Netflix has picked up the rights to “Red Rose,” a new BBC horror drama from Michael and Paul Clarkson. The Netflix horror series will be co-produced by Entertainment One and Eleven and will begin filming in Manchester and Bolton, U.K.

“Red Rose,” according to Deadline, is a horror story in a very 21st century way. Akin to “Black Mirror,” the BBC Netflix film is about a mysterious app that tasks the main characters with more and more dangerous challenges. Eventually, the group of people who have downloaded the app, led by Rochelle Jackson, have to join forces in defeating the supernatural force that seems to be behind it.

Bolton will serve as the main setting for this series that is said to take a lot of inspiration from cult horror films “Get Out” and “Scream.” It was originally commissioned by BBC Three last year, according to Bloody Disgusting. The production date is said to begin sometime in June of this year. The series will hit Netflix with eight initial episodes.

Previously, the Clarkson twins worked on another Netflix horror series “The Haunting of Hill House” and the spin-off “The Haunting of Bly Manor,” which gained mass acclaim. They also worked on the Amazon Prime Video Series “His Dark Materials.” This will be the Clarksons' first endeavor with BBC after spending most of their time in Los Angeles.

Eleven also produced a popular horror series “The Enfield Haunting,” which features the reportedly true story featured in James Wan’s “The Conjuring 2.” Eleven is also responsible for the popular Netflix series “Sex Education.”

In addition, Polly Williams, Mona Qureshi, Joel Wilson and Jamie Campbell will serve as executive producers for Netflix’s “Red Rose.” No release date has been confirmed by either the producers or sources.

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