Eight standalone nightmares, one curator with a lifelong fascination for the strange: Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities gathers a set of horror tales under a single visual sensibility.
What is Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities about?
Each episode of this 2022 anthology series functions as its own short film, unconnected in plot but united by del Toro's eye for gothic detail and practical, tactile creature design. The series draws on unsettling premises rather than a shared cast or timeline, letting different directors bring their own tone to each hour-long entry while del Toro frames the collection as its host and curator. Guest stars including Ewan McGregor, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett, and Rupert Grint headline individual episodes, giving the anthology a rotating ensemble rather than a fixed lead.
About the cast
The series draws a wide bench of actors across its eight episodes, including Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Ron Perlman, Finn Wolfhard, and Cate Blanchett, with Gregory Mann among the ensemble.
Context & significance
Guillermo del Toro serves as creator and curator, introducing each episode in the tradition of horror anthology hosts, while a rotating slate of directors handles the individual stories. The anthology format lets the series range across different flavors of horror, from body horror to slow-building dread, without needing to reconcile them into one continuous narrative. Each episode runs close to an hour, closer to a short film than a standard television runtime.
Watching Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities on Ktime
Cabinet of Curiosities is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so every episode can be watched in Farsi audio or with Farsi text on screen. Access requires only a free K-Time account login, and the platform's interface is built with Farsi-speaking viewers in mind throughout.