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Who is in the cast of Mike Flanagan’s The Midnight Club as horror series lands on Netflix?-Meghna Amin-Entertainment – Metro
Mike Flanagan’s newest spooky series is about to hit our screens.
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The countdown to Halloween has officially begun as The Midnight Club is about to launch on Netflix.
Adapted from Christopher Pike’s 1994 novel of the same name, Mike Flanagan’s new spooky series follows a group of terminally ill teens grappling with their own existence and trying to scare each other with gruesome horror stories.
They’ve also made a pact to try and communicate with each other after death, haunting the halls of Brightcliffe, as they hunt for signs of the supernatural from the beyond.
As they spot ghostly sightings and eery apparitions, and battle their own existence, each night the eight members of the Midnight Club come together to share their stories.
Viewers may recognise some faces from Flanagan’s previous works, including Midnight Mass, while others are making their debut.
Who is in the cast of The Midnight Club?
Iman Benson as Ilonka
Iman Benson plays Ilonka (Picture: Eike Schroter/Netflix)
Iman Benson plays Ilonka, a teen whose terminal cancer diagnosis cancels her dreams of Stanford University.
Instead, her plans for the future turn into plans of survival, and the hope that she’ll find something to help her survive.
Benson, 22, has previously starred in Netflix’s #blackAF and Alexa & Katie.
Igby Rigney as Kevin
Igby Rigney plays Kevin (Picture: Eike Schroter/Netflix)
Midnight Mass star Igby Rigney plays Kevin, a teen who sparks a romantic connection with Ilonka.
Kevin slowly teases his ghost-story throughout the ten episodes, before he reveals the shocking ending, and admits his true feelings for Ilonka.
Rigney played Warren Flynn in Flanagan’s Midnight Mass, one of the only characters who survived the terrors.
Ruth Codd as Anya
Ruth Codd plays Anya (Picture: Eike Schroter/Netflix)
Ruth Codd plays amputee Anya, a tough and nihilistic teen who has a deep fear of death and behind her sarcastic exterior, cares deeply for her newfound family.
Speaking about the best part of joining Flanagan’s world, Codd revealed: ‘Getting to play such a well-written disabled character. A lot of the time, the little representation we do get in film/TV shows, disabled people are often conveyed as either bitter and angry or saints.
‘Anya is so human. The emphasis isn’t on her disability, it’s on her character. As a disabled person, I felt seen.’
William Chris Sumpter as Spencer
William Chris Sumpter plays Spencer, who was revealed by Pike to be loosely based on a real patient (Picture: Eike Schroter/Netflix)
William Chris Sumpter plays Spencer, following his emotional storyline of being kicked out of his conservative family home after receiving his HIV diagnosis and coming out to his parents.
Sumpter, 20, has previously starred on Broadway in Matilda. He’s also held roles in the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and When They See Us, as well as modelling for Nickelodeon.
Aya Furukawa as Natsuki
Aya Furukawa plays Natsuki (Picture: EIKE SCHROTER/NETFLIX)
The Baby-Sitters Club Aya Furukawa plays Natsuki in The Midnight Club.
Her character tells intricate stories while talking about her own struggles with mental health.
Annarah Cymone as Sandra
Annarah Cymone plays Sandra (Picture: Eike Schroter/Netflix)
Annarah Cymone has also previously starred in Midnight Mass.
In her role as Sandra in The Midnight Club, Cymone plays a deeply religious teen who uses her faith to cope with her cancer diagnosis.
However, towards the end of the series, viewers learn a shocking twist about Sandra’s diagnosis after a secret Ilonka had been harbouring.
Sauriyan Sapkota as Amesh
Sauriyan Sapkota plays Amesh (Picture: Eike Schroter/Netflix)
Sauriyan Sapkota plays Natsuki’s boyfriend Amesh, a video game nerd suffering from cancer.
The 21-year-old is also set to appear in upcoming horror The Fall of the House of Usher.
Adia as Cheri
While not much is known about Cheri, due to her little white lies about her Hollywood life, she proves to be a comfort to the rest of the Midnight Club.
Other cast members include Friday Night Lights star Zach Gilford as nurse Mark and Heather Langenkamp as the mysterious founder of Brightcliffe, Dr Georgina Stanton.
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The series boasts several other famous faces from Flanagan’s other works, including Rahul Kohli, Katie Parker, Michael Trucco, Emily Piggford, Crystal Balint, Henry Thomas and more.
The Midnight Club launches on Netflix tomorrow, Friday October 7.
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