'Into The Dark': Production designer Cecil Gentry reveals how he keeps the essence of horror and social satire intact in an anthology series

Gentry shares how the concepts and ideas from writers, directors, and the actors too come together to enlist what goes on in the background of each and every scene
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2019

As refreshing as a new episode of an anthology series might feel to a viewer, there are certain underlying elements of the show the needs to be a common ground binding all the episodes together. One such element, without doubt, would be designing the set for every individual episode, keeping certain signature tones and props in mind, that would help the series in becoming a compact whole, and 'Into the Dark's production designer Cecil Gentry has excelled at that.

As a Hulu show coming from Blumhouse Productions, 'Into the Dark' is primarily a horror, spinning a signature satirical twist into each of its monthly episodes that focus on one festival signifying the month of its release.

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