Netflix’s latest horror series, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, is stirring curiosity with its ominous title and chilling premise. But it’s the series’ cast that’s truly adding to the anticipation. Featuring a lineup of familiar faces, the series brings together actors you’ve likely seen in some of your favorite shows and films, making the experience all the more gripping.
Executive produced by Stranger Things fame The Duffer Brothers, the latest series follows Rachel and Nicky, an engaged couple who are to be married in a week at the latter’s family cabin. However, Rachel begins to experience a series of eerie events with Nicky’s family, which makes her question her impending wedding.
Here’s a closer look at where you’ve seen the Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen cast before and why their previous work makes this series worth watching.
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen cast: Meet the main players in Netflix’s horror series
1) Camila Morrone as Rachel
American-Argentine actress and model Camila Morrone leads the Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen cast as Rachel. Morrone is best known for her role as Camila Alvarez-Dunne in Prime Video’s musical-drama series Daisy Jones & the Six, which also earned her an Emmy nomination. Most recently, Camila Morrone also starred as Roxana Bolaños in the sophomore season of The Night Manager. The actress’ film credits include Mickey and the Bear and Death Wish.
Rachel is the protagonist of Netflix’s horror series, who experiences a series of weird and horrific events as she visits her fiancé’s family cabin in the days leading up to her wedding.
2) Adam DiMarco as Nicky, Rachel’s fiancé
We are sure you recognized Nicky, Rachel’s fiancé as Albie from the sophomore season of Mike White’s The White Lotus. Canadian actor Adam DiMarco is the next main addition to the Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen cast, best known for his recent role of Peter in Prime Video’s teen-comedy series Overcompensating! DiMarco has also appeared in Netflix’s The Order and Syfy’s fantasy series The Magicians.
3) Ted Levine as Boris, Nicky’s father
Ted Levine is the next addition to the Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen cast, who plays Nicky’s father, Boris, the old man who spends his time with the family dogs. Levine is best known for playing Jame Gumb in Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs, The Fast and the Furious and The Manchurian Candidate.
4) Jennifer Jason Leigh as Victoria Cunningham, Nicky’s mother
The Golden Globe and Academy Award-nominated American actress takes the role of Nicky’s mother and the matriarch of her family in Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen. Leigh is best known for playing fugitive Daisy Domergue in Quentin Tarantino’s Western mystery thriller The Hateful Eight. Some of the actress’ small-screen credits include Weeds, Twin Peaks, Netflix’s comedy Atypical and Noah Hawley’s black comedy series Fargo.
5) Gus Birney as Portia, Nicky’s younger sister
Nicky’s over-controlling sister, Portia, is played by American actress Gus Birney, best known for playing Jane Humphreys in Apple TV+’s comedy-drama series Dickinson. Birney’s additional small-screen projects include The Mist, Shining Vale, Netflix’s crime-thriller series Black Rabbit and Apple TV+’s The Last Frontier.
6) Jeff Wilbusch as Jules, Nick’s older brother
The German-American actor best known for playing Anton in Park Chan-wook’s miniseries The Little Drummer Girls is the next main addition to the Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen cast. Additionally, Wilbusch has appeared in Unorthodox and The Calling.
7) Karla Crome as Nell, Jules’s second wife
Jules’ second wife and Nicky’s ex share a friendly but awkward equation with Rachel in the horror series. British actress Karla Crome brings Nell to life, best known for playing Jess in E4’s Misfits, Sky Atlantic’s Hit & Miss, Prime Video’s horror-thriller Lazarus and Netflix’s miniseries Toxic Town.
Here’s where you have seen the supporting cast of Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
In addition to the main ensemble, Netflix’s latest horror series also features the following stars in guest and supporting roles:
1) Sawyer Fraser as Jude, Jules’s son (The Baby-Sitter’s Club, Supergirl)
2) Amanda Fix as Benjamin (Orphan Black: Echoes, High School)
3) Zlatko Burić as The Witness (Copenhagen Cowboy, Wonder Man)
4) Victoria Pedretti as Larry Poole Survivor / Alexandra Harkin, Rachel’s deceased mother (You, The Haunting of Hill House)
You can stream Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen on Netflix.
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Edited by Aashna