Netflix’s ‘The House’ – first look & premiere date announcement
THE HOUSE. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021
The premiere date for The House, an upcoming Netflix anthology series produced by Nexus Studios (This Way Up, Back to The Moon) boasting the talents of four of stop-motion’s most acclaimed artists – Emma de Swaef, Marc Roels, Niki Lindroth von Bahr and Paloma Baeza – has been announced this week at Manchester Animation Festival as being January 14th 2022.
THE HOUSE. (L to R) Mia Goth as Mabel and Eleanor De Swaef-Roels as Isobel in THE HOUSE. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021
The series is described as “an eccentric dark comedy about a house and the three surreal tales of the individuals who made it their home”. With the announcement of the premiere date also comes new stills and story info from the first episode.
THE HOUSE. (L to R) Mia Goth as Mabel, Claudie Blakley as Penny, Eleanor De Swaef-Roels as Isobel, Mark Heap as Mr. Thomas, and Matthew Goode as Raymond in THE HOUSE. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021
Story 1, directed by Marc James Roels & Emma de Swaef
Set in the 1800s, impoverished Raymond meets a mysterious benefactor who promises to restore both him and his family to their former status. The family soon learns that wants and desires may not always lead you where you expect.
Story 1 includes Claudie Blakley, Matthew Goode, Mia Goth, Mark Heap, Miranda Richardson, Josh McGuire and Stephanie Cole among its voice cast.
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- THE HOUSE. Matthew Goode as Raymond in THE HOUSE. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021
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- THE HOUSE. (L to R) Mia Goth as Mabel and Eleanor De Swaef-Roels as Isobel in THE HOUSE. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021
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- THE HOUSE. (L to R) Matthew Goode as Raymond, Mark Heap as Mr. Thomas, Eleanor De Swaef-Roels as Isobel, Claudie Blakley as Penny, and Mia Goth as Mabel in THE HOUSE. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021
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- THE HOUSE. (L to R) Mia Goth as Mabel, Matthew Goode as Raymond, Eleanor De Swaef-Roels as Isobel, and Claudie Blakley as Penny in THE HOUSE. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021
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- THE HOUSE. (L to R) Claudie Blakley as Penny and Matthew Goode as Raymond in THE HOUSE. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021
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- THE HOUSE. (L to R) Mia Goth as Mabel and David Peacock as a Flemish Worker in THE HOUSE. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021
Story 2, directed by Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Set in the present day, a harassed property developer tries to make a quick sale from a renovation. However, some eerie unexpected guests have other plans and become the catalyst to a more personal transformation.
Story 2 features the musicians Jarvis Cocker and Dizzee Rascal alongside Yvonne Lombard and Sven Wollter.
Story 3, directed by Paloma Baeza
Set in the near future, the house survives a hugely changed landscape. We meet Rosa, a young landlady determined to stay in her beloved crumbling house and restore it to its former glory. But Rosa’s unrealistic vision has blinded her to the inevitable change that is coming and to what matters most.
Story 3 will star Helena Bonham-Carter, Paul Kaye and Will Sharpe.
The House premieres on Netflix January 14th 2022