‘The Burning Girls’: Samantha Morton And Ruby Stokes Unearth A Small Town Mystery In Adaptation For Paramount+
23.05.2023 - 17:17
/ etcanada.com
Multi-award-winning British actress Samantha Morton, and Ruby Stokes appear in the first set of spine-chilling images for Paramount+’s upcoming horror-thriller series “The Burning Girls”.
Morton will star as Reverend Jack Brooks — a single parent haunted by a tragedy from her previous church, who bears the onus of her husband’s death — while Stokes stars as Jack’s 15-year-old daughter Flo — a teenager who marches to the beat of her own drum.
“Set in Chapel Croft, a village haunted by a dark and turbulent history, ‘The Burning Girls’ sees Reverend Jack Brooks and her daughter Flo arrive in the hope of a fresh start. They soon find a village rife with conspiracies and secrets where uncovering the truth can be deadly in a community with a bloody past,” as per the logline.
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The photos, unveiled today, were taken at locations in the South of England, where the Paramount+ original series was filmed late last year.
“I was immediately drawn to this character-led script, brought to life by a wonderfully talented and dedicated cast,” Morton said in a statement. “On the surface ‘The Burning Girls’ is about community, but underneath it’s every man for themselves. Untangling this intricate web was an absolute thrill.”
Morton, who recently starred alongside Brendan Fraser in “The Whale”, also stars in “The Serpent Queen” and appeared on “The Walking Dead”.
Meanwhile, Stokes, who stars as Daphne Bridgerton’s (Phoebe Dynevor) sister Francesca in “Bridgerton”, said “It was a pleasure working with such a talented and dedicated cast and crew. A personal highlight; playing opposite Sam whom I greatly admire.”
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