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Hannah died at Bly Manor? Haunting of Bly Manor Episode 5 Explained

Mike Flanagans’ latest horror series The Haunting of Bly Manor landed on Netflix this weekend, just in time for fans to get into the Halloween spirit.

Based on the classic Henry James novel The Turn of the Screw, the Haunting of Hill House spin-off follows au pair Dani, who is hired to look after the Wingrave children of a haunted country estate, with the cast of The Haunting of Bly Manor. from various actors from the first series such as Victoria Pedretti, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Henry Thomas.

However, franchise newcomer TNia Miller also appears in the series as estate housekeeper Hannah Grose, who ** spoiler alert ** is pushed into a well by a vengeful ghost in the fifth episode of the series.

While this revelation turned out to be shocking, some fans were confused by Hannah’s presence throughout the series and in scenes that took place after her apparent death, is the housekeeper really dead? And how can she talk to her living colleagues?

Here’s everything you need to know to find out if Hannah actually died in The Haunting of Bly Manor.

Hannah died at Bly Manor?

In episode five of the series, housekeeper Hannah (TNia Miller) apparently meets her untimely death after being pushed into a well by young Miles Wingrave (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth), who was possessed by the ghost of Peter Quint ( Oliver Jackson-Cohen), the former employee of the estate and victim of the Lady at the Lake (Kate Siegel).

It is then revealed that Hannah was killed shortly before Dani arrived at the mansion and therefore was unknowingly a ghost from that point on.

The shocking revelation explains Hannah’s odd behavior throughout the series, her memory loss and frequent flashbacks to memorable moments of hers at the Estate.

Talk to The Wrap About her characters’ demise, Miller said: With Hannah, she’s so ingrained in this denial of what’s really going on in her life, she’s able to sustain that existence here and now in a way that others characters cannot.

She added that when Hannah flies off to various memories as a means of solace, especially those involving Bly Manor boss Owen (Rahul Kohli), whom she falls in love with.