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The Waking Dark - Episode 1
He has 24 hours to write the script of his d̶r̶e̶a̶m̶s̶
2026·12m·★ 0.0
A writer. A task. A night to write the script of his dreams. The Waking Dark is a horror anthology in the tradition of The Twilight Zone; self-contained stories where the ordinary slips, quietly, into the weird, eerie and macabre. This is Episode I.
LUXEN Decision Guide
Does this fit your night?
A tension-first choice where uncertainty, investigation, or escalating pressure is a major part of the appeal.
Best fit
Who it is for
Best suited to viewers who want a plot with questions to chase rather than a purely relaxed watch.
Commitment
Light commitment · 12m
Use the runtime as a quick check against how much time you have tonight.
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Read the synopsis.
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Cast
Who's in it
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