BBC Three’s 2022 drama, Red Rose, just made its Netflix debut on February 15, 2023, and it seems like the streaming giant has decided to head down a much darker direction after the Valentine’s Day festivities. Created by The Clarkson Twins, who were also a part of the brilliant Mike Flanagan’s The Haunting of Bly Manor, the eight-episode ride into the abyss of social media and smartphones was equal parts intriguing and terrifying.Red Rose Season 1 Download
To be fair, this is not one of the greatest horror stories to come to light. But given its relevance in the present day, especially with the tremendous rise of the virtual world, it is indeed a terrifying prospect to see what an app can do to youngsters, especially when things like this have already surfaced in recent news.Netflix’s Black Mirror has left such a profound impact on sci-fi viewers that it is almost impossible to see any technological horror without comparing it to the ace show. Red Rose’s struggles, its concept, and its resolution all have hints that link it to Black Mirror thematically. But it is much more (or less, depending on the taste).Kicking off with GCSE student Rochelle (Isis Hainsworth) and her group of friends, the show does not wait at all before building a suspenseful and tight atmosphere. The very first scene of Red Rose is a girl jumping off the roof after being tormented by the application.It soon lands in the hands of Rochelle, who is still grieving over her mother’s suicide and facing untimely financial ruin. With these themes of the human condition already on the table, it is much more interesting when the app comes into another life. Like all apps in the present day (though much more subtle in real life, so far), it first abundantly rewards the user before starting to suck out their life and attention.