In Pike’s original novel, we meet her well into her stay, but Flanagan gives us a glimpse into the life she was leading before her diagnosis. Ilonka is the newest resident of Brightcliffe manor. Determined to leave her mark on the world, she knows that in the end, all we are is the story of our life so we’d better make it a good one.Įike Schroter, Sauriyan Sapkota, Iman Benson, and William Chris Sumpter in The Midnight Club (2022) It’s difficult to know what parts of her story are truthful, but Cheri seems to best understand Midnight Club’s purpose. She is a compulsive liar, embellishing the truth and seizing any opportunity to shock her friends. The daughter of a famous actress and director, she’s been unceremoniously dropped off at the hospice by parents who never come to see her, only sending lavish gifts to show their love. The most enigmatic new patient at Brightcliffe is Cheri (Adia). These two new characters demonstrate the range of emotions felt by each of the patients as they grieve for everything they’ve lost, but continue to move forward in support of each other. He helps Natsuki out of a major depression and she comforts him when his illness begins to progress. She is also the first person to lose a roommate, patiently reading a story she’s working on outside the recovery room to her dying friend.Īside from Ilonka, the newest resident is Amesh ( Sauriyan Sapkota), a video game-obsessed kid with a good sense of humor determined to see his parents one more time before he dies. Hers is the first story we’re treated to, a ridiculous jump scare factory that is both endearingly funny and allows us to get to know the other patients. Natsuki ( Aya Furukawa) represents our entry into the Midnight Club. Flanagan has dispensed with patients on the periphery, but added several new faces to the core cast. Stanton ( Heather Langenkamp), the hospice’s chief doctor, we meet Ilonka ( Iman Benson), Kevin ( Igby Rigney), Spencer ( William Chris Sumpter), Anya ( Ruth Codd), and Sandra ( Annarah Cymone). Pike’s version of Brightcliffe Manor is filled with many teenagers spending their final days in relative peace, but we only get to know five of them. Georgia Stanton in episode 102 of The Midnight Club.

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