FormatBiz | Emmy-Nominee Sarah Niles joins Alexander Siddig on supernatural series FALLEN from Silver Reel and Night Train Media

Principal Photography has begun on supernatural new adult series FALLEN (8 x 1 hour) from Silver Reel, Night Train Media and coproduced by Brazil’s largest video streaming platform Globoplay. Based on the #1 New York Times bestselling novels of the same name by Lauren Kate, FALLEN is created by Claudia Bluemhuber of Silver Reel and directed by Matt Hastings (The Handmaid’s Tale, Shadowhunters). The series is written by Rachel Paterson (Domina) and Roland Moore (Humans) who are also co-executive producing. Mahlon Todd Williams is attached as Director of Photography (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow). Starring are Alexander Siddig (Shantaram, Kingdom of Heaven, Game of Thrones), Emmy-nominee Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso, I May Destroy You), Jessica Alexander (Get Even, The Little Mermaid), Gijs Blom (The Letter for the King) and Timothy Innes (The Last Kingdom). Joining the cast ensemble are Josefine Koenig, Esme Kingdom, Maura Bird, Lawrence Walker, Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness,
Samantha Bell, Julian Krenn, Laura Majid and Courtney Chen.
FALLEN is executive produced by Bluemhuber, along with Hastings and Herbert L. Kloiber. Silver Reel’s Karol Griffiths, Florian Dargel, Alexander Jooss and Night Train Media’s (Rogue Agent) Olivia Pahl and James Copp are Co-Executive Producers. Alen Bulic oversees the project for Silver Reel. Globoplay, Brazijoined the project as coproducer.

FALLEN follows the story of Luce, a young woman who is sent to a cult-like rehab facility called Sword & Cross to serve time for a crime she cannot remember committing. Among the other residents she encounters the enigmatic Daniel (Blom) and exasperating but irresistible Cam (Innes), all guests under the watchful eye of the sinister chief doctor Howson (Siddig), and devout twin sisters Miriam and Sophia (Niles). Luce must untangle the mystery of who she is and why she has a connection to Daniel that goes far back beyond their time in the institution. This is a universal love story about a woman who is unaware of the strange powers she wields, and her journey to uncover her true strength.

Herbert L. Kloiber commented: “We are hugely excited to have rounded out the cast for FALLEN with such internationally top-tier talent, joining a first-class production team, based on major IP. Delivering on all the promises of the beloved book we are thrilled to be bringing this series to screens next year.”

Claudia Bluemhuber says: “Over the last 13 years, Silver Reel has brought inspiring, entertaining, and pioneering content to the big screen. With FALLEN we are continuing this journey of female driven, elevated storytelling for Television. This is an epic love story about a young woman discovering her true strength. Having been adapting this series for years, we are incredibly excited to bring it to life with such an exceptionally gifted team.”

Matt Hastings added: “We are truly excited to share this fresh, new series with the world. Inspired by Lauren Kate’s bestselling novels, it’s the perfect opportunity to reach the new adult audience with diverse and compelling characters and an uncommon hero’s journey within the fantasy spectrum. As a lifelong genre fan, I feel extremely fortunate to EP and helm this hopeful, compelling and grounded show.”

Teresa Penna, Head of Globoplay, added: “We are very happy to join forces with Silver Reel and Night Train Media on this great production and help expanding FALLEN’s universe now to the screens. Along with our locally produced Originals, International Coproductions are a key part of Globoplay’s content strategy for the next years and we strongly believe FALLEN will be a huge success in Brazil, given love stories are universal and we know our audience is very fond of supernatural romantic dramas”.