A Handless Teen Girl Escapes a Cult in New Facebook Series SACRED LIES From TRUE BLOOD Team
The executive producer and writer of HBO's True Blood, Raelle Tucker, and True Blood director Scott Winant have teamed up to develop a fascinating new series with Blumhouse Television called Sacred Lies. Facebook Watch has greenlit a 10-episode first season of the half-hour series and it sounds like it's going to be a crazy unique show!
The series is based on the classic Grimm Brothers tale The Handless Maiden, and Stephanie Oakes’ novel The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly. It follows the story of a handless teen girl "who escapes from a cult and finds herself in juvenile detention, suspected of knowing who killed her cult leader."
Tucker is adapting the story and will also serve as the showrunner. When talking about the project and what makes it unique, explaining:
"This is a young female protagonist we’ve never seen on screen before. She’s complex, brave, funny…and sometimes dangerous. And she has no hands. But she refuses to let that, or her bizarre, brutal past define her or limit her. That’s the message of our series: no matter what life throws at you – ultimately only you have the power to decide what you believe and what you become. I’m beyond excited and honored to bring this unique, inspiring, badass character to life."
Marci Wiseman and Jeremy Gold, co-presidents, Blumhouse Television added:
"Raelle and Scott are known for pushing the envelope with complex characters, mixing genres and diving into dramatically dark subjects, which is also a hallmark of Blumhouse storytelling. Sacred Lies is an inventive twist on a time honored fairytale which we believe will surprise and stir the Facebook Watch audience and we’re excited to be the studio producing this provocative series."
The concept for this show has definitely sparked my interest and it's a series that I'm looking forward to checking out. What do you all think about the concept?
Source: Deadline