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The Mist

★ 5.4 31K votes 2017–2017 1 season · 10 episodes Canceled Spike
Monster horrorCreatures and slashers, fear made physical.This show: 8/10SurvivalStaying alive against nature, scarcity or pursuit.This show: 8/10BleakGrim and heavy, with little easy relief. These shows sit with suffering instead of softening it.This show: 8/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 8/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Morgan SpectorAlyssa SutherlandGus BirneyDanica CurcicOkezie MorroLuke Cosgrove
Written by
Christian Torpe
Starring
Morgan SpectorAlyssa SutherlandGus BirneyDanica CurcicOkezie MorroLuke Cosgrove
Written by
Christian Torpe
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About

"Small-town panic dressed up as monster horror"

Based on Stephen King's novella, this series drops a small Maine town into a sudden, impenetrable fog that hides unseen monsters and unleashes ordinary people's worst instincts. Trapped in a mall, a church, and scattered homes, neighbors turn on each other as fear and paranoia spread faster than any creature. The tone leans grim and soapy rather than purely scary, more about social breakdown than jump-scares. It moves briskly but often prioritizes shock and melodrama over believable character choices, making it a bumpy, occasionally frustrating watch despite its eerie premise.

Watch it for

the eerie, fog-drenched atmosphere and the premise of ordinary neighbors turning on each other.

Maybe skip if

you want the tighter scares and craftsmanship of King's original novella or the film.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12017
6.210K107h 7m
Trapped by a mysterious fog, residents of a Maine village discover that it hides nightmarish creatures. A new series based on Stephen King's novella.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Pilot6.3
2K48 min
▶2Withdrawal6.4
1K39 min
▶3Show and Tell6.3
1K43 min
▶4Pequod6.2
92342 min
▶5The Waiting Room6.0
89143 min
▶6The Devil You Know6.1
81843 min
▶7Over the River and Through the Woods6.1
81042 min
▶8The Law of Nature6.1
80843 min
▶9The Waking Dream6.3
75642 min
▶10The Tenth Meal6.5
85642 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Morgan Spector Kevin Copeland
Alyssa Sutherland Eve Copeland
Gus Birney Alex Copeland
Danica Curcic Mia Lambert
Okezie Morro Bryan Hunt
Luke Cosgrove Jay Heisel
Darren Pettie Connor Heisel
Russell Posner Adrian Garf
Frances Conroy Nathalie Raven
Irene Bedard Kimi Lucero

Crew

Christian Torpe

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