{"id":993368,"date":"2026-08-10T18:18:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/993368\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T18:18:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:18:53","slug":"caitriona-balfe-stars-in-alfonso-cuaron-horror-thriller-ascension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/993368\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitr\u00edona Balfe Stars In Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n Horror Thriller &#8216;Ascension&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/apple-tv\/\" id=\"auto-tag_apple-tv\" data-tag=\"apple-tv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV<\/a> has greenlighted <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/ascension\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ascension\" data-tag=\"ascension\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ascension<\/a>, a new drama from Oscar winner <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/alfonso-cuaron-2\/\" id=\"auto-tag_alfonso-cuaron-2\" data-tag=\"alfonso-cuaron-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n<\/a> (Disclaimer, Roma). Caitr\u00edona Balfe, in her return to television after the end of Outlander, is starring and executive producing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ascension will be co-showrun by Natalie Erika James and Christian White (Apartment 7A, Relic). It is written by James, White, Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n and Carlos Cuar\u00f3n, with James serving as lead director. The project hails from Apple Studios and stems from Cuar\u00f3n\u2019s deal with Apple, with Anonymous Content also producing. Following the original overall agreement, Cuar\u00f3n was re-upped by the streamer with a first-look pact. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inspired by the novel Last Days by Adam Nevill, Ascension explores evil and innocence at the highest level, while asking how far we\u2019ll go \u2013 and what we\u2019ll sacrifice \u2013 to protect the ones we love, even when the greatest threat to them may be ourselves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The one-hour psychological horror thriller follows Rose (Balfe), a relentless documentary filmmaker and recently divorced mother, brilliant at uncovering others\u2019 truths but struggling to resolve her own. When Rose begins a project on a mysterious 20th-century cult known as the Church of Ascension, she finds unexpected refuge in its teachings \u2013 until she discovers something far more insidious beneath. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n executive produces via his Esperanto Filmoj alongside the company\u2019s Gabriela Rodriguez and Richard Schwartz as well as Carlos Cuar\u00f3n. Steve Golin, David Levine and Zack Hayden executive produce for Anonymous Content. James and White also serve as executive producers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buzz about Ascension\u2018s series order began circulating a year ago. Since then, the project explored casting of the lead role, with a handful of high-profile actresses rumored for it. With Balfe and co-showrunner James and White on board, the drama was officially picked up. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ascension marks Cuar\u00f3n and Anonymous Content\u2019s followup to the Apple TV limited series Disclaimer, which received Emmy, Golden Globes, SAG and Critics Choice Award nominations for stars Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline. It also reunites Apple with Balfe, who next appears in the streamer\u2019s film Tenzing. Anonymous Content also produces the upcoming Apple series Neuromancer and 12 12 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Balfe is known for playing the female lead Claire on Starz\u2019s long-running drama series Outlander. She will also next be seen in the movies Sense and Sensibility, A Long Winter and The Housekeeper. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple TV has greenlighted Ascension, a new drama from Oscar winner Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n (Disclaimer, Roma). 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