Mr. Midnight: Beware the Monsters

Mr. Midnight: Beware the Monsters
GenreHorror Comedy
Based onMr. Midnight by James Lee
Directed by
Starring
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Production company
  • Beach House Pictures
Original release
Release24 October 2022 (2022-10-24)

Mr. Midnight: Beware the Monsters is a Netflix series produced by Beach House Pictures. It is an adaptation of the popular Singaporean book series Mr. Midnight by James Lee. It premiered on 24 October 2022.

Background

The Mr. Midnight book series consists of 129 books,[1] including 27 special edition copies. It is Asia's bestselling children's book series with over 3 million copies sold. The books have been translated into Burmese, Malay, Indonesian, and Chinese.[2]

Plot

A group of detective friends solve strange, paranormal and extra-terrestrial occurrences in their town, Tanah Merah. They record their experiences in their blog titled "Mr. Midnight".[3]

Cast

  • Idan Aedan as Tyar
  • Chen Yixin as Ling
  • Caleb Monk as Nat
  • Nikki Dekker as Zoe
  • Lim Yu-Beng as Uncle Tan (Ling's father)
  • Adinia Wirasti as Sylvia
  • Sam Pleitgen as Jimmy K (Ben's father)
  • Shafiqhah Efandi as Zihan (Tyar's mother)
  • Firdaus Rahman as Lufti (Tyar's father)
  • Maxime Bouttier as Ben

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"The Sleepers are Awake"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)
2"The Haunted Hotel"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)
3"Who Else is in My House"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)
4"Buried But Breathing"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)
5"My Class Vampire"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)
6"The Man from Fisherman's Village"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)
7"Cinema of Doom"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)
8"Beware the Gravediggers"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)
9"Dead Write"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)
10"May All Your Dreams Come True"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)
11"Dressed to Kill"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)
12"Forest of Fear"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)
13"Stay in Your Grave"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)

Production

In October 2018, Beach House Pictures announced that the series was in production and that it would feature "stories inspired by the books". Filming was conducted in Batam and Singapore in a "‘90s gothic-style setting".[4]

Reception

Fans of the book series took to social media to comment on the lack of promotion for the series. Twitter users expressed hopes that the would be greater promotion and said that they had been unaware about the series.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Full Collection of Books by James Lee". Flame of the Forest Publishing. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Beach House Pictures Developing Teen Horror Mr. Midnight Based on Bestselling Book Series". Beach House Pictures. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. ^ Scott, Ng. (17 October 2022). "Watch the first trailer for Netflix's 'Mr. Midnight' adaptation". NME. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. ^ Trinetra, Paul. (19 October 2022). "Singaporean Children's Horror Book Series 'Mr Midnight' Gets A Netflix Adaptation". August Man Magazine. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. ^ Wenxin, L. (18 October 2022). "#trending: Fans of Singapore horror book series Mr Midnight lament lack of promotion for its Netflix adaptation". Today. Retrieved 22 October 2022.