''Hemlock Grove'' is an American horror

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series produced by

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and developed by Brian McGreevy and Lee Shipman. It is a production of

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. The series is based on McGreevy's 2012 novel of the same name. The series premiered on

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on April 19, 2013, with all 13 episodes made immediately available for online viewing. The show examines the strange happenings in Hemlock Grove, a fictional town in

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. Roman Godfrey, heir to the town's wealthy Godfrey family, befriends the town's newcomer, Peter Rumancek. Recent brutal murders in the town have stirred up rumors, and the two work together to shed light on the case while also hiding their own dark secrets. On June 19, 2013, Netflix renewed ''Hemlock Grove'' for a second season of 10 episodes, to air in 2014. On July 18, 2013, Netflix earned the first

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nominations for original online-only streaming television at the

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in 2013. Three of its online original series—''

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'', ''Hemlock Grove'', and ''

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''—earned nominations. The second season premiered on July 11, 2014. On September 2, 2014, Netflix renewed it for a third and final 10-episode season, which premiered on October 23, 2015. Netflix announced on September 21, 2022 that all three seasons of ''Hemlock Grove'' will be removed from the service on October 22, 2022.

Plot

The series is set in the town of Hemlock Grove, Pennsylvania. The town is a mixture of extreme wealth and poverty, as the closing of the town's steel mill many years earlier caused many to lose their jobs. The town's main sources of employment are now the Godfrey Institute for Biomedical Technologies and Hemlock Acres Hospital. Heading the Institute—which is rumored to conduct sinister experiments on a daily basis—is the imposing Olivia Godfrey (

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), while Hemlock Acres' lead psychiatrist is Olivia's dead husband's brother, Dr. Norman Godfrey (

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). As season one opens, the town's rumor mill turns even more twisted, as two teenage girls are brutally killed and their bodies left for unsuspecting people to find the next day. Peter Rumancek ( Landon Liboiron) a 17-year-old

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boy, is suspected of the crimes by some of the townsfolk; he is also rumored to be a

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. Secretly, he is, in fact, a werewolf, and, he sets out to solve the mystery of the murders along with the heir to the Godfrey estate, the troubled Roman Godfrey (

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). Rounding out the main cast of characters of the first season are Norman's daughter (and Roman's cousin), the beautiful Letha Godfrey (

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) who claims the father of her unborn child is an angel from Heaven, and Christina Wendall (

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), a lonely girl who becomes interested in Peter. For season two, two former supporting characters were promoted to the main cast of characters: Peter's

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older cousin Destiny (

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), who makes her living as a psychic medium, and Dr. Johann Pryce (

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), the lead scientist of the Godfrey Institute, a brilliant but ruthless man of science, gifted with

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. A cult has arisen that is bent on destroying the supernatural creatures in Hemlock Grove by any means necessary. To make matters worse, both Peter and Roman struggle with their nature, as Peter risks becoming the same killer from the first season and Roman, after his full immersion with his true nature in the first season, has developed an insatiable hunger to kill. As they fight their enemies and deal with their situations, they must also deal with the monsters they are becoming, or have already become.

Cast

Main

as Olivia Godfrey *

as Roman Godfrey * Landon Liboiron as Peter Rumancek *

as Letha Godfrey (season 1) *

as Christina Wendall (season 1) *

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as Destiny Rumancek (season 2–3; recurring season 1) *

as Dr. Johann Pryce (season 2–3; recurring season 1) *

as Dr. Norman Godfrey (season 1–2) * Nicole Boivin (recurring season 1) and

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(season 3; recurring season 2), as Shelley Godfrey, Roman's heavily deformed but good-hearted sister. While Boivin and Martin are the main actresses portraying the character, Shelley's remarkably large figure is provided, when seen from a distance, by

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for the first five episodes, and by Michael Andreae thereafter. *

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as Annie Archambeau (season 3)

Recurring

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as Lynda Rumancek, Peter's mother and confidant (season 1–2) *

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as Marie Godfrey, Norman's wife, and the mother of Letha (season 1–2) *

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as Dr. Clementine Chasseur, a mysterious woman arriving in Hemlock Grove to investigate the killings (season 1) * Aaron Douglas as Tom Sworn, the sheriff of Hemlock Grove (season 1) *

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as Francis Pullman, the "

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", who claims to have witnessed unspeakable things (season 1) *

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as Michael Chasseur, Clementine's brother * Luke Camilleri as Andreas Vasilescu (season 2–3) * JC MacKenzie as Dr. Arnold Spivak (season 2–3) * Madeline Brewer as Miranda Cates (season 2–3) * Shauna MacDonald as Dr. Galina Zheleznova-Burdukovskaya (formerly Alyona Potyomkina-Zosimova), a brilliant Russian scientist working under Dr. Pryce (season 2) * Alex Hernandez as Isaac Ochoa, a private detective (season 3) * Richard Gunn as Aitor Quantic (season 3) *

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as Marshall (season 3) *

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as Dr. Klaus Blinsky (season 3) * Anthony J. Mifsud as Greek Delivery man (season 3) * Meegwun Fairbrother as Milan Faber (season 3)

Guest

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and

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as Alexa and Alyssa Sworn, Sheriff Sworn's twin daughters, and Christina's best friends *

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as Jenny Fredericks, a local convenience store clerk *

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as Nicolae Rumancek, Peter's deceased grandfather. Seen in flashbacks. * Philip Craig as the Bishop, a contact of Clementine's * Alanis Peart as Mrs. Pisarro, Peter's and Roman's English teacher * Emily Piggford as Ashley Valentine, a schoolmate of Roman's who develops a crush on him * Jacqueline Graham as Lisa Willoughby, a local girl who becomes the second murder victim *

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as JR Godfrey, Roman's deceased father, husband of Olivia, and brother of Norman. Seen in flashbacks. * Landon Norris as Tyler, a fellow schoolmate, with a romantic interest in Christina * Joe Bostick as Vice Principal Spears, the vice principal of the local high school *

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as Brooke Bluebell, a local girl, whose brutal murder opens the series *

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and Dylan Trowbridge portray the town's Deputy Sheriffs, nicknamed respectively Neck, Chin, Moustache, Lips, and Nose

Development and production

In December 2011, ''

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'' reported that Netflix and Gaumont International Television were finalizing a deal for a 13-episode series order for ''Hemlock Grove''. The project was officially announced in March 2012. Eli Roth serves as an executive producer and will direct the pilot, ''Jellyfish In the Sky''.

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, who signed on in mid-March as an executive producer/series director, directed six episodes. After McGreevy pushed for the series to be filmed in the Pittsburgh area, production was expected to start in early June 2012 and last until November. In mid May, Gaumont International Television pulled out of Pennsylvania in favor of production at the

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. The move came about after Gaumont management had a misunderstanding on how the Pennsylvania Film Tax Credit program works. Filming began on July 13, 2012 in

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; a small town about 40 miles (63 km) northeast of Toronto that has been transformed to look like Hemlock Grove, the fictional Western Pennsylvania town the series is set in. The budget for the first season of ''Hemlock Grove'' is reportedly about $45 million. Filming took place in Toronto at St Clair and Yonge at the

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and in

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. Hemlock Grove High School was filmed at

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in Toronto. It was also filmed in

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at the

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; the opening scene of Season 1, Episode 1 is on Queen Street in Port Perry, Ontario.

Casting

In March, Netflix announced that

and

would star in the series, Janssen as Olivia Godfrey and Skarsgård as her son, Roman Godfrey. In early April 2012, it was revealed that Peter Rumancek would be portrayed by Landon Liboiron. On April 4, Penelope Mitchell was cast as Roman's cousin, Letha Godfrey. Freya Tingley was cast as Christina Wendall on April 10. On April 12,

was announced as Dr. Norman Godfrey, Olivia's brother-in-law and Letha's father. On July 2,

was cast as Peter Rumancek's mother, and

was cast as Dr. Chasseur. Aaron Douglas was cast as Sheriff Sworn on July 8. In late July 2012,

joined the cast as Destiny Rumancek.

Music

The music for seasons 1 and 2 was composed by Nathan Barr. In October 2015, it was announced that Todd Haberman would join Barr to score season 3.

Reception

Viewership

After its opening weekend, Netflix announced that "''Hemlock Grove'' was viewed by more members globally in its first weekend than ''

''."

Critical reception

The first season of ''Hemlock Grove'' received "mixed or average" reviews, according to

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, with a score of 45 out of 100. On

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, the season has a rating of 26%, based on 34 reviews, and the average rating is 4.68/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''Hemlock Grove'' is an ugly, unpleasant affair that throws crazy ideas together without much forethought." The second season received "generally unfavorable" reviews, according to Metacritic, with a score of 37 out of 100. Rotten Tomatoes gives the season a rating of 55%, based on 11 reviews, and the average rating is 5.29/10. The site's consensus reads: "''Hemlock Grove'' jettisons some of its most grating qualities while doubling down on its splashy gore, making for a more engaging second season – but the series frustratingly remains a shoddy amalgamation of gothic tropes." Mary McNamara of the ''

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'' called ''Hemlock Grove'' "terrible", and Alison Willmore of

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, "a mess". Zack Handlen of ''

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'' gave the series an F, calling it "a shockingly inane misstep, a ponderous mess." Dante D'Orazio of ''

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'' said the show was "universally panned" on account of its "poor acting, slow plot development, and ... style that's off-key." Patrick Smith of ''

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'' said that ''Hemlock Grove'' was "corny and emphatically less profound than it thinks it is", giving it two out of five stars overall. James Poniewozik of ''Time'' listed the series as one of the worst ten things on television in 2013. On the other hand, David Hiltbrand of the ''Philadelphia Inquirer'' said that the show "manages to be lush, gross, frightening, and ridiculous--all at the same time." Tom Gliatto of ''People Weekly'' reviewed the series positively, with a score of 75 out of 100: "The acting is good, especially Bill Skarsgard and Landon Liboiron.... I like the show's languid, dreamlike beauty, but horror fans may be less patient." Jessica Shaw of ''

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'' gave the series a B+.

Accolades

''Hemlock Grove'' received two nominations for

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at the

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, but lost to ''

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'', respectively.

References

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