SPOOKY FIRST PHOTOS FROM NEW GOTHIC PERIOD SET MINI SERIES LAMBS OF GOD WITH ESSIE DAVIS, SAM REID, ANN DOWD

'LAMBS OF GOD'

GOTHIC SERIES WITH ESSIE DAVIS, ANN DOWD AND SAM REID

Rejoice, spylings, we have first photos from one of the most anticipated of this year's new epic shows! Period set Gothic thriller LAMBS OF GOD should hit Australian Foxtel sometime this year starring Essie Davis, Ann

The series will premiere next month at Series Mania in Lille, France

Dowd and Sam Reid in a four part drama which centres around three eccentric, secluded nuns living on a remote island, forgotten by time and the Church – until a priest unwittingly happens upon them.

LAMBS OF GOD FOLLOWS
 the journey of three Catholic nuns, Sisters Iphigenia (Essie Davis), Margarita (Ann Dowd) and Carla (Jessica Barden), who are the last

Our dearest Sam Reid plays the only man in the series

remaining members of the enclosed order of St Agnes. They have forgotten the world outside until a young priest, Father Ignatius (Sam Reid), pushes his way through the undergrowth in the hope of finding prime real estate. What

The series will air sometime this summer on Foxtel in Australia

unfolds is a psychological and frightening game of survival; a thrilling ride in which the nuns become criminals and Father Ignatius is forced to confront his own personal weaknesses.

FERAL NUNS IN A MONASTERY

As you can see from the photos, the mini series, a small screen adaptation of a  a Marele Day novel, will be very atmospheric and highly stylized, a lush,

The series was shot in Sydney and Tasmania!

evocative drama that is both ancient and incredibly modern, with its timeless message of resilience, and the power of story- telling as a redemptive force. Written by Sarah Lambert, it was directed by Jeffrey Walker.