The Haunting of Bly Manor is a 2020 gothic horror drama miniseries created by Mike Flanagan, released on Netflix as the second entry in The Haunting anthology series (after The Haunting of Hill House in 2018).
Here’s a full overview:
🕯️ Basic Info
Title: The Haunting of Bly Manor Creator: Mike Flanagan Release Date: October 9, 2020 Episodes: 9 Streaming on: Netflix Based on: The Turn of the Screw (1898) by Henry James, with elements from his other ghost stories.
👻 Plot Summary
Set in the 1980s, the story follows Dani Clayton, a young American woman hired as an au pair for two orphaned children—Flora and Miles Wingrave—at their family estate, Bly Manor in rural England.
Soon after arriving, Dani begins to experience strange, supernatural occurrences and learns that the manor is haunted by tragic spirits from its dark past.
As the series unfolds, it becomes clear that:
The ghosts are bound to the manor due to powerful emotions like guilt, love, and loss. The most significant haunting is that of Viola Lloyd, also known as The Lady in the Lake, whose sorrow and anger anchor the spirits at Bly.
🧑🤝🧑 Main Characters
Dani Clayton (Victoria Pedretti): The new au pair, running from personal trauma. Miles & Flora Wingrave (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth & Amelie Bea Smith): The children under Dani’s care. Hannah Grose (T’Nia Miller): The loyal housekeeper with a tragic secret. Owen Sharma (Rahul Kohli): The manor’s kind-hearted cook. Jamie (Amelia Eve): The gardener and Dani’s love interest. Peter Quint (Oliver Jackson-Cohen): The manipulative former valet. Rebecca Jessel (Tahirah Sharif): The previous au pair, whose death haunts the house.
💔 Themes
Love, memory, and loss The passage of time and identity Guilt and redemption The blurred line between ghosts and memories “Love is not a ghost story, it’s a tragedy” — this sums up the show’s emotional tone.
🎭 Tone & Style
Unlike Hill House, which focuses more on jump scares and family trauma, Bly Manor leans into melancholic romance and psychological horror. It’s beautifully written, slow-burning, and emotionally devastating by the finale.
🌹 Famous Quote
“Dead doesn’t mean gone.”
— Hannah Grose


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