Netflix’s Haunted Hotel is built by a team that combines adult-animation comedy with spooky world-building. For Season 2, creator and showrunner Matt Roller returns, Erica Hayes continues as supervising director, and Titmouse again handles the animation. Netflix’s own Season 2 announcement names the core creative team and confirms the eight-episode return on October 9, 2026. Read Netflix Tudum’s official announcement.
Who makes Haunted Hotel?
Matt Roller: creator and showrunner
Matt Roller created Haunted Hotel and serves as its showrunner and an executive producer. Netflix describes the series as a story about a single mother trying to run the Undervale, a hotel full of ghosts, with help from her estranged brother Nathan. Roller’s background includes writing for Rick and Morty, Community, Archer, and other comedy series. The production challenge is to keep the family story, workplace comedy, and supernatural horror working together rather than feeling like separate shows. Source: Netflix Tudum.
Erica Hayes: supervising director
Erica Hayes serves as supervising director on Haunted Hotel. Titmouse’s official project page lists Hayes as director, and Netflix identifies her as supervising director for Season 2. Her animation credits include Rick and Morty and Carol & the End of the World. The directing role is important in a series that shifts between unsettling creature designs, fast visual comedy, and emotional family beats. Titmouse’s official project page.
Titmouse: animation studio
Titmouse is the animation studio behind Haunted Hotel. Netflix and industry coverage identify Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio, and Ben Kalina among the studio-side executive producers. Titmouse’s official project listing describes the series premise and credits Hayes as director. These sources establish the studio and key credits; they do not provide a full public list of every artist, animator, storyboarder, or production crew member who worked on each episode.
Executive producers and creative collaboration
Netflix names Chris McKenna, Dan Harmon, and Steve Levy as executive producers alongside Roller. Titmouse’s studio leaders Chris Prynoski and Shannon Prynoski, plus Antonio Canobbio and Ben Kalina, are also credited as executive producers. That production structure brings together story development, show leadership, and the animation studio. Avoid assuming a specific person personally animated a particular scene unless a reliable source or credit confirms it.
How the production supports the show’s style
- Horror and comedy in the same scene: the hotel’s supernatural residents provide visual scares, while Katherine’s effort to keep a business running supplies everyday pressure and comic contrast.
- Recurring characters and a growing world: the Undervale needs a consistent visual language as new ghosts, monsters, and hotel problems appear.
- Performance through voice acting: the main cast—Will Forte, Eliza Coupe, Skyler Gisondo, Natalie Palamides, and Jimmi Simpson—helps make the animated family and supernatural characters feel distinct.
- Series continuity: a supervising director and showrunner help maintain tone and character consistency across episodes, while the animation studio turns scripts and designs into finished scenes.
Season 2 production facts
- Creator/showrunner: Matt Roller.
- Supervising director: Erica Hayes.
- Animation studio: Titmouse.
- Executive producers named by Netflix: Matt Roller, Chris McKenna, Dan Harmon, and Steve Levy.
- Season 2: eight episodes, released October 9, 2026.
These are production credits reported by Netflix, Titmouse, and animation-industry coverage. This article does not infer uncredited crew roles or claim access to private production notes.
Behind-the-scenes conversation from the animation community
A member of the show’s production community posted in the Haunted Hotel subreddit after the series premiered, saying they worked as a scene setup artist at Titmouse and were happy to see the audience response. The post is a personal community comment, not an official production statement. Read the original Reddit post.
Official video: watch the Season 2 trailer
For official announcements, follow Netflix on Instagram, Netflix on X, and Titmouse’s Haunted Hotel project page. This article links the official profiles rather than inventing a specific Instagram or X post URL.
Real people in the voice cast
The show is animated, so these are photographs of real performers behind the characters, not live-action screenshots. Image credits and cast context: Entertainment Weekly’s cast guide.
Sources
- Netflix Tudum — creator, showrunner, executive producers, and Season 2
- Titmouse — official Haunted Hotel project page
- Animation World Network — Season 2 production credits
- Reuters — original series announcement and creative team
- Entertainment Weekly — voice cast guide
Frequently asked questions
Who created Haunted Hotel?
Matt Roller created the series and serves as showrunner.
Who is the supervising director?
Erica Hayes is credited as supervising director for Haunted Hotel Season 2.
Which studio animates Haunted Hotel?
Titmouse is the animation studio, with Netflix Animation also listed among the production companies in series references.
Does this article list every animator who worked on the show?
No. It summarizes publicly reported key credits and does not claim to provide a complete crew list.
