Synopsis
Mrs. Aylwood is a distraught mother since her daughter, Karen, vanished in the English countryside over 20 years ago. When the Carstairs family move into the Aylwood manor for the summer, strange occurrences begin to unnerve the family and Jan begins to suspect that they are linked to Karen's disappearance. As Jan unravels the dark past hidden by the townspeople, she delves further into the mystery and deeper into danger, but now it might be too late to escape the Watcher in the Woods.
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Director & Writers
Melissa Joan Hart
Director
Scott Abbott
Screenplay
Cast
Anjelica Huston
Mrs. Aylwood
Nicholas Galitzine
Mark
Dixie Egerickx
Ellie
Di Botcher
Mrs. Thayer
Tallulah Evans
Jan
Rufus Wright
Paul
Benedict Taylor
John
Melanie Walters
Helen
Pal Aron
Constable
Melanie Gutteridge
Kate
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