The trailer for the hotly anticipated BBC horror filmed in Bolton has been released ahead of its premiere at the Light Cinema in Market Place tomorrow.
The series, which is set to air on TV and iPlayer on August 15 - and worldwide on Netflix - is written by twin brothers, Paul and Michael Clarkson, who are from Bolton.
The two say are hoping to portray the town in a different way to how it has been previously seen on screen.
Paul described it as a “love letter to Bolton”.
Billed as an original horror series” it explores the 'intoxicating relationship between teenagers and their online lives'.
Red Rose to premiere at Bolton's The Light Cinema
The series is being brought to screens by Eleven, the production company responsible for Sex Education, Glue and The Enfield Haunting.
The trailer gives a sinister and suspenseful taste of what is to come.
First teaser for #RedRose - a brilliant new #horror series I worked on coming very soon to BBC Three and iPlayer. Expect Red Rose content to take over my Twitter. Sorry. pic.twitter.com/595QgbUGsU
— Nawfal Faizullah (@mightynaf) July 30, 2022
A voice can be heard saying: “I can’t stop thinking about Roch. She’s not been herself.” This is over a phone screen with the words ‘Hope you’re feeling better. Do you need my help?’
Red Rose: Film crews in Bolton shooting BBC horror series
“It knows me. It follows you round,” the character of Rochelle (Isis Hainsworth) can be seen and heard saying, before the words 'we should not be alone' can be heard.
The drama centres on a group of friends who, just having finished their GCSEs, head into summer with a feeling of freedom.
Throughout the eight-part series, the characters become gripped by a mobile phone app which starts to control their behaviour by threatening grave consequences if they do no do as it instructs.
The cast of Red Rose includes rising stars Amelia Clarkson (The Last Kingdom, Poldark), Isis Hainsworth (Metal Lords, Catherine Called Birdy), Ali Khan (Halo, The School For Good and Evil) Ellis Howard (Home, Catherine The Great) and Ashna Rabheru (Sex Education, Indian Summers) plus celebrated actors Adam Nagaitis (Chernobyl, The Terror), Natalie Gavin (Ali & Ava, Gentleman Jack) and Samuel Anderson (Landscapers, Doctor Who).
Exciting newcomers making their television debuts are Harry Redding, currently playing Jem Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird in the West End, and Laurence Olivier Bursary-winner, Natalie Blair.
Creators Michael and Paul Clarkson said: “We are thrilled with the talented cast that we’ve assembled in Red Rose. They have so brilliantly captured the spirit of the North with their nuanced, devastating and hilarious performances.
“We can’t wait for the rest of the world to fall in love with them, just as we have. They’re doing Bolton - and us - proud.”
Joel Wilson, Executive Producer for Eleven, said: “Working with Kharmel Cochrane to find our wonderful cast was a joy. She has a genius for finding undiscovered actors and making truly inspired choices.
“With Red Rose, Kharmel has surpassed herself. Every one of our cast members is brilliant and we feel honoured to be working with them.”
Nawfal Faizullah, Executive Producer for the BBC, said: “We are delighted that Michael and Paul's fantastic scripts have attracted such a brilliant cast of rising stars, and we're sure audiences will love this gang of misfits as they fight to survive Red Rose.”
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