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{{Infobox television
| image                = ChambersTV.jpg
| caption              = 
| genre                = {{Plainlist|
* [[Supernatural fiction|Supernatural]]
* [[Horror fiction|Horror]]
* [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]]
* [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]
* [[Psychological horror]]
* [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]]
}}
| creator              = Leah Rachel
| writer               = 
| director             = 
| starring             = {{Plainlist|
* Sivan Alyra Rose
* Marcus LaVoi
* [[Nicholas Galitzine]]
* Kyanna Simone Simpson
* Griffin Powell-Arcand 
* [[Lilli Kay]]
* [[Sarah Mezzanotte]]
* [[Tony Goldwyn]]
* [[Uma Thurman]]
}}
| composer             = [[James S. Levine]]
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 1
| num_episodes         = 10
| list_episodes        = 
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* Leah Rachel
* [[Stephen Gaghan]]
* [[Akela Cooper]]
* Jennifer Yale<ref name="teencast"/>
* Wolfgang Hammer<ref name="teencast"/>
* Winnie Kemp<ref name="teencast"/>
* [[Alfonso Gomez-Rejon]]<ref name="teencast"/>
}}
| producer             = {{Plainlist|
* Karen Moore
* Uma Thurman
* Andrew Nunnelly
* Charmaine DeGraté
}}
| cinematography       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Dana Gonzales]] 
* Pepe Avila del Pino
* Paul Elliott
* Eliot Rockett
* Julie Kirkwood
* Joseph E. Gallagher
}}
| editor               = {{Plainlist|
* Bart Brevé
* Joe Leonard 
}}
| camera               = [[Single-camera]]
| runtime              = 38–51 minutes
| company              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Super Deluxe]]
* [[Stephen Gaghan|Super Emotional]]
}}
| network              = [[Netflix]]
| released             = {{Start date|2019|4|26}}
}}
'''''Chambers''''' is an  American [[Supernatural fiction|supernatural]] [[Horror fiction|horror]] television series created by Leah Rachel.<ref name="SeriesOrder1">{{cite web|last1=Jarvey|first1=Natalie|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/netflix-orders-supernatural-drama-chambers-1073537|title=Netflix Orders Supernatural Drama 'Chambers'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 10, 2018|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref> The first season, consisting of ten episodes, premiered on [[Netflix]] on April 26, 2019.<ref name="show">{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/netflixchambers-supernatural-drama-series-stephen-gaghan-1202239818/|title=Netflix Orders 'Chambers' Supernatural Drama Series Produced By Stephen Gaghan|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 10, 2018|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2019/03/25/uma-thurman-chambers-premiere-date-netflix-photos/|title=Chambers: Uma Thurman Thriller Gets April Premiere at Netflix — See Photos|date=March 25, 2019|website=TVLine|access-date=March 26, 2019|archive-date=March 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326045212/https://tvline.com/2019/03/25/uma-thurman-chambers-premiere-date-netflix-photos/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The series stars Sivan Alyra Rose, Marcus LaVoi, [[Nicholas Galitzine]], Kyanna Simone Simpson, Griffin Powell-Arcand , [[Lilli Kay]], [[Sarah Mezzanotte]], [[Tony Goldwyn]] and [[Uma Thurman]]. In June 2019, the series was cancelled after one season.<ref name="ChambersCancelled">{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2019/06/18/chambers-cancelled-netflix-season-2-uma-thurman/|title=Chambers Cancelled at Netflix|website=[[TVLine]]|first=Dave|last=Nemetz|date=June 18, 2019|access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
''Chambers'' follows the story of a teenager who, after receiving a heart transplant, is haunted by unexplained visions. As the visions grow more troublesome and happen more often, she begins to unravel the horrifying circumstances and conspiracy that led to the donor's mysterious death.

==Cast and characters==

===Main===
* Sivan Alyra Rose as Sasha Yazzie, a young woman who receives Becky's heart during a transplant and is haunted by her spirit.<ref name="teencast"/>
* Marcus LaVoi as Big Frank Yazzie, Sasha's uncle
* [[Nicholas Galitzine]] as Elliot Lefevre, the drug addicted twin brother of Becky.<ref name="teencast"/>
* Kyanna Simone Simpson as Yvonne Perkins, Sasha's best friend<ref name="teencast"/>
* Griffin Powell-Arcand as TJ Locklear, Sasha's boyfriend.<ref name="teencast"/>
* [[Lilli Kay]] as Penelope Fowler<ref name="teencast"/>
* [[Sarah Mezzanotte]] as Marnie, Becky's best friend and member of Annex.<ref name="teencast"/>
* [[Tony Goldwyn]] as Ben Lefevre, the grieving father of Becky.<ref name="TonyGoldwyn">{{cite web|last1=Jarvey|first1=Natalie|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tony-goldwyn-star-opposite-uma-thurman-netflix-drama-chambers-1117949|title='Scandal's' Tony Goldwyn to Star Opposite Uma Thurman in Netflix Drama 'Chambers'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 7, 2018|access-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Uma Thurman]] as Nancy Lefevre, the grieving mother of Becky.<ref name="UmaThurman">{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/uma-thurman-star-chambers-netflix-series-stephen-gaghan-1202397770/|title=Uma Thurman To Star In Netflix Series 'Chambers' Produced By Stephen Gaghan|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 29, 2018|access-date=May 29, 2018}}</ref>

===Recurring===
* Lilliya Reid as Becky Lefevre, the deceased daughter of Ben and Nancy.<ref name="teencast">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/netflix-teen-cast-ya-horror-drama-series-chambers-stephan-gaghan-uma-thurman-1202523888/|website=Deadline Hollywood|title=Netflix Sets Teen Cast For YA Horror Drama Series 'Chambers'|date=December 20, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Lili Taylor]] as Ruth Pezim, a spiritual adviser who cofounded Annex, a spiritual organization. 
*Matthew Rauch as Evan Pezim, Ruth's husband and cofounder of Annex. 
*Jonny Rios as Ravi Jerome, Marnie's boyfriend and Becky's ex-lover. 
*Michael Stahl-David as Coach Jones, a school councilor and member of Annex. 
*Khan Baykal as Deacon, a member of Annex. 
*Richard Ray Whitman as Harrison Yazzie, Sasha's grandfather. 
*Patrice Johnson as Tracey Perkins, Yvonne's mother who has Alzheimer's disease.
*Marie Wagenman as young Becky Lefevre, daughter of Ben and Nancy.
*[[Don Harvey (actor, born 1960)|Don Harvey]] as Johnny "Bail Bonds" Lateke.

==Episodes==
{{Episode table |background=#C19A6B |total_width=80% |overall=5 |title= |director=25 |writer=20 |airdate=20 |airdateR=<ref name="TFC">{{cite web |title=Chambers – Listings |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/chambers/listings/ |website=[[The Futon Critic]] |access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref> |episodes=
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 1
 |Title           = Into the Void
 |DirectedBy      = [[Alfonso Gomez-Rejon]]<ref name="Pilot">{{cite web |last1=Long |first1=Christian |title=Netflix Announces Premiere Date for Supernatural Series Chambers |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1053145-supernatural-series-chambers |website=[[ComingSoon.net]] |access-date=April 21, 2019 |date=March 25, 2019}}</ref>
 |WrittenBy       = Leah Rachel<ref name="Pilot"/>
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|26}}
 |ShortSummary    = 
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}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 2
 |Title           = Right to Know
 |DirectedBy      = Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
 |WrittenBy       = [[Akela Cooper]]
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|26}}
 |ShortSummary    = 
 |LineColor       = #C19A6B
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 3
 |Title           = Bad Inside
 |DirectedBy      = [[Ti West]]
 |WrittenBy       = Leah Rachel and Travis Jackson
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|26}}
 |ShortSummary    = 
 |LineColor       = #C19A6B
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 4
 |Title           = 2 for 1
 |DirectedBy      = [[Francesca Gregorini]]
 |WrittenBy       = Randy McKinnon
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|26}}
 |ShortSummary    = 
 |LineColor       = #C19A6B
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 5
 |Title           = Murder on My Mind
 |DirectedBy      = [[Dana Gonzales]]
 |WrittenBy       = Rebecca Kirsch
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|26}}
 |ShortSummary    = 
 |LineColor       = #C19A6B
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 6
 |Title           = With Grace and Gratitude 
 |DirectedBy      = [[Sydney Freeland]]
 |WrittenBy       = Charmaine DeGraté
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|26}}
 |ShortSummary    = 
 |LineColor       = #C19A6B
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 7
 |Title           = Trauma Bonding
 |DirectedBy      = [[Geeta Patel|Geeta V. Patel]]
 |WrittenBy       = Jason Gavin
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|26}}
 |ShortSummary    = 
 |LineColor       = #C19A6B
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 8
 |Title           = Heroic Dose
 |DirectedBy      = Ti West
 |WrittenBy       = Jennifer Yale
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|26}}
 |ShortSummary    = 
 |LineColor       = #C19A6B
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 9
 |Title           = In the Gloaming
 |DirectedBy      = [[Tony Goldwyn]]
 |WrittenBy       = Travis Jackson
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|26}}
 |ShortSummary    = 
 |LineColor       = #C19A6B
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 10
 |Title           = The Crystal Organ
 |DirectedBy      = Lucy Tcherniak
 |WrittenBy       = Leah Rachel
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|26}}
 |ShortSummary    = 
 |LineColor       = #C19A6B
}}
}}

==Production==
===Development===
On January 10, 2018, it was announced that [[Netflix]] had given the production a series order for a first season.<ref name="SeriesOrder1"/> The series is created by Leah Rachel, who is credited as an executive producer, alongside Stephen Gaghan, Akela Cooper, Jennifer Yale, Wolfgang Hammer, Winnie Kemp and Alfonso Gomez-Rejon.<ref name="SeriesOrder2">{{cite web|url=https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/uma-thurman-to-star-in-netflix-supernatural-drama-chambers|title=Uma Thurman to star in Netflix supernatural drama CHAMBERS|work=Netflix Media Center|date=May 29, 2018|access-date=April 11, 2019}}</ref><ref name="teencast"/> In March 2019, it was confirmed that the series would premiere on April 26, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2019/03/25/uma-thurman-chambers-premiere-date-netflix-photos/|title=Chambers: Uma Thurman Thriller Gets April Premiere at Netflix — See Photos|last=Iannucci|first=Rebecca|work=TVLine|date=March 25, 2019|access-date=April 11, 2019|archive-date=April 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408180921/https://tvline.com/2019/03/25/uma-thurman-chambers-premiere-date-netflix-photos/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On June 18, 2019, Netflix cancelled the series after one season.<ref name="ChambersCancelled"/>

===Casting===
In May 2018, it was announced that Uma Thurman was cast in the series.<ref name="UmaThurman"/> In June 2018, Tony Goldwyn joined the series.<ref name="TonyGoldwyn"/> In December 2018, Sivan Alyra Rose, Lilliya Reid, Nicholas Galitzine, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Lilli Kay, Sarah Mezzanotte and Griffin Powell-Arcand had been cast in the series.<ref name="teencast"/>

===Filming===
Principal photography for the first season began in June 2018 and concluded in November 2018, in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2018/06/21/a-netflix-original-series-with-a-well-known-star.html|title=A Netflix original series with a well-known star will film in ABQ|last=Gomez|first=Maria|work=Albuquerque Business First|date=June 21, 2018|access-date=April 11, 2019}}</ref>

===Premiere===
In March 2019, the series held its official premiere with the screening of the first two episodes at the [[Series Mania]] International Festival in [[Lille]], [[France]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/series-mania-lille-10th-anniversary-marti-noxon-the-red-line-chambers-1203164894/|title=Series Mania Marks 10th Anniversary With Star-Studded Return to Lille|last=Rizzo|first=Carita|work=Variety|date=March 22, 2019|access-date=April 11, 2019}}</ref>

==Release==
On April 10, 2019, the official trailer for the series was released.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/04/10/chambers-trailer-netflix/|title=Watch the terrifying trailer for Netflix's YA horror series Chambers|last=Stack|first=Tim|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 10, 2019|access-date=April 11, 2019}}</ref>

==Reception==
Based on 38 reviews collected by [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 42% of the critics positively reviewed ''Chambers'', with an average rating of 5.79/10. The website's consensus reads, "Promising performances and an intriguing premise can't keep ''Chambers''{{'}} meandering melodrama from getting lost in its own haunted hallways."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chambers/s01 |title=Chambers: Season 1 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] calculated an average score of 48 out of 100 based on 16 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/chambers/season-1 |title=Chambers - Season 1 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb title|tt7949204}}

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