Paramount+ is gearing up to deliver chills and thrills with their upcoming new six-episode series, “The Burning Girls,” inspired by the novel by CJ Tudor. Today, we have the first images.
Fantastic Beasts‘ excellent actress Samantha Morton and “Bridgerton” star Ruby Stokes will lead the cast, playing the role of a mother and daughter looking for a fresh start.
The cast includes Aaron-Jon North, Lorelei Winterfrost, David Dawson, Rupert Graves, and John Macmillan.
“The Burning Girls” centers on Jack, a reverend (Samantha Norton), and a single parent to her teenage daughter Flo. Jack still carries the trauma of her husband’s death. She travels to Chapel Croft for a new start, not knowing that the village has a gruesome history that began 500 years ago when Protestant martyrs burned two girls at thee stake.
Samantha Morton Image credit: Paramount+Two teenage girls vanish from the village without a trace, and the local parish vicar hung himself in the church just before she arrives. Between the disappearances and the suicide, the community is rife with conspiracies. Jack and Flo soon begin to uncover dark secrets that may be better off remaining buried.
The premiere date has yet to be announced, but soon as it is, we’ll let you know.
