About “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” in a few words:

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen is a dark comedy–horror series set around a wedding that slowly turns into a psychological nightmare. What begins as a typical pre-wedding gathering among friends and family starts unraveling as hidden tensions, uncomfortable truths, and personal secrets come to the surface. The closer the big day gets, the more reality bends into something unsettling, mixing awkward humor with a growing sense that not everyone will make it through unchanged.

Meet the characters from Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

Rachel

Rachel is the kind of person who looks like she has everything under control and then trips over her own shoelaces in the doorway — in the best possible way. She’s fiercely practical, a planner, but also secretly buys novelty mugs when stressed (and then pretends she meant to). Sharp-eyed, quick-witted, she leads when things get weird but will also explode into panicked laughter for five minutes straight — which somehow makes people trust her more. Also, she hates cilantro? Or loves it. I can never keep that straight, which is probably very Rachel of me.

Nicky

Nicky is chaos wrapped in charm, the one who says the wrong thing and somehow makes it okay, usually with a smirk and a perfectly timed snack. Protective as hell, a little reckless, and surprisingly good with maps and improvisation — like, he once built a raft out of pizza boxes and a coat, true story or not, who knows. He complains a lot (adorably) and will argue philosophy with a lamp if given a chance; also allergic to cats but insists on petting them anyway, which is delightfully Nicky. Don’t trust him with your secrets unless you like them shared in a hilarious, slightly alarming way.

Portia

Portia has that cool, investigative vibe — calm, precise, the person who notices the tiny detail that everyone else missed — but she also collects absurdly shaped pebbles and names them, which makes her less intimidating and more endearing. She reads people like open books but keeps one drawer of her own life entirely mysterious and filled with concert tickets and a bad novel she pretends to hate. Methodical but occasionally melodramatic (in an artsy, sigh-y way), she’s the brain of the operation who will also dramatically flip a table if provoked, not kidding. Honestly, she’s the kind of friend you go to for advice and then leave feeling weirdly inspired and slightly attacked — in a good way.

Nell

Nell is soft-spoken and sharp-eyed, with this eerie knack for predicting when something will go sideways — part oracle, part kid who remembers everyone’s birthdays from kindergarten. She’s quietly brave, often underestimated, and has a habit of doodling tiny monsters in the margins of important documents, which is both charming and unsettling. She can be impulsive (like, suddenly sprinting into a storm to rescue a lost glove), yet also strangely patient — sits with you through terrible movies and pretends to be terrified even though she already knows the spoilers. Small, weird contradictions make her lovable: wears giant sweaters and collects tiny vintage watches, don’t ask how that works.