Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen is a new American horror miniseries created by Haley Z. Boston and produced by the Duffer Brothers for Netflix. Released on March 26, 2026, the eight-episode series stars Adam DiMarco and Camila Morrone, with Karla Crome in a supporting role, setting the stage for a tense and unsettling story.
The series is built around a simple but effective premise: an engaged couple, Rachel and Nicky, are set to be married in just a week at his family’s remote cabin. But as the wedding approaches, a series of strange occurrences begin to unfold, leading Rachel to discover that her bloodline is cursed, triggered the moment she became engaged and that she must marry her supposed “soulmate” to survive.
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen is not your typical horror series. While it incorporates familiar genre elements, paranoia, unsettling family dynamics, and the creeping sense that something isn’t quite right, it avoids relying solely on conventional scares. Instead, the show builds anticipation through a deliberate and controlled pace, favoring tension and atmosphere over outright horror, with only occasional flashes of traditional fright.
The series is also well produced, anchored by strong performances from its two leads and a solid supporting cast. Its cinematography, pacing, and tone work in harmony, steadily intensifying the unease as the story unfolds.
Moreover, the series starts off strong in its first few episodes, drawing viewers in with a compelling sense of mystery. The uncertainty surrounding what is happening and why creates an engaging hook as the story gradually unfolds. However, by around episode five, the narrative begins to lose its footing. Once the truth about Rachel’s family is revealed, much of the intrigue fades, and the story loses the edge that initially made it so compelling.
From that point on, the characters tend to over-explain, pushing the series into near soap opera territory. What begins as a tightly wound, suspenseful mystery gradually shifts into something more exaggerated and less immersive.
In the end, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen may not be a masterpiece, but it remains worth watching. Its polished production, strong atmosphere, and early sense of intrigue make it an engaging if uneven experience.
