The Haunting of Bly Manor is a supernatural horror anthology television series. It is the second installment in The Haunting anthology series, following The Haunting of Hill House. The show is based on the 1898 horror novella 'The Turn of the Screw' by Henry James. Set in the 1980s, it tells the story of a young American au pair who is hired to care for two orphaned children at Bly Manor in the English countryside. As she settles into her new position, eerie occurrences and dark secrets from the past begin to unravel, revealing the haunted history of the manor.