Haunted Hotel is an American adult animatedsupernaturalsitcom created by Matt Roller (a writer on Rick and Morty) that premiered on September 19, 2025. It is produced by Netflix Animation Studios.[1] The series follows a woman struggling to run a hotel that is also haunted, but soon gets help from her estranged brother who happens to be a ghost. The voice cast features Will Forte, Eliza Coupe, Skyler Gisondo, Natalie Palamides, and Jimmi Simpson.[2] In September 2025, the series was renewed for a second season.[3] The main characters are the family; Katherine, Esther, Nathan, Ben and Abaddon.
Katherine Freeling, along with her children Ben and Esther, move into the Undervale Hotel in Upstate New York, which was owned by her deceased brother Nathan. However, it is soon revealed that the place is haunted by the quirky restless spirits of the previous residents, including Nathan, who offers to help Katherine make the hotel's business successful. They later meet an immortal demon named Abaddon, who is trapped in the body of a young boy from the 1700s and offers to help the family fend off evil demons, murderers and other entities who come to Undervale.
Voice cast
Main
Will Forte as Nathan Freeling,[4] Katherine's older brother who is a ghost. He is a friendly and optimistic person who tries to help out his sister around the hotel, whether it’s trying to get guests to stay, how to end curses, or fighting off evil spirits.
Eliza Coupe as Katherine Freeling,[4] a recent divorcée and the reluctant owner of the haunted Undervale Hotel in upstate New York and Nathan's younger sister.
Skyler Gisondo as Ben Freeling,[4] Katherine's young teen son and Nathan's nephew, who is socially awkward and tries to maintain some normality with his new life at the Undervale.
Natalie Palamides as Esther Freeling,[4] Katherine's precocious and mischievous preteen daughter and Nathan's niece, who enjoys using black magic and her new life at the Undervale.
Jimmi Simpson as Abaddon,[4] an ancient demon who is trapped in the body of a young boy from the 1700s.
Recurring
Sunita Mani as Heather,[5] a studious young African-American girl who is a classmate and friend to Esther.
Riki Lindhome as Annabelle,[5] a teenage ghost who died in the 1930s. She resembles a flapper girl and is the girlfriend of Ben.
Duncan Trussell as Stabby Paul,[5] a derenged serial killer ghost who enjoys stabbing people with a kitchen knife despite not being able to physically to harm them with it.
Maria Bamford as Angela,[5] a pale ghost woman from the Victorian era who was killed after breaking her neck from falling off an apple tree on the hotel grounds.
Matt Roller as Candle Head,[5] a ghost obsessed with candles, and whose body is covered in candle wax.
Episodes
No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original release date
1
"Welcome to the Undervale"
Erica Hayes Christopher Nance
Matt Roller
September19,2025(2025-09-19)
The ghosts at the Undervale Hotel are scaring away potential guests, much to Katherine's frustration. After failing to convince the ghosts to stay away from the guest rooms, she enlists the aid of an exorcist to remove them permanently. Esther is looking for the necklace of a ghost named Annabelle who died in the 1930s, and whose remains are hidden somewhere in the hotel. She convinces Ben to hook up with Annabelle in the hope that she will reveal the location to him. Ben meets Annabelle, and immediately form a soul bond with her upon touching her hand, the reason for this is that he is a conduit to the netherworld. The exorcist Jezmeralda arrives at the hotel, who immediately starts banishing the ghosts to the netherworld, including Nathan, explaining that the hotel is actually a portal to hell. It is revealed her true motive for banishing the ghosts was to summon the demon Mortoth from hell and unleash him onto the earth. Mortoth immediately turns on Jezmeralda and attacks her. Before he kills her, she tells Katherine that they can stop him by opening a conduit to the netherworld to bring back the ghosts. Since Ben is a conduit, Esther places a bone necklace from her stash of occult items onto Ben, opening the connection to the netherworld. Nathan and the other ghosts return after Katherine promises them free rein of the hotel, they defeat Mortoth and send him back to hell.
The series premiered on Netflix on September 19, 2025.[2]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 77% based on 13 reviews.[6]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 54 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average".[7]
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