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Paramount+ has launched a brand-new horror series that is perfect for a Halloween binge. The Burning Girls dropped on the streaming platform on Thursday (October 19), and offers an eerie folk horror vibe that will get viewers well and truly in the mood for spooky season.
The six-part British series takes place in a quaint English village haunted by a dark and turbulent history. It is based on British author C.J. Tudor’s 2021 best-selling novel and adapted for TV by Marcella creator Hans Rosenfeldt and writer Camilla Ahlgren.
The Burning Girls has earned positive reviews since its release, with The Telegraph describing it as Broadchurch meets The Wicker Man. Some fans have even taken to social media saying it is so “creepy” it left them “spooked”.
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Here, we break down everything you need to know about The Burning Girls.
What is The Burning Girls about?
The Burning Girls centres on Reverend Jack Brooks, a single parent haunted by a tragedy from her previous church who bears the onus of her husband’s death. Along with her teenage daughter Flo, Jack moves to the small Sussex village of Chapel Croft in the hope of a fresh start, but they soon find their new home is rife with conspiracies and terrible secrets.
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Soon after arriving, the pair learn the village has a grisly history, as two young girls were burned at the stake almost 500 years ago and that Chapel Croft and its inhabitants have suffered some spooky goings-on.
Samantha Morton stars in Paramount+'s The Burning Girls (Paramount+)Who is in the cast of The Burning Girls?
The Burning Girls is fronted by revered British actress Samantha Morton as Reverend Brooks. Morton is best-known for roles in 2002 sci-fi Minority Report, zombie horror The Walking Dead and Oscar-winning drama The Whale.
She is joined by Lockwood & Co. and Bridgerton star Ruby Stokes as Flo Brooks. The show’s ensemble cast also includes Peaky Blinders’ Conrad Khan, Sherlock’s Rupert Graves, Stranger Things’ Elodie Grace Orkin and EastEnders’ Paul Bradley.
They appear alongside The Crown’s Jane Lapotaire, The Last Kingdom’s David Dawson and House of the Dragon’s John Macmillian.
Is there a trailer for The Burning Girls?
Paramount+ dropped the trailer for The Burning Girls in early October. It can be viewed here.
How to watch The Burning Girls for free
The Burning Girls is available to stream with a subscription to Paramount+ which usually costs £6.99 a month. But as every episode of the series dropped at once, fans can binge the entire series this Halloween without paying a penny thanks to Paramount’s seven-day free trial.
A Sky Cinema package will also give fans access to Paramount+ at no extra cost thanks to Sky’s TV deal. This comes with a host of Sky Original films, as well as hundreds of Hollywood films like Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Spider-Man: No Way Home and Scream VI.
Join Paramount+ to stream The Burning Girls. Streaming platform Disney+ also has a host of horror films to stream this Halloween.