Mike Flanagan

American filmmaker

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2024 Set to direct, write, edit, and produce 'The Life of Chuck', demonstrating continued multifaceted involvement in filmmaking
2024 Mike Flanagan is credited as a writer for the 'Stowaway' segment in the upcoming horror anthology film V/H/S/Beyond
2024 Anticipated release of Mike Flanagan's film 'Shelby Oaks'
October 2024 Announced development of a television series adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie for Amazon MGM Studios.
October 4 2024 Contributed a segment to V/H/S/Beyond, released exclusively on Shudder.
September 6 2024 The Life of Chuck premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, winning the People's Choice Award.
September 6 2024 Won the Cheval Noir Award at the Fantasia International Film Festival for The Life of Chuck.
May 2024 Left Intrepid Pictures to launch Red Room Pictures.
2023 Created The Fall of the House of Usher, demonstrating continued success in horror series production.
May 2023 Announced adaptation of Stephen King's The Life of Chuck with Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill.
March 25 2023 Received Ted M. Larson Award at Fargo Film Festival
2022 Created The Midnight Club, expanding his portfolio of horror storytelling.
December 2022 Signed a first-look overall TV deal with Amazon Studios.
May 14 2022 Won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Screenplay for 'Midnight Mass: Book VI: Acts of the Apostles'.
March 20 2022 Nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in the Original Long Form category for Midnight Mass.
2021 Continued his collaborative approach with the creation of Midnight Mass, which featured several actors from his previous works.
October 26 2021 Received multiple Saturn Award nominations for Doctor Sleep, including Best Director, Best Writing, and Best Editing.
September 2021 Midnight Mass was released on Netflix to critical acclaim.
2020 Created The Haunting of Bly Manor, further establishing his reputation in horror streaming series.
November 2019 Directed Doctor Sleep, a Stephen King adaptation starring Ewan McGregor.
July 2019 Netflix ordered Midnight Mass, an original horror series created by Flanagan.
February 2019 The Haunting of Hill House was renewed for a second season, The Haunting of Bly Manor.
February 25 2019 Won Best Series at Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
February 25 2019 Won the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Series with The Haunting of Hill House.
February 17 2019 Flanagan was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in the New Series category for The Haunting of Hill House.
2018 Created, wrote, produced, and served as showrunner for the Netflix horror series The Haunting of Hill House.
2017 Collaborated with Bruce Greenwood and Carla Gugino in Gerald's Game.
2017 Mike Flanagan worked on 'Dobaara: See Your Evil', an Indian remake of his film Oculus, serving as both director and story writer
September 29 2017 Directed, wrote, and edited Gerald's Game, a Stephen King adaptation, released on Netflix.
2016 Significant year of collaboration, with multiple films including Hush, Before I Wake, and Ouija: Origin of Evil, further establishing his core group of recurring actors.
October 2016 Ouija: Origin of Evil was released, grossing over $81 million worldwide.
April 8 2016 Hush was released exclusively on Netflix.
March 2016 Hush had its world premiere at SXSW.
March 2016 Hush had its world premiere at SXSW and was released on Netflix on April 8.
February 2016 Mike Flanagan married actress Kate Siegel, who is also a frequent collaborator in his film projects. They went on to have a son and a daughter together.
September 2015 Began production on Ouija: Origin of Evil.
March 2015 Filmed Hush in March.
March 2015 Filmed Hush, a project written in 2014 and kept confidential until a Toronto Film Festival screening.
March 2014 Wrote Hush with lead actress Kate Siegel.
2013 Continued collaboration with actors including Karen Gillan and Annalise Basso in the film Oculus.
2013 Directed Oculus, continuing to establish himself in the horror genre and beginning his collaboration with wife Kate Siegel.
2013 Shot the film Before I Wake.
2012 Filmed the feature version of Oculus after Intrepid Pictures agreed to let him direct.
2011 Directed Absentia, a film financed through a Kickstarter campaign and made for $70,000 in his Glendale, California apartment.
October 2 2011 Flanagan's film Absentia won Best Horror Feature Film at Shriekfest.
September 18 2011 Mike Flanagan won the Best Feature (Jury Award) at the Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival for his film Absentia.
2010 Mike Flanagan appeared in an episode of 'Hot in Cleveland' titled 'Behind the Hotness'
2010 Mike Flanagan worked on the reality series 'Design School'

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