Ascension: A Haunting Investigation into Cult Mysteries and Family Bonds

Production Details

Title: Ascension

Format: Series / Apple TV

Production Begins: Active Development

Filming Location: United Kingdom

Producer: Zack Hayden

Writers/Producers: Alfonso Cuaron, Carlos Cuaron, Christian White

Director: Natalie Erika James

Synopsis: The series follows Rose, a documentary filmmaker who is researching a 1975 mass cult suicide. The deeper she digs, the more supernatural, uncanny things happen; and that perhaps the powers that created that mass death are still around. All the while, she fights to rebuild her relationship with her son after losing custody from alcoholism.

Production Companies

Anonymous Content
Culver City, CA 90232
8501 Washington Blvd.
careers@anonymouscontent.com
Phone: 310-558-6000

Nameless Entertainment
Culver City, CA 90232
8501 Washington Blvd.
careers@anonymouscontent.com
Phone: 212-925-0055

Esperanto Filmoj
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
15260 Ventura Blvd.
info@esperantofilmoj.net
Phone: 818-382-7810

Apple Studios
Culver City, CA 90232
8777 Washington Blvd.
snewberg@apple.com
Phone: 213-840-3397

About Ascension

Ascension is a series centered on Rose, a documentary filmmaker exploring a tragic mass cult suicide from 1975. As she investigates, she encounters eerie and inexplicable events, suggesting that unresolved forces from the past continue to influence the present. Throughout her journey, Rose grapples with her personal struggles, particularly her efforts to reconnect with her son after a custody loss due to alcoholism. The show interweaves themes of redemption and the impact of the past on current relationships.