British Horror Story (Television Series)

British Horror Story is a British anthology horror television series created by Ifan Barber based on the American television series American Horror Story created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Each season is conceived as a self-contained miniseries, following a different set of characters and settings, and a unique storyline. Some plot elements of each season are loosely inspired by true events.

The first season, subtitled 'Ripper', takes place in East London during the late 19th century and centres on an underground coven of witches being tormented by a demonic presence. The season focused on the genre of gothic horror, with elements of slasher horror and fantasy. The second season, subtitled 'Village', takes place in West Wales during the 1980s and focused on a family relocating to a small mining town. The season focused on science fiction horror, and incorporated elements of experimentation and retro-futuristic horror, although some supernatural elements such as ghosts remained.

The series is broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. On November 22nd 2019, a third season was greenlit.

Ripper (2018)
Set in the year 1888, the season focuses on Supreme witch Evelyn White (Charlotte Rampling) and her coven based in Whitechapel, London. Her coven consists of head of the Witch's Council Amelia Walton (Gillian Anderson), Amelia's daughter Arabella (Cara Delevingne), clairvoyant Kendra Wicks (Rosamund Pike) and resurrector Helena Fortune (Thandie Newton). The coven, which disguises itself as a brothel, finds itself under attack when Evelyn's students begin showing up dead. It soon becomes apparent that a demonic force has descended on London in the form of wealthy city banker Jack Bowers (Daniel Radcliffe), who is under the control of Satan himself (Hugh Laurie). The season deals with themes such as race, homosexuality, religion, and family.

Village (2019)
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