Society:
Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Curse of the Shadowsfollows an all-new Midnight Society group of kids who learn of the terrifying curse cast over their small seaside town, and are haunted by a mysterious creature known as the Shadowman.
The new members of the Midnight Society are: Luke, played byBryce Gheisar(The Astronauts,Wonder); Jai, played byArjun Athalye; Hanna, played byBeatrice Kitsos(Child’s Play,iZombie); Gabby, played byMalia Baker(The Baby-Sitters Club); Seth, played byDominic Mariche(The Christmas Yule Blog,A Gift to Cherish); and Connor, played byParker Queenan(Party of Five,Andi Mack).
Jeff Wadlow(Fantasy Island,Kick-Ass 2) is on board as an executive producer and the primary director for this season, whileJT Billings(Beware That Girl,Charming) will serve as the showrunner. Original series creatorsD.J. MacHaleandNed Kandelare also executive producers alongsideMatt Kaplan(To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) andSpencer Berman(Man Seeking Woman), whilePaul Kimis a co-executive producer.
The six-episodeAre You Afraid of the Dark?: Curse of the Shadowspremieres on Nickelodeon on Friday,February 12,2021at 8:00 P.M., with new episodes airing every Friday night.
