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Alfonso Cuaron to direct Caitriona Balfe in series Ascension
Filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron will direct Ascension, a new Apple TV series starring Caitriona Balfe, marking her return to television after Outlander. Inspired by Adam Nevill's novel Last Days, the show explores how…
The Story in Brief
Filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron will direct Ascension, a new Apple TV series starring Caitriona Balfe, marking her return to television after Outlander. Inspired by Adam Nevill's novel Last Days, the show explores how far people will go to protect loved ones when they themselves may be the greatest threat. Balfe plays Rose, a documentary filmmaker researching a 20th-century cult called the Church of Ascension, only to discover its sinister devices.
Ascension is co-written by Cuaron, Carlos Cuaron, Christian White, and Natalie Erika James, with James serving as lead director. Cuaron previously worked with Apple TV on the 2024 show Disclaimer.
The Indian Opinion
This collaboration risks being lumped into the usual 'prestige TV about a cult' pile, but the core question, what happens when protecting loved ones makes you the threat, steers clear of lazy tropes. The real test will be whether the series earns its dark turn or merely weaponises sensationalism for ratings. Will Cuaron's treatment of 'evil and innocence' feel fresh, or just another grim exercise?
Source: cinemaexpress.com
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