Summary
- Samantha Morton takes on a haunting role as reverend Jack Brooks in Paramount+’s new horror thriller, The Burning Girls.
- The series follows a reverend and her daughter as they move to Chapel Croft in search of a fresh start, only to uncover dark secrets that turn their lives into a nightmare.
- Morton’s extensive career in film and television includes acclaimed films and memorable roles, establishing her as a British actress with a powerful legacy.
Samantha Morton plays reverend Jack Brooks in the first look trailer for The Burning Girls, the new horror thriller from Paramount+, which premieres on October 19.
As she prepares to return as Catherine de’ Medici in the second season of The Serpent Queen, Morton puts royalty aside to become a haunted vicar in the new series from Hans Rosenfeldt and Camilla Ahlgren. Based on the novel by C.J. Tudor, the story follows a reverend and her daughter, who move to the small town of Chapel Croft in search of a new beginning after suffering a tragic loss. However, the quiet life they imagined turns into a true nightmare, since the town is covered with dark and twisted secrets.
Here’s the first trailer and official synopsis for the series:
“THE BURNING GIRLS is a psychological horror meets small town mystery in this story of a troubled vicar, desperate to exorcise the demons of her past and find peace in their new home. The more Jack and Flo unearth about Chapel Croft’s past, the deeper they are drawn into the age-old rifts, mysteries, and suspicions of this insular village.”
The show also stars Ruby Stokes (Lockwood & Co.), Conrad Khan (Peaky Blinders), Paul Bradley (Eastenders), Janie Dee (Official Secrets), Jane Lapotaire (The Crown), John Macmillan (House of the Dragon), Rupert Graves (Sherlock), Elodie Grace Orkin (Stranger Things), Safia Oakley-Green (The Origin, Sherwood), Beth Cordingly (Funland), David Dawson (Doc Martin), Jack Roth (Britannia) and Mollie Holder (Sanditon).
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Samantha Morton’s Powerful Legacy
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Morton is a British actresses who has managed to leave an unforgettable mark in film and television, with an extensive career full of popular titles, brilliant performances and a wide variety of awards.
She made her debut in 1991 in the series Soldier Soldier, and hasn’t stopped since. Her filmography includes films such as Under the Skin, The Harvest, Sweet and Lowdown, Minority Report, In America, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, among many others.
On television, she has been part of acclaimed adaptations such as 1996’s Emma, 1997’s Jane Eyre, and Harlots. She was also part of The Walking Dead universe playing Alpha, the leader of the Whisperers, one of the great villains introduced in the original series. She reprised her role in Tales of the Walking Dead, one of the recent spinoffs from the franchise, which is an anthology series centered on different characters.
Last year she starred in two of the most acclaimed films of 2022; Darren Aronofsky’s drama The Whale along with Brendan Fraser, and Maria Schrader’s She Said, joining Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan. Morton will soon return as Catherine de’ Medici in the second season of the highly praised Starz series The Serpent Queen, based on Leonie Frieda’s nonfiction book Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France, published in 2004, which narrates the life of one of the most influential and controversial women in the history of politics.
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