Nightbooks
“Write for your life.”
Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.
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Cast
16 people
Winslow Fegley
Alex
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Lidya Jewett
Yasmin
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Krysten Ritter
Natacha
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Jill Frappier
Grizelda
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Joshua
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Jess Brown
Mom
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Dad
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Luxton Handspiker
Todd
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Cody
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Khiyla Aynne
Jenny
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Liam Couvion
Newsie
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Stephen R. Hart
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David Yarovesky Director · Tobias Iaconis Screenplay Mikki Daughtry Screenplay
United States release September 15, 2021 · Produced in Canada, United States · Production MXN Entertainment, CatchLight Studios
Production
Ghost House Pictures
Production
MXN Entertainment
Production
CatchLight Studios
Production
Netflix
Studio
Canada · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · September 15, 2021
Digital · Netflix
United States · September 15, 2021
Digital · Netflix
France
September 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
September 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Greece
September 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Hungary
September 15, 2021 · Digital
Poland
September 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Portugal
September 15, 2021 · Theatrical
Singapore
September 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Spain
September 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
United Kingdom
September 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
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