Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities is an American horror anthology streaming television series created by Guillermo del Toro for Netflix.[2] The series features eight unique horror stories that challenge the classical horror genre. Two of the episodes are co-written by del Toro himself, while the others are written and directed by various filmmakers.[3][4] It premiered on October 25, 2022.Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities Season 1 Download
[5]Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities is a “collection of the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s personally curated stories, described as both equally sophisticated and horrific.”[6] Del Toro has confirmed he will introduce each episode.[7]On May 14, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order. Executive producers included Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, and Gary Ungar. Del Toro also served as writer for multiple episodes and handpick other writers and directors to helm other episodes.[16][17][18]In September 2021, The Hollywood Reporter announced that The Babadook filmmaker Jennifer Kent would write and direct an episode, starring the film’s lead Essie Davis.[19] The season would consist of seven other episodes, to be directed individually by Ana Lily Amirpour, Panos Cosmatos, Catherine Hardwicke, Guillermo Navarro, David Prior, Vincenzo Natali, and Keith Thomas, with writers such as Regina Corrado, Lee Patterson, Haley Z. Boston, Mika Watkins, and Aaron Stewart-Ahn.[19] The series was described as “in production”, according to The Hollywood Reporter.[19]The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 90% approval rating with an average rating of 8/10, based on 10 critic reviews.[21] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 74 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews”.[22]In September 2021, The Hollywood Reporter announced that The Babadook filmmaker Jennifer Kent would write and direct an episode, starring the film’s lead Essie Davis.[19] The season would consist of seven other episodes, to be directed individually by Ana Lily Amirpour, Panos Cosmatos, Catherine Hardwicke, Guillermo Navarro, David Prior, Vincenzo Natali, and Keith Thomas, with writers such as Regina Corrado, Lee Patterson, Haley Z. Boston, Mika Watkins, and Aaron Stewart-Ahn.[19] The series was described as “in production”, according to The Hollywood Reporter.[19]