Bill Skarsgård is no stranger to the horror world. Some of the actor’s strongest performances are in the genre, like playing an unexpected guest in Barbarian, Count Orlock in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu, a tormented war veteran in The Devil All the Time, and his iconic, uncomfortable performance as Pennywise in the IT franchise. Fans are sure to have a good time when Skarsgård is on-screen. The actor made a return to TV with IT: Welcome to Derry, reprising his iconic clown in the spin-off, which was widely praised and very successful. So, it’s rather strange to know that The Crow actor has some underrated titles under his belt, but there’s one: Hemlock Grove.
Back in the early days of Netflix, the series was adapted from author Brian McGreevy’s book of the same name. Developed by McGreevy and Lee Shipman, the series focuses on a series of brutal, mysterious murders in a dilapidated former steel town in Pennsylvania and explores the dark, supernatural secrets of its residents. Running for three seasons, Hemlock Groveis an engaging whodunit with an ambitious tone and visceral practical effects.
It has some compelling characters, like an arrogant, brooding heir to the town’s wealthy estate, Roman, played by Skarsgård; Landon Liboiron as Peter, a nomadic teenager who moves to town and is a rumored werewolf. Famke Janssen plays Olivia, Roman’s manipulative, terrifying, and fiercely protective mother, while Joel de la Fuente plays a cold scientist, among others.
Despite many good elements, convoluted storylines became the main point of criticism for the series. It also marks Netflix’s first few original series to bag a Primetime Emmy nomination. For fans who’d like to revisit the dark, gothic atmosphere with mystery and family conspiracies, the time is right! Hemlock Grove is now available for free on Tubi. The free streaming service has all three seasons, setting the stage for a perfect weekend binge.
Collider Exclusive · Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In? Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown
Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Taylor Sheridan doesn’t write heroes — he writes people who do what they have to do and live with the cost. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for.
🤠Yellowstone
🛢️Landman
👑Tulsa King
⚖️Mayor of Kingstown
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Where does your power come from? In Sheridan’s world, everyone has leverage. The question is what kind.
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Who do you put first, no matter what? Loyalty in Sheridan’s universe is always absolute — and always costly.
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Someone crosses a line. How do you respond? Every Sheridan protagonist has a line. What matters is what happens after it’s crossed.
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Where do you feel most in your element? Sheridan’s worlds are as much about place as they are about people.
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How do you feel about operating in the grey? Nobody in a Sheridan show has clean hands. The question is how they carry the dirt.
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What are you actually fighting to hold onto? Every Sheridan character is fighting a war. The real question is what they’re defending.
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How do you lead? Authority in Sheridan’s world is never given — it’s established, maintained, and constantly tested.
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Someone new arrives and tries to change how things work. Your reaction? Every Sheridan show has an outsider disrupting an established order. Sometimes that outsider is you.
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What has your position cost you? Nobody gets to where these characters are without paying for it. The bill is always personal.
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When it’s over, what do you want people to say? Sheridan’s characters all know the ending is coming. The question is what they leave behind.
Sheridan Has Spoken You Belong In…
The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you’re complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.
🤠 Yellowstone
🛢️ Landman
👑 Tulsa King
⚖️ Mayor of Kingstown
You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the modern world’s indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you’re willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family’s weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what’s yours, you don’t escalate — you finish it. You’re not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone’s world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn’t make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.
You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are thin, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You’re a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: sharp, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they’ll do to get it. You’re not naive enough to think this world is fair. You’re smart enough to be the one deciding who it’s fair to.
You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you’re not above reminding people that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they’d be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they’re more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don’t need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.
You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you’re the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky’s world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You’ve made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.
Where Will We See Bill Skarsgard Next?
Currently, the actor can be seen in director Michael Sarnoski’s Death of Robin Hood, where he’s sharing the screen with Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer. The feature finds Robin Hood (Jackman) gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last. In the hands of a mysterious woman (Comer), he is offered a chance at salvation. He’ll also be seen in Lee Tamahori’s Emperor, a period piece from the late filmmaker also starring Adrien Brody and Sophie Cookson. Also lined up are Andrew Niccol’s Lords of War and The Mosquito Bowl, among others.
All seasons of Hemlock Grove are streaming on Tubi. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
