Disney Plus sets Japanese supernatural horror series Night Tales Club for 2027

Disney Plus has announced a new Japanese original supernatural thriller series titled Night Tales Club, scheduled to launch in January 2027, according to Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter. Variety reported that the six-part anthology series will also stream on Hulu. The platform released a teaser trailer and first-look images for the project. [1][2][3]

The series stars Takayuki Yamada as Hojo, a successful businessman obsessed with unexplained phenomena who acts as the storyteller for each episode, according to Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, and Variety. Every episode adapts a short horror story from a collection written by author Ichi Sawamura. [1][2][3]

Variety and The Hollywood Reporter reported that seven filmmakers are directing the episodes, including Kiyoshi Kurosawa, who directed Cure, and Shimizu Takashi, the director of Ju-on. Filmmakers involved in the production also include directors behind the series Gannibal, according to The Hollywood Reporter. [2][3]