The Turning Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Keeping the lights on won't keep you safe.

Jan. 11, 2020

The Turning

Release Date: Friday, January 24, 2020 Nationwide

Roy Lee, Brooklynn Prince, Doug Davison, Joely Richardson, Finn Wolfhard, Alfre Woodard, Chad Hayes, Floria Sigismondi, Niall Greig Fulton, Barbara Marten, Denna Thomsen, Mackenzie Davis, Rose Leslie, Carey Hayes, Scott Bernstein, John Middleton, Seth William Meier, John Powers Middleton, Kim Adis

Set a mysterious estate where newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles.

PG-13 Horror N/A

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Set a mysterious estate where newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles.

Plot

What's the story about?

The Turning takes us to a mysterious estate in the Maine countryside, where newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear.

Horror Suspense Thriller Adaptation

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Turning.

R
Rose Leslie
The Last Witch Hunter, Death on the Nile
A
Alfre Woodard
The Book of Clarence, So B. It
Mackenzie Davis
... Kate

Speak No Evil, Terminator: Dark Fate
Finn Wolfhard
... Miles

The Legend Of Ochi, Saturday Night
B
Brooklynn Prince
... Flora

Little Wing, The Angry Birds Movie 2
N
Niall Greig Fulton
J
Joely Richardson
Downton Abbey 3, Little Bone Lodge
D
Denna Thomsen
K
Kim Adis
B
Barbara Marten
The Twin

Crew Behind the Film

The The Turning behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Floria Sigismondi last directed The Runaways. The film's writer Chad Hayes last wrote The Conjuring 2 and San Andreas 3D.

Director: Floria Sigismondi
Screenwriters: Chad Hayes
Carey Hayes
Producers: Scott Bernstein
Doug Davison
Roy Lee
John Middleton

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Amblin Entertainment; Vertigo Entertainment

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for terror, violence, disturbing images, brief strong language and some suggestive content
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Keeping the lights on won't keep you safe.
Also known as: Haunted
Language: English

All Trailers

Official The Turning movie trailers and clips.

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The Turning Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the The Turning movie production.

Key Facts

From writers Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes (The Conjuring), The Turning is produced by Scott Bernstein (Straight Outta Compton, Ride Along 2) and Roy Lee (It, The Lego Movie).
The movie was just weeks away from beginning filming, but DreamWorks principal Steven Spielberg pulled the plug because he didn't like director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and writer Scott Z. Burns' rewrite (Hollywood Reporter, 9/21/16).
Inspired by the 1898 Henry James gothic ghost story.
Based on "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James.

Production Updates

Jan 2019

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Mar 2018

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Dec 2017

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Production is expected to start in the first quarter of 2018.

Sep 2016

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Back in development. Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo has left the project.

Aug 2016

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Turning was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, January 24, 2020. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including The Gentlemen, The Last Full Measure and Color Out of Space.

Movie Theaters

2020-01-24 Nationwide

United States

Streaming

On DVD, Blu-ray & 4K

2020-03-00 DVD

Estimated

Digital (Ultra HD) & more