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The Dreadful

The Dreadful
★ 5.9/10•2026•1h 34m•R•Horror

In a country torn by war, survival comes at all costs… and darkness closes in.

In medieval England, Anne and her domineering mother-in-law Morwen struggle to survive on the outskirts of society. But when a man from Anne's past returns from war, a curse begins to take shape through a mysterious knight and threatens to destroy them all.

Natasha Kermani · Director

Natasha Kermani · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 34m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 20, 2026

Actors

Sophie Turner

Sophie Turner

Anne

Kit Harington

Kit Harington

Jago

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Morwen

Laurence O'Fuarain

Laurence O'Fuarain

Seamus

Jonathan Howard

Jonathan Howard

Brother Penros

Catherine McDonough

Narrator

Zachary Cohen

Young Jago

Isidro-Lucking Dylan

Young shipwreck sailor

Nik Harber

Older shipwreck sailor

Jürgen Koenen

Merchant

Tigerlily Langford

Young Anne

Huxley Sheppard

Young Seamus

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