Beware the faint of heart, for the ghostly encounters may send you cowering behind the sofa - but young readers looking for a spooky story are certain to be entertained by this enjoyable adventure. Choosing to operate without an adult supervisor, he works instead with ever-hungry assistant George, who is never far from a sugary doughnut, and new employee Lucy.Īs always, Stroud's writing is brimming with sumptuous description and the action is pulse-racing. Young hero Lockwood combines an impulsive nature with a genius brain, which make him rather a clever ghost sleuth - if somewhat unlucky in business. Adults lose their ability to see, yet not to feel the violent effects of a haunting. The series, which landed Friday, stars Ruby Stokes, Cameron Chapman and Ali. In the world of Lockwood & Co., only children can see the ghostly spectres that haunt the modern world and so it’s down to them to hunt them out. Netflix subscribers have a new action-packed detective thriller to sink their teeth into, this time with Lockwood & Co. I can appreciate both versions for their strengths.Best known for his sarcastic djinni creation Bartimaeus, Stroud returns with an equally engaging new series, this time following a young set of ghost hunters. However due to the medium change it is however maybe impossible to get to know the characters on the same level. The fast phased nature keeps you engaged but doesn't really let you settle in to the characters or get a sense that they've really had the time to get to know each other as well as they say. To explore available opportunities, please visit our careers page. Lockwood has opportunities in scientific services, account management, meeting planning, and business development. There isn't really a sense of enough time passing between scenes. Flex your passion and intelligence in a company committed to diversity of people and ideas, with a culture of mutual support and respect for work/life balance. They're clearly trying to capture those who feel left out, classic escapism, like Harry Potter.

I don't remember them talking as much about death, or the romantic tension being as noticeable in the books. In The Screaming Staircase, the plucky and talented Lucy Carlyle teams up with Anthony Lockwood, the charismatic leader of Lockwood & Co, a small agency that runs independent of any adult supervision. A dark edgy but also a bit comical series for teens. It for sure has a target audience in mind, kind of like Netflix's answer to Wednesday (but imo better). The CGI works well enough not to distract you. It was fun to watch and you didn't get bored and want to do something else.

I think they've captured the characters really well. Big fan of the books, watched the whole season in one day.

Lockwood & co the screaming staircase