Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen is an American horrorminiseries[1] created by Haley Z. Boston for Netflix. Boston serves as the series showrunner and is also an executive producer along with the Duffer Brothers. Camila Morrone and Adam DiMarco star in the series as an engaged couple whose wedding is derailed. It was released on March 26, 2026.
Premise
Rachel and Nicky are engaged to be married in a week. Before they can tie the knot, though, something very bad happens to get in the way.
Cast
Main
Camila Morrone as Rachel
Adam DiMarco as Nicky, Rachel's fiancé
Jeff Wilbusch as Jules, Nick's older brother
Gus Birney as Portia, Nicky's younger sister
Karla Crome as Nell, Jules's second wife
Sawyer Fraser as Jude, Jules's son
Ted Levine as Boris, Nicky's father
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Victoria, Nicky's mother
Guest
Amanda Fix as Benjamin
Zlatko Burić as The Witness
Victoria Pedretti as Larry Poole Survivor / Alexandra Harkin, Rachel's deceased mother
Josh Hamilton as The Intruder / Jay, Rachel's estranged father
Logan Miller as young Jay
Episodes
No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date
1
"Never Get On One Knee"
Weronika Tofilska
Haley Z. Boston
March 26, 2026 (2026-03-26)
Five days in the future, Rachel and Nicky are married at the latter's family cabin, and blood runs down the hallway. In the present, Rachel and Nicky drive to the cabin while listening to a true crimepodcast about a murderous custard magnate, whose intended victim crawled to safety holding a Barbie's plastic shoe. At a rest stop, the couple find a baby alone in a car, and look for its parents; Rachel finds a plastic Barbie shoe while searching. Concluding no one is there, Rachel goes to another stop to call for help while Nicky stays with the baby. At the next rest stop, Rachel is stalked by a man whom she stabs through the hand with her car keys, but he is unperturbed and merely asks about her upcoming marriage. Rachel returns to Nicky in a panic, and he reports that the baby's parents had gone for a walk and attacked him when they found him with their baby. The couple make it to the cabin, where Rachel is creeped out by the family's taxidermied dogs and Nicky's sister, Porsha, who tells a story about a man who comes up from Hell to cut women open in hopes of finding his wife. Later that night, Rachel wakes up to see one of the taxidermied dogs standing in the hallway. Wandering out of bed, she encounters Nicky's mother, who cryptically tells her that they will not be seeing much of each other. Rachel finds the message "DON'T MARRY HIM" on a returned wedding invitation.
Teleplay by : Alex Delyle Story by : Alex Delyle & Isaac Sims
March 26, 2026 (2026-03-26)
8
"I Do"
Weronika Tofilska
Teleplay by : Haley Z. Boston & Ben Bolea Story by : Haley Z. Boston & Kate Trefry
March 26, 2026 (2026-03-26)
Production
In July 2024, Netflix ordered the series Something Bad Is Going to Happen from creator and showrunner Haley Z. Boston. Boston would also executive produce alongside The Duffer Brothers, Hilary Leavitt, and Andrea Sperling.[2]Camila Morrone and Adam DiMarco were the first to be cast in the series,[3] taking the lead roles. Weronika Tofilska joined the project as another executive producer, planning to direct four episodes, and Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ted Levine, Gus Birney, Karla Crome, Jeff Wilbusch, and Zlatko Burić joined the cast.[4]
Filming began in January 2025 in Toronto,[5] running until May.[6]
Release
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen was released on Netflix on March 26, 2026.[7]
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 83% approval rating based on 36 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Marrying horror and atmospheric storytelling to thrilling effect, Something Very Bad is Going to Happen ably transports newlywed jitters to the surrealist realm of binge-worthy TV."[8]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 65 out of 100 based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable".[9]
