Damnation High (TV series)
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| Created by | Alex Brow |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Editor | Jamie Kwan |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45–55 minutes |
| Production company | Mob Productions |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | February 13, 2026 – present |
Damnation High is an American dark comedy and supernatural parody television series created by Alex Brow for Netflix. The show premiered on February 13, 2026, and satirizes various genre staples found in contemporary streaming series, particularly those involving teen drama, dystopian sci-fi, and supernatural elements. The series follows a group of misfit students trapped in a mysterious high school for "narrative anomalies"—characters extracted from collapsing fictional timelines and forced to survive a curriculum designed to eliminate clichés and weed out the unoriginal.
The show combines violent satire in the vein of The Boys and Squid Game with supernatural and psychological elements similar to Stranger Things and The Umbrella Academy. It has been praised for its brutal sense of humor, sharp genre deconstruction, and dense meta-commentary.
Premise[edit | edit source]
Set in the secretive boarding institution known as Damnation High, the story follows teens pulled from broken fictional realities—each representing a tired or exaggerated genre trope. The school, operated by an enigmatic group called the Board of Plot Correction, is tasked with "refining" characters through brutal schooling, absurd challenges, and televised deathmatches known as the Narrative Purge. Only the most compelling, original students are permitted to survive the semester.
Cast and characters[edit | edit source]
Main[edit | edit source]
- Hunter Moore as Ash Maddox – A time-displaced, hyper-violent antihero parodying characters like Homelander and Batman.
- Kiara Lynn as Cassie Clairvoyant – A psychic teen haunted by a demonic voiceover entity (voiced by Werner Herzog).
- Miguel Orion as Dexter Chrome – A digital native who sees life as a corrupt video game.
- Siena Rowe as Tabby Noir – A wannabe vampire-slayer turned social media addict.
- D.B. Anders as Principal Killjoy – A former Squid Game host and current headmaster with anger management issues.
Episodes[edit | edit source]
Season 1 (2026)[edit | edit source]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Welcome to Hell, Period 1" | Alex Brow | Alex Brow | February 13, 2026 |
| 2 | "Episode 2 is Always the Flashback" | Rhea Wexler | Hannah Kim | February 20, 2026 |
| 3 | "Power Creep" | Thomas Kinley | Casey Doyle | February 27, 2026 |
| 4 | "The Bottle Episode (of Doom)" | Jamie Kwan | Alex Brow | March 6, 2026 |
| 5 | "Everyone Dies in Episode 5" | Rhea Wexler | Hannah Kim | March 13, 2026 |
| 6 | "Meta Crisis, Part I" | Thomas Kinley | Casey Doyle | March 20, 2026 |
| 7 | "Meta Crisis, Part II: Canon is Dead" | Alex Brow | Alex Brow | March 27, 2026 |
| 8 | "Graduation Massacre" | Jamie Kwan | Rhea Wexler | April 3, 2026 |
Production[edit | edit source]
Development[edit | edit source]
Damnation High was developed in late 2024 after Mob Productions sought to produce a genre satire aimed at mature teens and young adults. Creator Alex Brow pitched the show as "a multiverse of bad ideas getting violently rejected by the narrative gods." Netflix ordered a full season in mid-2025 following the success of similar hybrid dark-comedy shows.
Filming[edit | edit source]
Principal photography began in July 2025 in Vancouver, Canada. The production team constructed several rotating hallway sets, including a time loop corridor, a dimensionally unstable library, and a gymnasium that resets based on genre popularity.
Reception[edit | edit source]
Critical response[edit | edit source]
Damnation High received positive reviews from critics for its inventive tone, bloody satire, and dense parody structure. Some praised its commentary on oversaturated media franchises, while others noted occasional tonal inconsistencies.