The Sixth Sense (1999) and
Unbreakable (2000) to subsequent low points with
The Happening (2008) and the live-action adaptation of
The Last Airbender (2010), he s weathered them all and remains a remote-by-choice player in the Hollywood game. This has led him to
Servant, his second television series, which starts its sophomore season on Jan. 15 on Apple TV+.
In a Zoom interview with SYFY WIRE from his suburban Philadelphia studio complex, Shyamalan is the first to admit that he s learned plenty from projects that tanked or didn t go the way he wanted. In fact,
After Earth (2013) and his first TV series,
Wayward Pines (2015-2016), turned into personal pivot points with regards to how he would proceed with all of his creative projects going forward.
spoilers follow.
Servant cast members Toby Kebbell and Lauren Ambrose are reflecting on how they filmed some of the most brutal moments from the Apple TV+ series.
The second season premieres today (January 15), following on from the aftermath of a season-long arc of bereaved mum Dorothy (Ambrose) realising that reborn doll Jericho is not actually the child she lost.
Dorothy and her husband Sean (Kebbell) suffered a series of bizarre events since bringing creepy nanny Leanne (
Game of Thrones Nell Tiger Free) into their home – including Sean breaking out in splinters all over his body. And we mean
all over.
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When it comes to making moolah, M Night Shyamalan seems to have the secret to minting billions. Popular for billion-dollar movies like the Oscar-nominated ‘The Sixth Sense’, ‘Unbreakable’, ‘Signs’ and ‘The Last Airbender’, the Indian-born filmmaker and actor got his claim to fame after he stepped into the world of glitz and glam.
After a string of supernatural movies, Shyamalan is all set to sprinkle his magic on web audiences through his all-new psychological horror ‘Servant’ starring Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, and Rupert Grint. The series follows a Philadelphia couple who hire Leanne to be the nanny for their baby son, Jericho. Leanne s arrival brings about strange and frightening occurrences for the couple.
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You wouldn’t expect to tune into a horror series from M. Night Shyamalan and walk away hungry, but that’s one of the many surprises of
Servant, the Apple TV+ original with a second season premiering today. Shyamalan serves as the Executive Producer (and occasional director) for the series created by Tony Basgallop about a grieving Philadelphia couple, Dorothy and Sean Turner, whose new nanny seemingly opens their home to a Pandora’s Box of supernatural occurrences. Toby Kebbel’s Sean is stay-at-home consulting chef, and his gastronomic creations keep
Servant a mouth-watering watch, even when it makes you want to shield your eyes in terror. Since food remains crucial component of season two’s twists and turns including a pizza delivery with ulterior motives and a surely symbolic King Cake