The Burning Girls

The Burning Girls
GenreHorror
Psychological drama
Folk horror
Based onThe Burning Girls
by C.J. Tudor
Screenplay by
Directed byCharles Martin
Kieron Hawkes
Starring
Theme music composerLorne Balfe
Michael Bitton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Tony Wood
  • C.J. Tudor
  • Hans Rosenfeldt
  • Richard Talk-Hart
ProducerAnn Harrison-Baxter
Cinematography
  • Gary Shaw
  • Dale Elena McCready
Editors
  • Eve Doherty
  • Joel Skinner
  • Mark Hermida
Running time46-57 minutes
Production companies
  • Buccaneer Media
  • VIS
Original release
NetworkParamount+
Release19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)
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The Burning Girls is a British psychological horror drama television miniseries based on the 2021 novel of the same name by C.J. Tudor, adapted by Hans Rosenfeldt and Camilla Ahlgren. Developed by Buccaneer Media for Paramount+, it stars Samantha Morton and Ruby Stokes, and follows Reverend Jack Brooks (Morton) and her daughter, Flo (Stokes), as they move to Chapel Croft, a place that soon reveals the dark history of its community, where ancient superstitions and distrust of strangers are quite common.

The Burning Girls had premiered on 19 October 2023 on Paramount+. The series received mixed reviews from critics.