7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
Overview
After an au pair's tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the estate's chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose. But all is not as it seems at the manor, and centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling tale.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
7.5
Overview
After an au pair's tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the estate's chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose. But all is not as it seems at the manor, and centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling tale.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film primarily explores universal themes of love, grief, and memory through personal relationships and supernatural elements, rather than engaging with political or societal critiques. Its solutions are personal and emotional, not systemic.
The series demonstrates significant diversity through explicit racial recasting of several traditionally white roles. Its narrative also features a central lesbian romance, integrating diverse identities into the core story, though it does not explicitly critique traditional identities.
Secondary
The Haunting of Bly Manor features a central, deeply affirming lesbian romance between Dani and Jamie. Their relationship is portrayed with dignity, complexity, and agency, serving as the emotional anchor of the series. While the ending is tragic due to supernatural elements, it ultimately validates their love and identity, resulting in a net positive portrayal.
The show adapts Henry James's "The Turn of the Screw," set in Victorian England. Characters like Rebecca Jessel and Mrs. Grose, implicitly white in the source material, are portrayed by Black actresses in this adaptation.
The Haunting of Bly Manor does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on other LGBTQ+ identities, but transsexual experiences are not depicted within the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The show adapts Henry James's 'The Turn of the Screw' but maintains the canonical genders of its core characters. While new characters are introduced, no established characters from the source material undergo a gender swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.6
Critic Ratings
8.8
6.3
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