Midnight Mass
Series, 2021, Directed, Set in Crockett Island
Midnight Mass is #10 of 16 in release order and #10 of 16 in chronological order in the Mike Flanagan.
The story
The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.
Midnight Mass recap
Midnight Mass (2021) is a seven-episode Netflix series created and directed by Mike Flanagan, drawn from his Catholic upbringing. Riley Flynn (Zach Gilford) comes home to the dying fishing community of Crockett Island after four years in prison for killing a woman while driving drunk, at the same time as a charismatic young priest, Father Paul (Hamish Linklater), arrives to stand in for the island's elderly monsignor. Miracles begin: a girl in a wheelchair walks, and the old grow young. Kate Siegel plays Riley's childhood sweetheart Erin, and Samantha Sloyan the zealous parishioner Bev Keane.
Midnight Mass ending explained
Father Paul is the old monsignor, made young by a winged creature he believes is an angel and has fed to the congregation through communion wine; at the Easter vigil he has the faithful drink poison so they will rise again, and they turn on the island. The survivors burn the boats and shelters so the turned cannot escape the sunrise, and the remaining townspeople gather to die singing "Nearer, My God, to Thee". Leeza and Warren escape by canoe, and Leeza can no longer feel her legs, a sign the miracles are over.
Where to watch Midnight Mass
Midnight Mass is streaming on Netflix in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 7.7/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Haunting of Bly Manor, before The Midnight Club.
- Chronological order: after The Haunting of Bly Manor, before The Midnight Club.
Cast
- Hamish Linklater as Father Paul Hill
- Zach Gilford as Riley Flynn
- Kate Siegel as Erin Greene
- Samantha Sloyan as Bev Keane
- Rahul Kohli as Sheriff Hassan
- Henry Thomas as Ed Flynn
- Kristin Lehman as Annie Flynn
- Igby Rigney as Warren Flynn
- Annarah Cymone as Leeza Scarborough
- Annabeth Gish as Dr. Sarah Gunning
- Alex Essoe as Mildred Gunning
- Matt Biedel as Sturge
Created by Mike Flanagan.