Woodhurst

Woodhurst is an American psychological horror web television series, featuring and inspired by characters, settings, and themes from various works of media that are in the public domain. The series premiered on November 16, 2027, on Hulu. It stars Kate Winslet, Dev Patel, John Boyega, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. On February 6, 2028, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, which premiered on March 3, 2029.

Premise
A single mother of two children, Sarah Glassman (Kate Winslet), moves into the small town of Woodhurst in the region of New England after being offered a lucrative job as a librarian's assistant. After arriving at the small town, she meets Harold Quatermain (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), the son of the town's professional hunter Allan Quatermain (Hugh Grant). After being introduced to some of the odd town residents, such as doctor Gloria Van Helsing (Jenna Coleman) and occult detective Thomas Carnacki (Benedict Cumberbatch), Sarah finally met the town librarian and struck up a relationship with him. The librarian, a man named Henry Armitage (John Boyega), fell in love with her and gave her Gulliver's Travels, an autobiographical work by a close friend of his, by the name of Lemuel Gulliver (Matthew Lewis). Deciding to meet Lemuel Gulliver for herself, she arrives at the dirty boat he is living in to ask him a few questions. However, Gulliver refuses to answer any of her questions and appears erratic and insane, muttering repeatedly that the Nyarlathotep shall come to get him. She decided to leave him alone but curiosity got the better of her and she returned to his boat, only to find him dead and one of the books on his shelf missing. It is up to her, Armitage, and a young detective named Sherlock Holmes (Dev Patel) to solve the murder case and find the missing book once and for all.

Main

 * Kate Winslet as Sarah Glassman, a single mother struggling to handle both her jobs and household together who moved to the small town of Woodhurst. She is manic and paranoid and has significant trust issues due to a tragic childhood upbringing. Elsie Fisher plays a young Sarah Glassman in a recurring role.


 * John Boyega as Dr. Henry Armitage, a local town librarian who entered into a relationship with Sarah Glassman. He moved to the small town of Woodhurst to escape from a horrifying past in his childhood town of Arkham, Massachusetts. When his close friend Lemuel Gulliver was murdered, he became much more reclusive and suspicious of the people around him, and that includes Sarah Glassman.


 * Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Harold Quatermain, the son of renowned hunter Allan Quatermain. He is out-going and an extrovert. He loves animals and argues constantly with his father regarding animal rights and big-game hunting.


 * Dev Patel as Sherlock Holmes, a young private detective operating in Woodhurst well-regarded for his analytical skills and detective work. He has an obsessive personality. He works compulsively on all his cases and his deductive powers are phenomenal. He can get heavily drunk in the middle of cases and is constantly depressed.


 * Mads Mikkelsen as Hank Davis / Black Ace, the commander of the Mystery Squadron, a terrorist organization that flew fighter planes equipped with flame throwers. The Black Ace is an ace stunt pilot and used a radio to broadcast his orders to the Mystery Squadron.

Season 1

 * Scott Glenn as John Carter, a veteran of the American Civil War fighting on the side of the Confederacy who was transported to the planet Mars and turned into a formidable warrior. After many years of fighting various monsters and creatures on Mars, John Carter was brought back to Earth in 1978, not having aged a day since 1865. After moving to the small town of Woodhurst, John Carter became the town's mayor.


 * Carey Mulligan as Gipsy Bess, the only child of a woman largely revered by her gypsy troupe as their queen. She lived a carefree life and at 17, fell in love with the son of a wealthy farmer named Charles. Charles and Bess were to flee to France in order to escape from their in-laws. However, they were kidnapped by terrorists and all of their money was stolen. To survive her predicament, Bess became the leader of a criminal gang called the Hollowcloaks. After many years of avoiding the law enforcement of Woodhurst, she plans to finally escape the town and find her true love once again.


 * Henry Cavill as Robert Benton, a pharmacist working for the Blake Terrere Memorial Clinic. He is awkward and nervous around people. He may have something other than his clothes hiding in his closet.


 * Channing Tatum as John Aman / Amazing Man, a reporter for the Star Gazette (a local newspaper). He was born in an emerald city hidden deep within the Tibetan mountains. Trained by the Council of Seven, John Aman returns to the United States under many aliases, some of them includes the Amazing Man and the Green Mist of Death.


 * Guy Pearce as Edmond Dantès, a young merchant sailor who has recently been granted the succession of his captain Leclère.


 * George Clooney as Gérard de Villefort, Chief deputy prosecutor of Woodhurst who falsely accuses Sarah Glassman of murdering Lemuel Gulliver.


 * Ryan Gosling as Randolph Carter, an under-appreciated horror writer who published the story "The Attic Window" in the January 1989 issue of the popular horror magazine Whispers. He is eager to help out Sarah Glassman's investigations, hoping to get new inspirations for his new horror novel.


 * Hugh Grant as Allan Quatermain, an English-born professional big game hunter who moved into the small town of Woodhurst seven years ago.


 * Miriam Margolyes as Clara Peggotty, a waitress at Peggotty's Diner. She is gentle and caring, opening herself and her family to Sarah Glassman and her two sons whenever they need it.


 * Jenna Coleman as Gloria Van Helsing, grand-daughter of the late Abraham Van Helsing. She moved into the small town of Woodhurst hoping to escape from the rabid followers of the Cult of Dracul, but what she finds there is so much worse.


 * Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Carnacki, an occult detective who finds himself compelled to move to the small town of Woodhurst several years ago. He suspected that the darkness corrupting the town may be the result of the elder god Chaugnar Faugn.


 * Felicity Jones as Martha Endell, a shy young woman fond of parties who gains a bad reputation as committing sexually inappropriate behavior and is thus disgraced by the townspeople. She was stopped from committing suicide by Sarah Glassman and Henry Armitage, becoming their close friend as a result.


 * Matthew Lewis as Lemuel Gulliver, the author of a memoir called Gulliver's Travels. When he was found murdered on his small boat by Sarah Glassman, the entire town must find the killer within their midst before he can strike again.


 * Amy Poehler as Victoria di Loredani, a beautiful woman who is very proud and self-sufficient. She has an irrepressible spirit and lives a carefree life, with a twinge of a cruel nature. After her mother leaves her father, she becomes consumed by lust, revenge, and temptation.

Season 2

 * Cillian Murphy as Dr. Henry Jekyll, a town doctor respected by the citizens of Woodhurst. Jekyll is a kind and brilliant man who has repressed evil urges inside of him.


 * Tosin Cole as Harper Griffin, a brilliant research scientist working for the Inner Circle who discovered a formula for making a human being invisible. The formula involves taking opium and a mysterious drug made from a Martian spaceship, which makes his blood boil, then processing his body in a radiator engine. He has yet to test his formula on another human.


 * Iain De Caestecker as Manfred Emsworth, the property owner of the Otranto Mansion. He is the father of Conrad and Matilda Emsworth, and the husband of Martha Endell. After his son is killed by a car accident, he becomes obsessed with the idea of ending his marriage with Martha Endell in pursuit of the much younger Isabella Connors, who was supposed to marry his son.


 * Ewan McGregor as Major Ramsey Green, the mysterious and reclusive head of the Inner Circle. He has allied himself with beings and creatures responsible for the darkness enveloping Woodhurst for an unknown purpose.


 * Jonny Lee Miller as John Bain, a pilot working for the Inner Circle who became suspicious of the Inner Circle's true intentions.