''Superstition'' is an American television mystery-drama series that was commissioned by

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with a 12-episode direct-to-series order in December 2016. The show premiered on October 20, 2017, with the series' first season concluding on January 18, 2018. On June 6, 2018, the series was cancelled after one season.

Plot

The episodes revolve around the Hastings family who owns and directs a funeral home and the cemetery in the sleepy town of La Rochelle, Georgia. The basement of the family home provides space for the city morgue as well where Tilly, the medical examiner, works. Having long been hunters of the supernatural, the Hastings and Tilly make sure that Infernals don't wreak havoc among the human populace. Things start to unravel when Friday the 13th arrives, with the appearance of the Hastings' oldest son who left the family sixteen years ago. Supernatural forces begin descending upon the town, with Calvin and his family doing their best to protect everyone.

Cast

Main

Mario Van Peebles Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is an American film director and actor best known for directing and starring in ''New Jack City'' in 1991 and '' USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage'' in 2016. He is the son of actor and filmmaker Melvin Va ...

as Isaac Hastings *

Robinne Lee Robinne Lee (born July 16, 1974) is an American actress and author. She made her screen debut in the 1997 independent film '' Hav Plenty'', and later has appeared in films ''National Security'' (2003), ''Deliver Us from Eva'' (2003), '' Hitch'' (2 ...

as Bea Hastings *

Brad James Brad James (born July 7, 1978) is an American actor. James is best known for his role as Todd in the sitcom ''Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse''. Early years James was raised by his maternal grandparents. He spent four years as a U.S. Marine s ...

as Calvin Hastings, Bea and Isaac's oldest son *

Demetria McKinney Demetria Dyan McKinney (born August 27, 1979) is an American actress and singer. From 2006 to 2012, during its original run, she starred in the TBS sitcom '' Tyler Perry's House of Payne'', a BET revival of the show was announced in 2020. Her oth ...

as May Westbrook, the Chief of Police *Morgana Van Peebles as Garvey Westbrook, May's 16-year-old daughter *Tatiana Lia Zappardino as Tilly, the medical examiner and researcher of all things supernatural for the Hastings

Recurring

W. Earl Brown William Earl Brown (born September 7, 1963) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, musician, and songwriter. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Kenneth "Kenny" Brown in the film ''Scream (1996 film), Scream'' (1996), Warren in the ...

as The Dredge, the powerful entity out to destroy the Hastings *T. C. Carter as Russ, Garvey's boyfriend *

Jasmine Guy Jasmine Guy (born March 10, 1962) is an American actress, director, singer and dancer. She is known for her role as Dina in the 1988 film ''School Daze'' and as Whitley Gilbert-Wayne on the NBC ''The Cosby Show'' spin-off ''A Different World'', ...

Aunt Nancy Anansi ( ; literally translates to ''spider'') is an Akan folktale character and the Akan God of Stories, Wisdom, Knowledge, and possibly creation. The form of a spider is the most common depiction of Anansi. He is also, sometimes considered to ...

, an unlikely ally to the Hastings family *David E. Collier as Dr. Kim, a doctor who is later possessed by The Dredge *Nick Hagelin as Raymond Patla, the naive yet harmless police deputy *Joaquin Montes as James, a close friend of Isaac's from olden days *

Myles Truitt Myles Truitt (born February 1, 2002) is an American actor best known for his breakout role as Eli Solinski in ''Kin''. He also plays Ant in '' Queen Sugar'' and Issa Williams on ''Black Lightning''. Biography Myles Truitt became interested in act ...

as Arlo, the Hastings' youngest son who died, but reappears in hallucinations

Episodes

Broadcast and release

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holds the international airing rights to ''Superstition''. The series was released on Netflix in the UK and Canada on April 29, 2018.

References

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