
Red Rose
Taste attributes: dramathrillerhorrorfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricategrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"It's not just your battery that could die"
Boxlist takeHeightened and morally murky: a serious drama series, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.7 /10
TMDB · 30 votes
Where to watch
We don't know of anywhere to watch Red Rose in the US right now.
Season
Episodes (8)
1It's Grim Up North15 Aug 2022
Summer stretches out in front of a group of teenage mates from Bolton. But when one of them downloads a mysterious app called Red Rose, their plans change.
2The Garden16 Aug 2022
Red Rose digs deeper, manipulating and isolating, demonstrating its power.
3Scapegoat22 Aug 2022
It feels like history is repeating itself. But how do you resist something when it’s turning not only your friends but the town itself against you?
4Manchester Innit23 Aug 2022
Away from Bolton, the friends are surprised by what they find. But the more they understand, the wider Red Rose casts its net.
5Lockdown29 Aug 2022
Time is running out, so the gang change tack. Red Rose has other plans – and shows them there’s no escape.
6Results Day30 Aug 2022
Dawn turns to dusk, as secrets threaten to shatter an already fractured group, pushed to the limit.
7I Heart BLTN5 Sep 2022
The endgame is in sight, but together or apart, they’re all under threat.
8The Gardener6 Sep 2022
As the gang finally get close to the heart of Red Rose, they face a dilemma they could never have imagined. How much more will they have to sacrifice to destroy it? And to what extent will they triumph over, or succumb to, their own personal demons? Can something like Red Rose truly be destroyed…?
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
When one of a group of friends downloads the mysterious Red Rose app, plans change. What starts innocently as a game of admiration rapidly descends into something much darker.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2022
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Status
- Returning
- Studio
- eOne Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











