In March, Nickelodeon announced its reboot of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” would be returning for a third season. Titled “Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Ghost Island,” Nickelodeon has released the first teaser for the series online.
In the premiere episode, “The Tale of Room 13/The Tale of the Teen Spirit,” four best friends get more than they bargained for and encounter genuine terror locked away in one of the rooms after checking into a hotel on a resort island. Then, as the kids try to enjoy summer vacation, they are pulled back into the mystery of the island’s ghosts, ultimately leading them to a terrifying and shocking revelation.
The new members of the Midnight Society are Kayla, played by Telci Huynh (“Modern Love”); Max, played by Conor Sherry (“The Terminal List”); Leo, played by Luca Padovan (“You”); Summer, played by Dior Goodjohn (“Head of the Class”); and Ferris, played by Chance Hurstfield (“A Million Little Things”). Julian Curtis (“Wish Man”) also stars as Stanley Crane, the hotel manager at the island resort.
“Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Ghost Island” will debut with a two-hour episode on Saturday, July 30, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon, with the remaining episodes airing Saturday, August 6, and August 13, at 7 p.m.
One of Nickelodeon’s most iconic series from the ’90s, the original “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” delivered riveting stories of horror to young audiences, all from a kid’s perspective. The original Are You Afraid of the Dark? is owned by WildBrain and was created by D.J. MacHale and Ned Kandel, who are also executive producers on the current project.
