Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
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| Genre | Horror |
| Created by | Haley Z. Boston |
| Showrunner | Haley Z. Boston |
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| Music by | Colin Stetson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Running time | 40–59 minutes |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | March 26, 2026 |
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen is an American horror television miniseries[1] created by Haley Z. Boston for Netflix. Boston serves as the series showrunner and is also an executive producer along with the Duffer Brothers. Camila Morrone and Adam DiMarco star in the series as an engaged couple whose wedding is derailed. It was released on March 26, 2026.
Premise
[edit]Rachel and Nicky are engaged to be married in a week. They arrive at Nicky’s family home for the wedding and have to deal with family drama, impending death, a possible serial killer on the loose, and a generational curse affecting the family.
Cast and characters
[edit]Main
[edit]- Camila Morrone as Rachel Alexandra Harkin
- Adam DiMarco as Nicky Cunningham, Rachel's fiancé
- Gus Birney as Portia Cunningham, Nicky and Jules's younger sister
- Karla Crome as Nell Cunningham, Jules's second wife
- Sawyer Fraser as Jude Cunningham, Jules's son
- Jeff Wilbusch as Dr. Julian "Jules" Cunningham, Nicky and Portia's older brother
- Ted Levine as Dr. Boris Cunningham, Julian, Portia and Nicky's father
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Victoria Cunningham, Julian, Portia and Nicky's mother
Guest
[edit]- Amanda Fix as Benjamin
- Zlatko Burić as The Witness
- Victoria Pedretti as Alexandra Harkin
- Josh Hamilton as Jay Holman
- Logan Miller as young Jay
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Never Get On One Knee" | Weronika Tofilska | Haley Z. Boston | March 26, 2026 | |
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Five days in the future, Rachel and Nicky are married at the latter's family cabin, and blood runs down the hallway. In the present, Rachel and Nicky drive to the cabin while listening to a true crime podcast about a murderous custard magnate, whose intended victim crawled to safety holding a Barbie's plastic shoe. At a rest stop, the couple find a baby alone in a car, and look for its parents; Rachel finds a plastic Barbie shoe while searching. Concluding no one is there, Rachel goes to another stop to call for help while Nicky stays with the baby. At the next rest stop, Rachel is stalked by a man whom she stabs through the hand with her car keys, but he is unperturbed and merely asks about her upcoming marriage. Rachel returns to Nicky in a panic, and he reports that the baby's parents had gone for a walk and attacked him when they found him with their baby. The couple make it to the cabin, where Rachel is creeped out by the family's taxidermied dogs and Nicky's sister, Portia, who tells a story about the "Sorry Man", who comes up from Hell to cut women open in hopes of finding his wife. Later that night, Rachel wakes up to see the family dog staring back at her in the hallway, although it is initially unclear if it is one of the taxidermied statues. Wandering out of bed, she encounters Nicky's mother, who cryptically tells her that they will not be seeing much of each other. Rachel finds the message "DON'T MARRY HIM" on a returned wedding invitation. | |||||
| 2 | "Bride-Shaped Hole" | Weronika Tofilska | Haley Z. Boston | March 26, 2026 | |
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Four days before the wedding. Rachel cannot find her wedding dress, though she is sure that they brought it. Nicky offers to drive back to Chicago to see if they left it behind. Portia suggests that Rachel wear Victoria's wedding dress. As they are doing a fitting, they make major alterations to the dress. As Rachel goes on a walk through the woods, she finds her torn-up wedding dress on an effigy hanging from a tree, then also finds Nicky's father, Dr. Boris Cunningham, digging a grave. Nicky arrives back at the house and his parents reveal that Victoria has a major brain tumor and the wedding is being planned as one last hurrah. Jude, the young son of Nicky's older brother Jules, confesses he made the effigy to confuse the Sorry Man. | |||||
| 3 | "I Will Light You on Fire" | Axelle Carolyn | Alex Delyle | March 26, 2026 | |
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Three days until the wedding. Portia is trying to make all the finishing touches to the wedding. Rachel has to figure out what everyone wants for dinner at the reception. Nicky confronts his father, as he is working on his taxidermy to find treatment options for Victoria. Nell and Jude have an altercation in the bathroom where she pushes his head under the water in the bathtub. Rachel brings together everyone to try out some therapy. As they all say what they are feeling about Victoria's impending death, they burn the wedding dress effigy. Jude, using his new video camera from Rachel, explores the basement, where he spots a man standing up against the wall. Rachel gets up in the middle of the night to get a glass of water and is attacked by an unknown assailant. | |||||
| 4 | "The Witness" | Axelle Carolyn | Kate Trefry | March 26, 2026 | |
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Jude wakes up in the middle of the night and hears the struggle happening. He goes to his father and shows the video he took with the person in the basement. A home video from January 13, 1997, shows Rachel's parents coming to the area that the story is currently taking place at. On that day they get married in an empty church with one witness. When they get back to the cabin, Rachel's mother, Alexandra, starts bleeding out and passes, so her husband has to cut the baby out of her stomach. It's revealed that Rachel was taken by her father who was showing her the home movie, when Jules breaks into the cabin, claiming her father is the Sorry Man. Rachel heads back to the bar where the man, the witness from the wedding, returns the favor and stabs Rachel in the leg with a fork and tells a story of his great-great-great grandparents. The witness reveals a generational curse affecting the Harkin family. | |||||
| 5 | "I Think You Just Saved My Life" | Lisa Brühlmann | Ben Bolea | March 26, 2026 | |
| 6 | "Last Night of Freedom" | Lisa Brühlmann | Alana B. Lytle | March 26, 2026 | |
| 7 | "Something Living, Something Dead, Something Stolen, Something Red" | Weronika Tofilska | Teleplay by : Alex Delyle Story by : Alex Delyle & Isaac Sims | March 26, 2026 | |
| 8 | "I Do" | Weronika Tofilska | Teleplay by : Haley Z. Boston & Ben Bolea Story by : Haley Z. Boston & Kate Trefry | March 26, 2026 | |
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The wedding goes ahead, however Nicky, shaken by revelations regarding his parents' marriage, unexpectedly says no at the altar. As the sun sets without the couple getting married, the curse passes on to Nicky's family, and applies retroactively, killing many of the guests on Nicky's side of the family. Nicky's mother Victoria and his sister Portia die too, however Jules is notably spared. Rachel herself dies, however she is resurrected and cursed to be the new Witness. | |||||
Production
[edit]In July 2024, Netflix ordered the series Something Bad Is Going to Happen from creator and showrunner Haley Z. Boston. Boston would also executive produce alongside the Duffer Brothers, Hilary Leavitt, and Andrea Sperling.[2] Camila Morrone and Adam DiMarco were the first to be cast in the series,[3] taking the lead roles. Weronika Tofilska joined the project as another executive producer, planning to direct four episodes, and Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ted Levine, Gus Birney, Karla Crome, Jeff Wilbusch, and Zlatko Burić joined the cast.[4]
Filming began in January 2025 in Toronto,[5] running until May.[6]
Release
[edit]Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen was released on Netflix on March 26, 2026.[7]
Reception
[edit]The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 86% approval rating based on 56 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Marrying horror and atmospheric storytelling to thrilling effect, Something Very Bad is Going to Happen ably transports newlywed jitters to the surrealist realm of binge-worthy TV."[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 65 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable".[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Loving, Casey (February 13, 2026). "'Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen' Trailer: Here Comes the Bride in New Netflix Horror". TheWrap. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (July 16, 2024). "Duffer Brothers to Produce Netflix Horror Series Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen from Haley Z. Boston". Variety.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 1, 2024). "Camila Morrone & Adam DiMarco In Talks For Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen Netflix Series from Duffer Brothers & Haley Z. Boston". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (December 19, 2024) [December 17, 2024]. "Stranger Things Creators' New Horror Series Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen Adds The White Lotus, Daisy Jones Actors". TVLine. Archived from the original on December 25, 2024.
- ^ Buenahora, Itai (March 19, 2025). "What's filming in Toronto and which celebrities you may just bump into". Toronto.com.
- ^ Olejniczak, Agata (May 24, 2025). "Polka wyreżyseruje nowy horror psychologiczny Netflixa. Połączy siły z twórcami "Stranger Things"" [A Polish actress will direct a new psychological horror film for Netflix. She will join forces with the creators of Stranger Things.]. Glamour (in Polish).
- ^ Gomez, Dessi (January 27, 2026). "Duffer Brothers-Produced Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen Sets Premiere Date At Netflix; Unveils First-Look Photos". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
- ^ "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
- ^ "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
