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NOS4A2
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  • Episode aired Jun 2, 2019
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 55m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
768
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Asher Miles Fallica in NOS4A2 (2019)
Nos4a2: Hero's Journey
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18 year old Vic McQueen discovers she can cross an old covered bridge on her motorbike and it will take her anywhere in the world where a lost thing is located. Meanwhile a mysterious old ma... Read all18 year old Vic McQueen discovers she can cross an old covered bridge on her motorbike and it will take her anywhere in the world where a lost thing is located. Meanwhile a mysterious old man named Charlie Manx kidnaps a young boy, killing his parents, and seems to be draining hi... Read all18 year old Vic McQueen discovers she can cross an old covered bridge on her motorbike and it will take her anywhere in the world where a lost thing is located. Meanwhile a mysterious old man named Charlie Manx kidnaps a young boy, killing his parents, and seems to be draining his life force as they drive to a mysterious place called "Christmasland." Maggie, a young w... Read all
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    • Director
      • Kari Skogland
    • Writers
      • Joe Hill(based upon the book NOS4A2 by)
      • Jami O'Brien(created for television by)
      • Lucy Thurber(staff writer)
    • Stars
      • Ashleigh Cummings
      • Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
      • Jahkara Smith
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Kari Skogland
    • Writers
      • Joe Hill(based upon the book NOS4A2 by)
      • Jami O'Brien(created for television by)
      • Lucy Thurber(staff writer)
    • Stars
      • Ashleigh Cummings
      • Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
      • Jahkara Smith
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews

    Videos5

    Nos4a2: A Bridge To Lost Things
    Clip 3:33
    Nos4a2: A Bridge To Lost Things
    Nos4a2: The Discovery
    Clip 1:10
    Nos4a2: The Discovery
    Nos4a2: Hero's Journey
    Trailer 0:31
    Nos4a2: Hero's Journey
    Nos4a2: Frozen
    Trailer 1:00
    Nos4a2: Frozen
    Nos4a2: A Fight For Their Souls
    Trailer 1:29
    Nos4a2: A Fight For Their Souls

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    Asher Miles Fallica in NOS4A2 (2019)
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    Asher Miles Fallica in NOS4A2 (2019)
    Ólafur Darri Ólafsson in NOS4A2 (2019)
    Virginia Kull in NOS4A2 (2019)
    Zachary Quinto in NOS4A2 (2019)
    Ashleigh Cummings in NOS4A2 (2019)
    Jahkara Smith in NOS4A2 (2019)
    Ashleigh Cummings in NOS4A2 (2019)
    Ashleigh Cummings in NOS4A2 (2019)

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    Ashleigh Cummings
    Ashleigh Cummings
    • Vic McQueen
    Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
    Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
    • Bing Partridge
    Jahkara Smith
    Jahkara Smith
    • Maggie Leigh
    • (as Jahkara J Smith)
    Ebon Moss-Bachrach
    Ebon Moss-Bachrach
    • Chris McQueen
    Virginia Kull
    Virginia Kull
    • Linda McQueen
    Zachary Quinto
    Zachary Quinto
    • Charlie Manx
    Dalton Harrod
    Dalton Harrod
    • Craig
    Chris McKinney
    Chris McKinney
    • Sheriff Bly
    Jamie Neumann
    Jamie Neumann
    • Tiffany Jones
    Rarmian Newton
    Rarmian Newton
    • Drew
    Paulina Singer
    Paulina Singer
    • Willa
    Karen Pittman
    Karen Pittman
    • Angela Brewster
    Darby Camp
    Darby Camp
    • Haley Smith
    Asher Miles Fallica
    Asher Miles Fallica
    • Daniel Moore
    Michael Maize
    Michael Maize
    • Ives
    Megan McQuillan
    Megan McQuillan
    • Karen Moore
    Jackson Mercado
    Jackson Mercado
    • Brian Johnson
    Oscar Wahlberg
    Oscar Wahlberg
    • Matty
    • Director
      • Kari Skogland
    • Writers
      • Joe Hill(based upon the book NOS4A2 by)
      • Jami O'Brien(created for television by) (written for television by)
      • Lucy Thurber(staff writer)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Manx's map of Inscapes shows the location is "Pennywise Circus" which is a reference to "It", a novel written by Hill's father Stephen King.
    • Quotes

      Chris McQueen: [to Vic] Brat, love you like a big dog.

    User reviews9

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    Top review
    8/10
    The pilot Was the best episode
    Review Date 7/31/2019

    I have Reviewed OVER 500 "Christmas Films, & Christmas Television Movies , & Television Specials". Please BEWARE Of films and specials with just one review! For instance When "It's a POSITIVE" chances are that the reviewer was involved with the production. "If its Negative" then they may have a grudge against the film for whatever reason. I am fare. I am on a mission to watch every Christmas Movie ever produced. Since 2014 I average 100 per year.

    A vampire and his car. The series has its moments but after the first episode it gets worse & worse. This whole season would have been better had they made 1/2 as many episodes.

    NOS4A2 follows Victoria "Vic" McQueen, a young working-class artist who discovers that she has a supernatural ability to track the seemingly immortal Charlie Manx. Manx feeds off the souls of children, then deposits what remains of them into Christmasland - a twisted Christmas Village of Manx's imagination where every day is Christmas Day and unhappiness is against the law. Vic must strive to defeat Manx and rescue his victims - without losing her mind or falling victim to him herself.

    The cast is okay its the unnecessary plot threads that fail them and the audience. We know what the destination is. They just take the long way.
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    • Jul 31, 2019

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    • Release date
      • June 2, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Rhode Island, USA
    • Production companies
      • American Movie Classics (AMC)
      • O'Brien Construction
      • Tornante Company
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    • Runtime
      55 minutes
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