Don’t get hysterical.
Original title
Shining Vale
Released
3/6/2022
Origin country
US
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Production companies
Warner Bros. Television, Lionsgate Television, Kapital Entertainment, Merman, Other Shoe Productions
Status
Cancelled
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
16
A dysfunctional family moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Patricia “Pat” Phelps, who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed – turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same.
After an affair nearly destroys their marriage, Pat and Terry Phelps move their family from the city to Connecticut, to a house that may be haunted.
Pat finds a clue as to the identity of the Fifties Housewife who keeps appearing to her, while Terry confronts a demon from his own past.
After years of writer’s block, Pat finally finds her muse through the help of a narcotic. Terry’s pitch to the NY Archdiocese turns out to be the presentation from Hell.
Pat is writing like a woman possessed until she finds out the true identity of her muse. Terry makes a decision about work that will come back to haunt him.
As Pat tries to get rid of Rosemary for good, she finds out that Terry has been keeping a horrifying secret from her; Gaynor learns a secret about Pat that will change how she views her mother forever.
On the verge of losing everything, Pat decides to make a deal that may damn her forever; Terry's battle with depression leads to deadly consequences.
Pat's pact with Rosemary breathes new life into her career and her marriage; a new house tea gets out of hand, and Pat realizes the deal isn't what she expected.
The shocking end of Pat's book is revealed while the Phelps family fights for their souls; individually and as a family.
Season 2 kicks off four months after the events of season 1. Pat's insurance runs out and she is released from the psychiatric hospital early. She returns home, determined to pick up the pieces of her broken family, but she quickly finds out her children don't need her, Terry doesn't remember her, and to make matters worse, Pat's new neighbor Ruth looks exactly like Rosemary. As if that wasn't enough, the house starts to reveal the shocking secrets of its dark past.
Pat returns home and tries to put the family back together. Terry meets his family for the first time after suffering a traumatic brain injury. Gaynor battles with Pat over the role as head of household.
As the family struggles to reconnect, Pat’s peculiar new neighbor brings a logical explanation for her psychotic break.
Terry struggles to process the knowledge that Pat hit him with an axe and he may have cheated on her with his colleague Kathryn. Meanwhile, Gaynor gets some potentially good news, and Jake has a run-in with the scary goat.
In the midst of having scary new dreams about the house, Pat finally comes clean to Terry and must deal with the consequences.
The fractured family is brought back together by unexpected news while Terry embarks on a healthier lifestyle. Jake struggles to reconnect with an old friend in the house and Gaynor meets a sexy new friend.
Pat becomes concerned about the readers of her new novel. Meanwhile, Terry’s addiction to testosterone has him striving to make his mark on the town.
Pat discovers new fears about her book. Terry has found renewed purpose in a major life change. Gaynor is ghosted by her boyfriend and Jake breaks out of his hideaway.
Pat struggles to find someone she can trust. Terry’s mayoral ambitions seem to have overwhelmed his loyalty to her. Gaynor struggles with her own fate and Jake gets a second chance to defend his family.
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