''The Burning Girls'' is a British television series based on the novel of the same name by C.J. Tudor, adapted by

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and Camilla Ahlgren. Developed by Buccaneer Media for

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, it stars

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and

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. The series premiered on 19 October 2023.

Synopsis

A Reverend and her daughter arrive in the village of Chapel Croft looking for a new start following a sudden loss. However, the sleepy village may have secrets of its own.

Cast

Main

as Reverend Jack Brooks *

as Florence "Flo" Brooks, Jack's teenage daughter *

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as Lucas Wrigley * David Dawson as Aaron Marsh, church warden ** Theron Mahoney as young Aaron * Paul Bradley as Reverend Brian Rushton *

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as Clara Rushton ** Bethany Monk-Lane as younger Clara *

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as Joan Hartman *

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as Mike Sudduth, a local journalist * Élodie Grace Orkin as Rosie Harper, Simon's daughter *

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as Simon Harper, Rosie's father

Recurring

Episodes

Production

In March 2021 it was revealed that

would adapt the C.J. Tudor novel ''The Burning Girls'' for Buccaneer Media. Rosenfeldt had previously worked with the company developing the television series

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. Rosenfeldt later revealed he was working on the adaptation with Camilla Ahlgren, with whom he had previously collaborated with on popular noir series ''

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''. The series was one of the first

UK commissions, authorised by Sebastian Cardwell, deputy chief content officer for the UK at Paramount, in April 2022 ahead of the launch of its streaming service in the United Kingdom in the summer of 2022.

Casting

In September 2022

and

were announced in the cast. Announced to be joining them that month were

, Elodie Grace Orkin, Janie Dee, David Dawson, Paul Bradley, Jane Lapotaire, Jack Roth, Mollie Holder,

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, Beth Cordingly, Bethany Monk-Lane, and John Macmillian. The book's author C.J. Tudor posted on social media that they “could not be more thrilled that these fantastic actors are bringing my book to life”.

Filming

Principal photography on the series was reported to have started in September 2022. In November 2022 location filming was reported by local media in the

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village of

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, with filming at the Stokenchurch Community Centre and on The Common.

Release

The series was released on 19 October 2023 on

in select countries.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burning Girls 2023 British television series debuts 2020s British horror television series British thriller television series English-language television shows Television series set in 16th-century Tudor England Television shows filmed in England Television shows based on British novels Television shows set in Sussex Paramount+ original programming