Key Highlights:
- David Harbour portrays private investigator Edward Carnby in Alone in the Dark, providing his voice, likeness and performance.
- Edward travels to Derceto Manor to investigate the disappearance of Jeremy Hartwood after being hired by Emily Hartwood.
- The character-focused trailer shows Harbour portraying Carnby as a seasoned investigator with a dry sense of humour and a troubled past.
The Alone in the Dark Edward Carnby trailer gives a closer look at David Harbour’s performance as the private investigator, one of the game’s two playable protagonists.
Originally shown during the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase in August 2023, the trailer focuses specifically on Edward rather than the wider cast reveal that introduced Harbour alongside Jodie Comer as Emily Hartwood.
Edward Carnby arrives at Derceto Manor after Emily hires him to investigate the disappearance of her uncle, Jeremy Hartwood. What begins as a professional assignment places him inside the increasingly unstable reality surrounding the manor and its residents.
THQ Nordic characterised Harbour’s version of Edward as a veteran private detective with a grizzled edge and dry humour. The trailer leans into that interpretation, showing an older, more world-weary Carnby rather than simply recreating the appearance of the character from the original 1992 game.
Harbour provides Edward’s voice, appearance and performance. Alone in the Dark was also his first videogame acting role, with Jodie Comer likewise making her videogame debut as Emily.
Edward and Emily experience the same overarching mystery, but they do not provide identical versions of the story. Their reactions to Derceto differ, residents respond to them differently and certain story moments change depending on which protagonist the player selects.
That distinction makes Edward more than an alternative character model. Playing as him frames the investigation from the perspective of an outsider hired to uncover what happened to Jeremy, while Emily approaches Derceto through her family connection to both Jeremy and the Hartwood legacy.
Players who want to decide which perspective to experience first can read our guide on whether to choose Edward or Emily in Alone in the Dark.
At the time GLN originally covered the trailer in September 2023, Alone in the Dark had just been delayed from October 25, 2023 to January 16, 2024. The release date changed again that December before the game eventually launched on March 20, 2024 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
