Actress Kate Siegel is single-handedly taking over the horror scene, especially when it comes to Netflix. Recently, she was the main lead and star of Netflix’s highly successful miniseries, Midnight Mass. Now, just in time for the spooky season, Siegel has also been cast in Netflix's upcoming horror flick, Hypnotic. Although Siegel has undeniably been dominating the genre of horror over the years, Hypnotic does showcase a departure from her previous roles.
Siegel has a long-standing partnership with Mike Flanagan (writer and director of Midnight Mass) that spans decades. Flanagan has gained quite the reputation for being the king of horror, even at times being lumped in the same category as Stephen King. Together, Flanagan and Siegel collaborated on not only Netflix's Midnight Mass, but also The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, and Hush. Flanagan met Siegel by casting her as the lead in his first-ever film, Oculus.
Since then, they have been inseparable, forging an outstanding work and personal relationship. However, Hypnotic is not a Flanagan film, making it Siegel's first Netflix project without his collaboration. Instead, Hypnotic is written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Seeing Siegel choose Hypnotic, specifically to be the next horror film for her to sign onto that isn’t birthed from Flanagan's creation, must have some sort of significance.
Netflix just released the trailer for Hypnotic, and the clips that are showcased reveal an eerie link between mental illness and hypnotism. The first clip of the trailer to the psychological thriller is a scene of Siegel's character trapped in an elevator as the sides of the room close in on her, and she is engulfed with fear. The main character is introduced as having a generalized anxiety disorder, which is affecting her motivation for life and her stability. A friend of Siegel's character advises her to seek out a reputable hypnotist to help aid her recovery.
It isn’t until after a few sessions that she finds herself having disturbing dreams, followed by lengthy blackouts. This all eventually leads to her being controlled to kill innocent people through this deadly hypnotist. The trailer alludes to the presence of death in the film being undeniable.
Netflix is set to release Hypnotic on October 27th, 2021.
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