Nickelodeon
The second season of hit reboot Are You Afraid of the Dark?, subtitled “Curse of the Shadows,” premieres Friday, February 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Nickelodeon.
If you don’t have cable, here are several different ways you can watch Are You Afraid of the Dark? Curse of the Shadows streaming online (live or on-demand) for free:
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Philo TV
You can watch a live stream of Nickelodeon and 60 other TV channels on Philo TV, which comes with a seven-day free trial:
Once signed up for Philo, you can watch Are You Afraid of the Dark? Curse of the Shadows live on the Philo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast (compatible on Android mobile), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You can also watch on your computer on the Philo website.
If you can’t watch live, Philo allows you to DVR programs and watch them up to 30 days later. And even if you forget to DVR something, Philo also comes with a 72-hour rewind feature, which lets you to watch most shows on-demand if they have aired in the last three days.
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of Nickelodeon and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a seven-day free trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Are You Afraid of the Dark? Curse of the Shadows live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You can also watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch most shows on-demand within three days (and sometimes longer) of their conclusion, even if you don’t record them.
AT&T TV
You can watch a live stream of Nickelodeon and 65-plus other TV channels via AT&T TV. Nickelodeon is included in every channel bundle, but the “Choice” and above packages come included with HBO Max and NBA League Pass at no cost, and you can try out any package for free with a 14-day trial:
Once signed up for AT&T TV, you can watch Are You Afraid of the Dark? Curse of the Shadows live on the AT&T TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the AT&T TV website.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours).
Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of Nickelodeon and 65+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which you can try with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch Are You Afraid of the Dark? Curse of the Shadows live on the Vidgo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Vidgo website.
‘Are You Afraid of the Dark? Curse of the Shadows’ Preview
Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a re-imagining of the classic SNICK (Saturday Night Nick) horror anthology show from the 1990s. After a successful launch in 2019 of season one, the show is back with “Curse of the Shadows,” which will feature a different cast but have all the age-appropriate spookiness fans know and love.
Season one featured three hour-long episodes that all aired in October 2019. Building on its success, season two follows “an all-new Midnight Society group of kids who learn of the terrifying curse cast over their small seaside town and are haunted by a mysterious creature known as the Shadowman. In the just-released trailer, viewers are introduced to the new Midnight Society members and get a glimpse at the horrors that await them in the shadows,” the press release teases.
The new members of the Midnight Society include Luke, played by Bryce Gheisar; Jai, played by Arjun Athalye; Hanna, played by Beatrice Kitsos; Gabby, played by Malia Baker; Seth, played by Dominic Mariche; and Connor, played by Parker Queenan.
The new season will feature twice as many episodes as the first one, with six. The premiere is titled “The Tale of the Haunted Wood” and its description reads, “Five kids investigate the disappearance of their friend, the leader of The Midnight Society, whose fate may be tied to a curse that haunts their seaside town.”
The second episode, airing Friday, February 19, is called “The Tale of the Night Frights” and its description teases, “As the Midnight Society digs deeper into the mystery, they discover themselves haunted by an evil entity known as the Shadowman.”
Episode three is called “The Tale of the Phantom Light” and its description reads, “The Midnight Society seeks help from the ghost of someone who may how the curse was created.”
Are You Afraid of the Dark: Curse of the Shadows airs Fridays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Nickelodeon.