The House may be Netflix's creepiest and weirdest show in some time

The Business firm may be Netflix'southward creepiest and weirdest evidence in some time

An official screenshot from Netflix's adult stop-motion anthology series The House

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Netflix has dropped the first official trailer for upcoming anthology serial The Firm – and it may exist the streamer's creepiest TV production in a long time.

The adult stop-movement miniseries, which will be released on January fourteen, 2022, is billed equally an "eccentric dark comedy" by Netflix. And, judging by its kickoff creepy, unnerving and downright bizarre teaser, that's putting things mildly.

There are dancing cockroaches, cults of anthropomorphic cats and mice, Exorcist-style horror, and lashings of Tim Burton, David Lynch, David Firth and even Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fob interspersed throughout. Consider us sold, and so.

Check out the official trailer for Netflix's The House below:

Little is know about The House'south overarching narrative, only Netflix's official synopsis hints at what it'll entail. The Firm volition tell "three surreal tales of the individuals who made information technology their dwelling". And, based on what we've seen and then far, it appears as if each of The House'southward stories will be set in different realities but exist interconnected somehow.

Each of The House's tales take been directed by some of the leading voices in contained stop-movement blitheness, too. Emma de Swaef and Marc Roels (This Magnificent Cake), Niki Lindroth von Bahr (Bath House) and Paloma Baeza (Poles Apart) are the visionaries by The House's unusual and at-times chilling aesthetics. Actors including Mia Goth (Suspiria, Emma), Matthew Goode (The Male monarch'due south Human being), Miranda Richardson (Expert Omens) and Helena Bonham Carter (Sweeney Todd, Corpse Helpmate) will lend their voices to The House'south eclectic cast of characters.

The House has been produced by Nexus Studios, the company backside Billie Eilish's 'Happier Than Always' animated film and an augmented reality experience for Marvel Studios' Eternals, the first such project that's been created for the comic book behemothic.

The House launches exclusively on Netflix on Jan fourteen, 2022.

Analysis: Netflix'southward catalog of unnerving Idiot box projects grows

An official screenshot from Chapter 2 of Netflix's The House anthology miniseries — (Image credit: Netflix)

Netflix hasn't been shy nigh growing its selection of disturbing, frightening and horror-infused projects in recent years.

Black Mirror, His House, Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass and 'The Haunting of' franchise, the Fright Street trilogy and Stranger Things take all wowed, unnerved and terrified audiences in equal measure since the company began developing its ain originals from 2013 onwards. And, given how well these productions have performed – amidst subscribers and by making it onto critics' end of year lists – it's unsurprising that Netflix is doubling downward on making more content of this ilk.

Certain, the streaming giant can afford to take such risks with projects like The Firm. Netflix is still the biggest streaming service around and, with its vast cash reserves, for every project that fails to capture viewers' attention, there are 3 others – like Squid Game, Cabalistic and The Witcher – that go worldwide phenomenons.

Every bit more than people with different tastes sign up to the platform, too, need for unique films and TV series grows within its subscriber base. Projects like The House, so, will attract some viewers at the very least.

Merely word of mouth is a major component of which Tv set shows and movies become overnight Netflix sensations. And, based on its intriguingly creepy trailer, The House could end upward being something of a sleeper hit for the streamer. If plenty people are interested by its teaser, and equally marvel at its aesthetic, fashion and tone when it's released adjacent calendar month, it could surprise a lot of people.

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