Devil in Ohio

Netflix's new Emily Deschanel drama depicts the aftereffects of a cult — and the growing fear of the devil in a suburban town.

Which is not to say that “Devil in Ohio” is boring. What Suzanne has suffered exists only to make her story make sense, which isn’t novel, but “Devil in Ohio” feels so hastily written that the seams show too clearly. This theme song has a self-conscious ludicrousness that’s ultimately earned by the series it introduces — at least in one sense.

Devil in Ohio star Alisha Newton plays the eldest Mathis daughter Helen in the Netflix thriller series. Learn more about the actress here.

[Devil in Ohio](https://netflix.com/devilinohio) is now streaming on Netflix. In the Netflix mystery series, Alisha plays the eldest Mathis daughter, Helen. Alisha was born on July 22, 2001, in Vancouver, Canada, making her 21.

Devil in Ohio is based on the book of the same name by Daria Polatin and it is actually based on a true story, though Polatin won't reveal her sources.

However, that case doesn’t sound like a “satanic” cult, so it’s unclear if it’s the same one Polatin was inspired by for her story. The murder occurred in Lundgren’s farmhouse, which the cult had repurposed into a center of worship. “I will never reveal details about my source, but suffice it to say, it was quite horrifying to hear the details of how a young woman escaped from the satanic cult she’d grown up in. Yes, Devil in Ohio is inspired by real events. Suzanne Mathis, Devil in Ohio follows a young woman, Mae (Madeleine Arthur), who escapes from a satanic cult and desperately needs help keeping herself alive and free from their influence. Polatin also serves as a writer and executive producer on the show.

Spoiler Alert. Netflix. [Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for all of Devil in Ohio.] Netflix's new limited series thriller ends on a very ...

I like to call it the horror of the everyday, because it’s the horror of our own selves and our own parts of our selves we don’t want to deal with and when you don’t deal with things, it ends up causing behavior that is, on the surface, unintended and can cause a lot of problems, as it does for Suzanne. Then we also have the main title song by Bishop Briggs, who wrote the song for us as well, and our composer wrote that hymn for the cult. Oh, yay, that’s by Isabella Summers, who is the Machine of Florence and the Machine, and she wrote the song for us. She wrote this gorgeous song and it was so good that we put it in a couple of places and then over the credits at the end, but she knocked the song out of the park. She says “I want to help her get a job and get her GED and find a permanent place,” and for Peter, that’s just her still not fully accepting who Mae is. Is she going to pick up the phone and call Peter in the next moment? It’s that blind spot that we talk about, the difference between who you are and who you think you are, and that’s really the monster in this show. I like to write stories that people can engage with and talk about and discuss, and so it’s a good question and it’s something fun for the audience to engage with as well in conversation, like watercooler. Where did the cult go, and what’s going to happen with Mae and Suzanne? So I think from Mae’s perspective, and that’s how we approached it with Madeleine, she’s looking for a place for herself. Suzanne is kind of dealing with her own past and her own psychology and her own issues, something she’s kept very buried, even from her family and herself, really. (The psychiatrist rescued her.) [Daria Polatin](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/daria-polatin/), who wrote the book inspired by a true story and serves as creator, showrunner, and executive producer on the limited series, breaks down that ending and addresses if there will be a second season after that cliffhanger.

Episode 2 of Devil in Ohio begins with Suzanne checking up on Mae in the morning. She promises to get her a good home, bur for now she gets dressed up in ...

When he tries to bury the bird, Mae actually gets there first and takes the dead crow and serves it up as an offering, marking a familiar sigil we saw on that pig-head scarecrow on a tree stump she’s turned into a makeshift shrine. Peter is offered an extra six weeks to try and rustle up the funds he needs to prevent slipping further into debt. Mae decides to dip out and Suzanne asks Rhoda to reconsider the adoption. She agrees, and Mae is able to continue staying at Suzanne’s place for the time being. Suzanne drops off Mae at the family services center to get checked up before heading off to a foster home, while Peter is left with the unenviable task of taking the poor bird to the bird sanctuary. Episode 2 of Devil in Ohio begins with Suzanne checking up on Mae in the morning.

Renewed Or Cancelled? Devil In Ohio is the latest horror/thriller on Netflix, with a good deal of cultist action and character drama to boot. If you've finished ...

This review of the Netflix limited series Devil in Ohio does not contain spoilers or any significant plot points.

Devil in Ohio is not for the trash can, and there is plenty here to enjoy in the performances, even if the characters could do with more depth. With a few minor twists along the way, Devil in Ohio is a relatively predictable limited series that will just stimulate the brain. The series feels like it had more promise than what it was selling. While the trailer and initial premise would like you to think that this is a serious horror, it has that YA feel as the daughter of Suzanne, Jules Mathis (played by Xaria Dotson), becomes significantly involved with her personal life at school, coupled with Mae seemingly affecting her social life. [Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power](https://readysteadycut.com/2022/08/31/review-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-season-1-amazon-prime-video-series/). Her husband, Peter (played by Sam Jaeger – [The Handmaid’s Tale](https://readysteadycut.com/2021/06/16/recap-the-handmaids-tale-season-4-episode-10-ending-finale-explained-hulu-series/)), is a property developer with a failing business.

Rachel Miller created the series based on the novel by Daria Polatin, of the same name. The novel writer revealed that the story was inspired by a true incident ...

The official logline for the show, via Netflix's Media Center, reads: “When hospital psychiatrist Dr. Suzanne Mathis shelters a mysterious cult escapee, her ...

You may recognize Ty Wood from some of his other roles, which include appearances in hit series such as Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Riverdale, The Order, ReBoot: The Guardian Code, and iZombie. The actor scored his first role in 2009 at just 14, when he appeared in The Battle of Mary Kay alongside Shirley MacLaine, Shannen Doherty, and R.H. To see his full filmography, The actor was born under the Virgo star sign. Here’s everything we know about the Devil in Ohio actor. The 26-year-old also often shares pictures with his gorgeous girlfriend, Canadian actress and model Karis Cameron.

From showrunner Daria Polatin, who also wrote the best-selling book of the same name, the Netflix drama series Devil in Ohio takes hospital psychiatrist Dr.

I thought it was a surprise, and I love a surprise. The motivations and the cult aspect was really fascinating to me. How quickly is she making excuses for Mae and trying to understand why Mae did that because of her own trauma? You have to check a lot of boxes for me to wanna do a job. It was a really interesting twist, and I liked that. What was such an amazing gift was that Daria Polatin, who created the show and was the showrunner and who wrote the book that it’s based on, and I went to college together. To dig into spoilers a bit with the ending, why do you think Suzanne gives up being with her own family to be with Mae? She tries to find a place for her to live. She had such a strong vision that was really helpful for all of us to lean on and help guide us while doing the show. It was exciting for me to work with someone that I knew well and could trust. I focus on the character and the psychology of the character and who they are and where they come from and why they do what they do. That was really nice.