A modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson’s iconic novel, The Haunting of Hill House explores a group of siblings who, as children, grew up in what would go on to become the most famous haunted house in the country.

Produced by World Productions, an ITV Studios company, the series was written and created by Jed Mercurio (Line of Duty) and stars Keeley Hawes (Line of Duty, The Durrells, The Missing) and Richard Madden (Game of Thrones, Cinderella).

The year is 1905. Thomas Richardson travels to a remote island to rescue his sister after she’s kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult demanding a ransom for her safe return. It soon becomes clear that the cult will regret the day it baited this man, as he digs deeper and deeper into the secrets and lies upon which the commune is built.

The series will be written by Kim Min-seo, who wrote Little Black Dress, created by Jung Hyun-jung who wrote Five Enough and Discovery of Love, and Oh Jin-seok who directed Yong-pal and Goddess of Marriage will be directing the trendy romance story.