Channel Zero
Psychological horrorFear that comes from the mind: paranoia, sanity, perception.This show: 9/10AnthologyA new story or cast with every episode or season.This show: 9/10UnsettlingA creeping sense of unease and wrongness that gets under your skin.This show: 9/10AtmosphericMood and place thick enough to touch.This show: 9/10Mounting dreadThe pleasure is in the slowly mounting fear.This show: 8/10DisturbingContent that lingers uncomfortably after the credits.This show: 8/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 8/10Slow burnDeliberate pacing where the payoffs are earned over long stretches.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Brandon ScottMarina Stephenson KerrAbigail PniowskyDiana BentleyKeenan LehmannAmy Forsyth
Written by
Nick Antosca
Starring
Brandon ScottMarina Stephenson KerrAbigail PniowskyDiana BentleyKeenan LehmannAmy Forsyth
Written by
Nick Antosca
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Channel Zero Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | |
| S2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.5 | |
| S3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | |
| S4 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
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About
"Creepypasta nightmares turned into slow-burn dread"
Channel Zero is an anthology horror series, each of its four seasons adapting a different internet "creepypasta" into a self-contained story about a person confronting a warped, dreamlike threat rooted in childhood trauma or small-town secrets. Rather than jump scares, it leans on unsettling imagery, slow dread, and a fractured sense of reality. The pacing is deliberate and moody, closer to art-house horror than network TV, and each season stands alone, so you can dip into whichever premise grabs you without needing to watch the others.
Watch it for
the genuinely unnerving, dreamlike imagery that lingers long after each season ends.
Maybe skip if
you need fast pacing or jump scares rather than slow, atmospheric psychological dread.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Candle Cove2016
7.35K64h 18m
Inspired by Kris Straub's "creepypasta" tale, season one deals with one man’s obsessive recollections of a mysterious children’s television program from the 1980s, and his ever-growing suspicions about the role it might have played in a series of nightmarish and deadly events from his childhood.
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No-End House2017
7.64K64h 17m
Inspired by Brian Russell’s “Creepypasta” tale, season two tells the story of Margot Sleator, a young woman who visits the No-End House, a bizarre house of horrors that consists of a series of increasingly disturbing rooms. When she returns home, Margot realizes everything has changed.
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Butcher's Block2018
7.33K64h 16m
Inspired by Kerry Hammond's “Search and Rescue Woods” Creepypasta tale, season three tells the story of a young woman named Alice who moves to a new city and learns about a series of disappearances that may be connected to a baffling rumor about mysterious staircases in the city's worst neighborhoods. With help from her sister, they discover that something is preying on the city's residents.
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The Dream Door2018
7.32K64h 12m
Based on the “creepypasta” short story Hidden Door by Charlotte Bywater, season four follows newlyweds Jillian and Tom, who have each brought secrets into their marriage. When they discover a strange door in their basement, those secrets start to threaten their relationship — and their lives.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Brandon Scott Luke Vanczyk, Tom Hodgson
Marina Stephenson Kerr Frances Booth, Det. Fraser
Abigail Pniowsky Lily Painter, Margot - Age 5, Margot Age 5
Diana Bentley Edie Peach, Sarah Winters
Keenan Lehmann Alex Fry, Caged Son, Eddie Painter (Action Actor)
Amy Forsyth Margot Sleator
Maria Sten Jillian Hope Hodgson
Rutger Hauer Joseph Peach
Aisha Dee Jules Koja
Holland Roden Zoe Woods
Crew
Nick Antosca
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