Jessica Alexander, who starred in the recent psychological horror movie A Banquet (pictured above) and the dystopian thriller Glasshouse, is now playing the lead role in Fallen, a supernatural series being made for the Brazilian streaming service Globoplay. Fallen is now filming, and given the fact that most of the cast are not Brazilian I have a feeling the show is going to be available on other services than Globoplay at some point.
Alexander’s co-stars include Alexander Siddig (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso), Gijs Blom (The Letter for the King), Timothy Innes (The Last Kingdom), Josefine Koenig (My Name Is Josy), Lawrence Walker (The ReZort), Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness (Days of the Bagnold Summer), Laura Majid (Five), Courtney Chen (FBI: International), and newcomers Esme Kingdom, Maura Bird, Samantha Bell, and Julian Krenn.
Inspired by Lauren Kate’s bestselling Fallen series of novels, the first season of the Fallen show will consist of eight 60 minute episodes. The story centers on Alexander’s character
Luce, a young woman who is sent to a cult-like rehab facility called Sword & Cross to serve time for a crime she can’t remember committing. Among the other residents, she encounters the enigmatic Daniel (Blom) and exasperating but irresistible Cam (Innes), all of whom are under the watchful eye of the sinister chief doctor Howson (Siddig), and devout twin sisters Miriam and Sophia (Niles). Luce must untangle the mystery of who she is and why she has a connection to Daniel that goes far back beyond their time in the institution.
Variety reports that Fallen is being produced by Silver Reel and Night Train Media, with Globoplay co-producing. The series was created by Claudia Bluemhuber of Silver Reel. Executive producers Rachel Paterson and Roland Moore wrote the scripts, and Matt Hastings (The Handmaid’s Tale) is directing the series. Other executive producers include Bluemhuber, Hastings, and Herbert L. Kloiber. Silver Reel’s Karol Griffiths, Florian Dargel, Alexander Jooss, and Night Train Media’s Olivia Pahl and James Copp are co-executive producers. Alen Bulic is overseeing the show for Silver Reel.
I’m not familiar with Lauren Kate’s books, but I’m interested in seeing how the Fallen series turns out. And if it will travel beyond Globoplay. How does this show sound to you? Have you read the book series? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
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