Welcome to the Occult Forest (2022): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2022, Welcome to the Occult Forest is a drama, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy and comedy series.

What it’s about. A washed up horror film director named Kôji Kuroishi (played by Kôji Shiraishi) and his assistant director named Miho Ichikawa visit a house deep in wooded mountains to film a movie. Once arrived, they meet a mentally deranged woman named Maria Miyoshi who proclaims she's a fan of Kuroishi's works. The woman pleads that she's experienced the same things as documented in Kuroishi's works. Unexplainable phenomena quickly begin to happen, so Kuroishi sets out to document these experiences and turn them into a film, together with the help of a 'super volunteer' named Shôhei Uno and a handsome psychic medium named Nanashi.

Who’s in it. Welcome to the Occult Forest stars Mayu Hotta as Ichikawa Miho, Miwako Kakei as Miyoshi Maria, Koji Shiraishi as Kuroishi Koji and Hiroki Iijima as Nanashi, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.8/10, Welcome to the Occult Forest has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Welcome to the Occult Forest page.

If you liked it. Fans of Welcome to the Occult Forest tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.