''Just Beyond'' is an American

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created by

Seth Grahame-Smith Seth Grahame-Smith (born Seth Jared Greenberg; January 4, 1976) is an American writer and film producer, best known as the author of ''The New York Times'' best-selling novels '' Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'' and '' Abraham Lincoln, Vampire ...

based on

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' graphic novels of the same name by

R. L. Stine Robert Lawrence Stine (; born October 8, 1943), sometimes known as Jovial Bob Stine and Eric Affabee, is an American novelist, short story writer, television producer, screenwriter, and executive editor. Stine has been referred to as the "St ...

for

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. The series premiered on October 13, 2021, with all 8 episodes.

Cast

Episode 1 - Leave Them Kids Alone

* Mckenna Grace as Veronica * Leeann Ross as Claire *

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as Miss Genevieve *

Lauren Lindsey Donzis Lauren Lindsey Donzis (born July 28, 2004) is an American actress, best known for starring as Molly in the Netflix series '' No Good Nick'' and as Ruby in the fourth season of the Disney Channel original series ''Liv and Maddie''. Donzis stars ...

as Heather

Episode 2 - Parents Are From Mars, Kids Are From Venus

* Gabriel Bateman as Jack * Arjun Athalye as Ronald *

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as Dale *

Riki Lindhome Erika "Riki" Lindhome (born March 5, 1979) is an American actress, comedian, and musician. She is best known as a singer and songwriter for the comedy folk duo Garfunkel and Oates. After making her television debut in 2002 with minor roles in t ...

as Bonnie * Parvesh Cheena as Ron Sr. *

Henry Thomas Henry Jackson Thomas Jr. (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor and had a lead role in the film ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (1982), for which he won a Young Artist Award and received Golden Globe ...

as Crazy Chris *

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as Floating Head * Rajani Nair as Gloria

Episode 3 - Which Witch

* Rachel Marsh as Fiona * Jy Prishkulnik as Luna

Episode 4 - My Monster

* Megan Stott as Olivia *

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as Brook * Elisha Henig as Graham *

Marcelle LeBlanc Marcelle Leblanc is a Miss America's Outstanding Teen titleholder and an actress. LeBlanc is from Birmingham, Alabama. She began participating in theater at age 11. At age 14, she founded an initiative to provide other children with scholarships to ...

as Jade * Camryn Jade as Chloe * Max Bickelhaup as The Squeamber

Episode 5 - Unfiltered

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as Lilis *

Christine Ko Christine Ko (born August 3, 1988) is a Taiwanese-American actress, known for her roles as Emma on the CBS sitcom '' The Great Indoors'', Mandy on ''Upload'' and Emma on ''Dave''. Before her success in America, she had a brief career in Taiwa ...

as Ms. Fausse * Jordan Sherley as Carmen * Leela Owen as Harper * Connor Christie as Ben

Episode 6 - We've Got Spirits, Yes We Do

Lexi Underwood Lexi Underwood is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Pearl Warren in '' Little Fires Everywhere''. She also played Athena in ''Will vs the Future,'' a comedic science fiction series created and executive produced by Tim ...

as Ella * Kate Baldwin as Vivian *

Ben Gleib Ben Nathan Gleiberman (born June 18, 1978), known professionally as Ben Gleib, is an American actor, comedian, satirist, and writer. Early life and education Gleib was born to Nate and Ziva Gleiberman in Los Angeles, California, on June 18, 197 ...

as Oscar * Jackson Geach as Raymond * Emily Marie Palmer as Rosie * Claire Andres as Zoe

Episode 7 - Standing Up For Yourself

Cyrus Arnold Cyrus Arnold (born January 2, 2003) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Kenny Yankovitch in ''Mr. Harrigan's Phone'', Derek Zoolander Jr. in '' Zoolander 2'', BJ Malloy in ''Sam & Cat'', and Josh Jagorski in the New Line Cinema/ ...

as Trevor * Logan Gray as Little Trevor * Smera Chandan as Maria * Spencer Fitgerald as Hudson * Henry Shepherd as Evan Burger * Kwajalyn Brown as Principal Angela

Episode 8 - The Treehouse

* Cedric Joe as Sam * Christine Adams as Jenny * Malcolm Barrett as Andy *

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as Mason

Episodes

Production

In early May 2020,

ordered an eight-episode series based on

's graphic novels ''Just Beyond'' attaching

to write and serve as an executive producer. David Katzenberg, Stephen Christy and

Ross Richie Ross Richie (born May 22, 1970) is an American comic book publisher and the founder of Boom! Studios, film producer, television producer and comic book creator. Richie was a Keynote Speaker for the 2012 Harvey Awards and a judge for the "Spirit o ...

also attached to executive producers and Stine as co-executive producer with

KatzSmith Productions KatzSmith Productions is an American film production company, founded by Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg. The company is known for producing the 2017 horror film '' It''. Overview In 2011, Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg launched ...

and

20th Century Fox Television 20th Television (formerly 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Century-Fox Television, and TCF Television Productions, Inc.) is an American television production company that is a division of Disney Television Studios, part of The Walt Disney Co ...

acting as studios behind the project as they have first look deal with

. That same month, the writer's room was assembled. Filming had begun in

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by March 2021, with Marc Webb directing two episodes. Mckenna Grace and

were cast as the stars of one episode each in April 2021, with

to guest star in an episode. Additional casting was announced in May, with

, Gabriel Bateman and

added.

Release

The series debuted on

on October 13, 2021.

Reception

Critical response

The

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reported an 88% approval rating with an average rating of 6.7/10, based on 8 critic reviews. Joel Keller of '' Decider'' acclaimed the sets and the computer-generated imagery, stating they succeed to intensify the supernatural elements of the series, praised the performances of the cast and the humor, but claimed that the show lacks scary moments. Ashley Moulton of ''

Common Sense Media Common Sense Media (CSM) is an organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children.

'' rated the series 4 out of 5 stars, found agreeable that the protagonists are positive role models, and complimented how the show approaches different themes such as dealing with grief. Dayna Eileen of ''

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'' rated the series 7 out of 10, stated that the show succeeds to introduce the horror genre to unfamiliar viewers, complimented how the series approaches adolescence and spooky themes, but found some dialogues lacking interest. Tara Bennett of ''

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'' rated the series 6 out of 10, praised the performances of the cast, especially Rachel Marsh as a teen witch, but stated that the show focuses too much on morality than providing enough scary moments.

Accolades

The series was nominated for Children’s Episodic, Long Form and Specials at the 2022 Writers Guild of America Awards.

References

External links

* {{Disney+ original series 2020s American anthology television series 2020s American horror comedy television series 2021 American television series debuts 2021 American television series endings Boom! Studios adaptations Disney+ original programming English-language television shows Television shows based on comics Television series by 20th Century Fox Television