Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a children's horror anthology series from the United States, created by D. J. MacHale and Ned Kandel. The original run aired on Nickelodeon in the U.S. from August 15, 1992, to February 3, 1996, and also on YTV in Canada. A pilot episode first aired as a Halloween special on October 25, 1991. The show was later revived twice: the first revival aired from February 6, 1999, to June 11, 2000, and the second from October 11, 2019, to August 13, 2022. Reruns of the original series continued until October 31, 2002, and later aired on Nicktoons from October 20 to 31, 2008. Nickelodeon picked up the original series in 1992. MacHale, Kandel, and Nickelodeon partnered with the Canadian company CINAR, and as part of that deal, the show was primarily filmed in Montreal, Quebec, with some additional filming in Richmond, British Columbia. The production teams were represented by the ACTRA and STCVQ labour unions. The pilot re-aired five days after its debut alongside *Mystery Magical Special* as part of a Halloween block called "The Haunting of Nickelodeon." The series officially premiered the following year on Nickelodeon's SNICK block on August 15, 1992, and on the Family Channel on September 2, 1992. It moved from the Family Channel to YTV on September 6, 1993. The original series concluded on February 3, 1996. In 1999, the show was revived for two more seasons, bringing back most of the original crew along with new directors, writers, and cast. Produced by Nickelodeon, it aired on the SNICK block from February 6, 1999, to June 11, 2000. In Canada, the revival moved to the Family Channel, as YTV held the rights to the original series. The only original cast member to return for the first and second seasons of the revival was Tucker (Daniel DeSanto), though Gary (Ross Hull) returned for the concluding episode. On November 13, 2017, Paramount Players announced a live-action feature film adaptation, but it was later removed from the schedule. On February 14, 2019, a limited series reboot was announced, premiering on October 11, 2019. On February 19, 2020, this revival was renewed for a second season, titled *Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Curse of the Shadows*, which premiered on February 12, 2021, with a different cast. In March 2022, the revival was renewed for a third and final season, premiering on July 30, 2022.