Disney+ has released the new trailer for the upcoming series Just Beyond from the world of R.L. Stine. You can watch the trailer using the player below!
The eight-episode anthology series tells astonishing and thought-provoking stories of a reality just beyond the one we know. Each episode introduces viewers to a new cast of characters who must go on a surprising journey of self-discovery in a supernatural world of witches, aliens, ghosts and parallel universes.
Seth Grahame-Smith serves as writer and showrunner on Just Beyond. The series, based on the BOOM! Studios graphic novels by R.L. Stine, is executive produced by Grahame-Smith, David Katzenberg and Aaron Schmidt via KatzSmith Productions.
David Walpert and Marc Webb also serve as executive producers alongside Ross Richie, Stephen Christy and Mark Ambrose of BOOM!. Stine is attached as co-executive producer. Just Beyond is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios.
All episodes of Just Beyond will debut Wednesday, October 13 as a part of Hallowstream on Disney+.
Grahame-Smith has a history of moving between horror and comedy as author of the bestselling novels Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and screenwriter of Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows, The LEGO Batman Movie and The Saint for director Dexter Fletcher and star Chris Pine.
JUST BEYOND EPISODE DETAILS
EPISODE 1 – Leave Them Kids Alone
Cast: Mckenna Grace as Veronica, Leeann Ross as Claire, Nasim Pedrad as Miss Genevieve
Synopsis: When 14-year-old activist Veronica Vanderhall is suspended from school, her parents send her to Miss Genevieve’s School for Difficult Girls, which claims to have an impeccable record for rehabilitating complicated girls with a “streak.” Miss Genevieve and her students appear to be the picture of perfection, with impeccable manners and identical, immovable hairdos. However, Veronica soon discovers that those impeccable manners mask a dark secret, and hatches a plan to help the girls regain their voices.
EPISODE 2 – Parents Are From Mars, Kids Are From Venus
Cast: Gabriel Bateman as Jack, Arjun Athalye as Ronald, Timothy Heidecker as Dale, Riki Lindhome as Bonnie, Parvesh Cheena as Ron Sr., Henry Thomas as Crazy Chris, Rajani Nair as Gloria
Synopsis: Jack and Ronald, 14-year-old best friends, swear their parents get weirder every day. But their embarrassment turns to shock when boys stumble into the adults’ game night and discover their parents dressed in ornate robes, chanting and levitating objects. Are they witches? In a cult? They seek help from the owner of a local curiosities shop, who suspects their parents are aliens. As the families hit the road for a shared trip to a remote lake house, Jack and Ronald fear for their lives.
EPISODE 3 – Which Witch
Cast: Rachel Marsh as Fiona, Jy Prishkulnik as Luna
Synopsis: As the only witch at her high school, Fiona has learned that the safest way to navigate her teen years is to blend in. She’s over the moon that her secret crush, Emilio, has asked her to the homecoming dance. Then, her parents drop a bomb. Cousin Luna — who Fiona loves but considers “fresh off the broomstick” — is arriving from England and attending Fiona’s school. Unlike Fiona, Luna is proud of being a witch and eager to show off her magical abilities. Fiona must decide if she’ll continue to hide … or let them see the witch.
EPISODE 4 – My Monster
Cast: Megan Stott as Olivia, Sally Pressman as Brook, Elisha Henig as Graham, Marcelle LeBlanc as Jade, Camryn Jade as Chloe, Max Bickelhaup as The Squeamber
Synopsis: Outwardly, Olivia appears to be handling her parents’ recent divorce quite well; but inside, she’s anxious and overwhelmed. It doesn’t help that her family’s new place, her mother’s childhood home, has squeaky floorboards, flickering lights and a seriously creepy vibe. Olivia’s fears are validated when she comes face-to- face with a masked, hulking humanoid who quickly vanishes. When the heart- pounding hauntings continue, Olivia and her neighbor Graham set out to solve the mystery of the masked monster.
EPISODE 5 – Unfiltered
Cast: Izabela Vidovic as Lily, Christine Ko as Ms. Fausse, Jordan Sherley as Carmen, Leela Owen as Harper, Connor Christie as Ben
Synopsis: Lily Renton, the smart yet plain star of her high school’s Quiz Bowl team, often compares herself to celebrities and admires the popular girls at school. Just once, she wishes someone would think of her as beautiful, rather than smart. Her wish comes true when a substitute teacher introduces Lily to an invite-only beauty app that magically transforms her appearance. But all choices have consequences and Lily must decide, once and for all, if she truly values outer beauty over inner beauty.
EPISODE 6 – We’ve Got Spirits, Yes We Do
Cast: Lexi Underwood as Ella, Kate Baldwin as Vivian, Ben Gleib as Oscar, Jackson Geach as Raymond, Emily Marie Palmer as Rosie
Synopsis: Fourteen-year old Ella should be excited about her class field trip to the legendary Fox Theatre. Unfortunately, her ex-best friend, Zoe, is also going. At the theatre, a tour guide tells the tale of a 1938 fire that claimed the lives of an acting troupe in rehearsal. Legend has it, the dead thespians are looking to pluck the living and drag them into their phantasmal acting troupe. When personal with Zoe sends her running off, Ella finds herself trapped in the theater after dark, and in the middle of a ghostly drama.
EPISODE 7 – Standing Up for Yourself
Cast: Cyrus Arnold as Trevor, Logan Gray as Little Trevor
Synopsis: The idyllic town of Larkinville is tormented by 13-year-old Trevor Larkin, a bully with a menacing scar and massive build. Trevor is particularly pumped when a new student, aka an ideal target, arrives to school. Fourteen-year-old Evan Burger wears glasses, hand-me-down clothing and a prosthetic leg that makes him walk with a slight limp. But appearances can be deceiving and when Evan stands up for himself, Trevor’s actions will change his life — and Larkinville — forever.
EPISODE 8 – The Treehouse
Cast: Cedric Joe as Sam, Christine Young as Jenny, Malcolm Barrett as Andy, Jack Gore as Mason
Synopsis: It’s been nearly a year since Sam’s dad passed away, and after saving up his money, Sam just became the proud owner of his late father’s favorite comic in mint condition. That is, until the neighborhood bully snatches it and tosses it in a puddle. Wrecked, Sam retreats to the treehouse he and his father built; but lightning from a fast-moving storm cracks a branch and sends him tumbling to the ground. He awakens in an alternate universe, where strange yet familiar encounters ultimately lead him to an excruciating choice.
