The Haunting of Bly Manor
TV Series2020Ended

The Haunting of Bly Manor

Taste attributes: dramamysterymonster/alien/supernaturalhorrorgay/lesbianslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricategrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

See which match your taste

"Dead doesn't mean gone."

Boxlist takeAn inventive, larger-than-life mystery series: unsavoury and weighty. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Where to watch

StrongsampleWhy this match?Show

What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

This is a sample for Hard Hitter. Take the taste test to see your own match for The Haunting of Bly Manor.

Synopsis

After an au pair’s tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the estate’s chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose. But all is not as it seems at the manor, and centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling tale.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Victoria PedrettiOliver Jackson-CohenHenry ThomasAmelia EveT'Nia Miller

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2020
Runtime
54 min
Status
Ended
Studio
Amblin Television
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

Back to Discover