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    Netflix Quietly Adds Scary Thriller That Leaves Viewers ‘Reeling for Twists and Twists’

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    Netflix viewers were left unstable after tuning to a British horror suspense series full of twists and turns.

    First published on Paramount Plus last year’s The Burning Girls is based on the novel of the same name by CJ Tudor, adapted by Hans Rosenfeldt and Camilla Ahlgren.

    It follows Reverend Jack Brooks (played by Samantha Morton) and his teenage daughter Florence (Ruby Stokes), who arrive in the village of Chapel Croft looking for a fresh start following a sudden loss.

    However, the quaint and quaint village is not quite what it seems and actually has an incredibly dark history.

    After searching, Reverend Jack discovers that several people have disappeared from the area and will never be seen again.

    She is also warned of the Burning Girls who haunt the chapel, the spirits of eight-year-old twin sisters who were burned alive in 1556, during Queen Mary’s purge of Protestants.


    Ruby Stokes and Samantha Morton standing in a cemetery outside a chapel kissing in a scene from The Burning Girls.
    Netflix viewers have become addicted to a British horror series (Photo: Buccaneer TV)

    Before Jack arrived, the previous vicar also began claiming to have seen the girls who had died centuries earlier before hanging himself in the chapel.

    The six-part series was previously declared as the perfect watch for Halloween – with witchcraft, exorcism kits and plenty of scares.

    Since going live on Netflix in recent days, the series has gained many new fans, who have also shared their thoughts on the series.


    Two young girls burned alive in a scene from The Burning Girls.
    Burning Girls has “many twists and turns” throughout (Photo: Paramount Plus)

    “Has anyone watched The Burning Girls on Netflix? I have to say that even though it’s not a genre I usually favor, I really, really enjoyed it. It kept me in suspense from start to finish. And I didn’t expect this ending! Samantha Morton fantastic as always!’ Meiner posted on X.

    “Oh my god, guys, go watch Girls on Fire on Netflix right now!!! » Dee shared.

    Another called it “brilliant.”


    A scene from The Burning Girls showing Reverend Jack talking to a man in a park.
    It stars Samantha Morton as a reverend who faces troubling incidents after moving to a small town (Photo: Paramount Plus)

    On Rotten Tomatoes, Vienna also wrote: “I really loved this! The twist at the very end was amazing, you think the twist is revealed in the first 15 minutes, but in the end I was blown away, I can’t understand why the audience score isn’t higher high, it was an incredible watch.

    “This show has had some unexpected twists and turns. Some good jump scares too,” Ruth also shared.

    Speaking ahead of the series’ release last year, Samantha said filming had been “intense”.

    The actress, who appeared in Band of Gold, Jane Eyre, Emma, ​​Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and The Whale, added that her character “carries the weight of a lot of secrets – and it’s really heavy “.


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    Burning Girls is streaming on Paramount Plus and Netflix.

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