SeriesTV-MAPsychological Supernatural Demonic & Possession

Servant2019

Name: Servant
Genre: Psychological, Supernatural, Demonic & Possession, Gothic
Released: 2019-11-28
Rating: 7.4

“Doubt what you believe.”

Created by Tony Basgallop

7.4

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 7.4TMDB 7.5

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Year

2019

Seasons

Network

Apple TV

Status

Ended

Box Office

🏆 Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 4 wins & 12 nominations total

The premise

A Philadelphia couple are in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.

Horror Vault's take

When a Philadelphia couple's marriage fractures under the weight of an unspoken trauma, they invite a quiet young nanny into their meticulously controlled home — and something deeply wrong comes with her. Created by Tony Basgallop and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, Servant unfolds as a suffocating slow burn where every pristine room and polished surface conceals a growing rot. The series excels at weaponizing domesticity, turning an upscale townhouse into a pressure cooker of paranoia, secrets, and creeping dread. Its ensemble cast delivers performances calibrated to keep viewers perpetually off-balance, unsure of what — or whom — to trust.

Content: Themes Of Child Loss, Psychological Manipulation, Disturbing Imagery, Religious Themes

Episode Guide

🏆 Best Episode Overall

S1.E9 · Jericho

7.3

⭐ Highest Rated This Season

S1.E9 · Jericho

7.3

★ 7.1 avg· 5h 13m total· Nov 2019 → Jan 2020

S1.E1 · RebornPremiere
7.2
Nov 28, 2019 · 34 min · Dir: M. Night Shyamalan
Leanne, a young nanny, is hired to care for baby Jericho. But all is not as it seems.
S1.E2 · Wood
7.3
Nov 28, 2019 · 31 min · Dir: Daniel Sackheim
As Leanne settles in, Sean worries that Dorothy and Jericho are not in good hands.
S1.E3 · Eel
7.3
Nov 28, 2019 · 30 min · Dir: Daniel Sackheim
Sean enlists Dorothy's brother, Julian, to monitor her relationship with Leanne.
S1.E4 · Bear
7.0
Dec 6, 2019 · 32 min · Dir: Nimród Antal
Leanne disobeys an order and discovers why Sean is so protective of baby Jericho.
S1.E5 · Cricket
7.0
Dec 13, 2019 · 31 min · Dir: Nimród Antal
With Dorothy and Sean gone for the day, Leanne makes a new friend.