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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