{
  "id": 485203,
  "title": "Apple TV Orders Alfonso Cuarón Cult Horror Thriller ‘Ascension,’ ‘Outlander’ Alum Caitríona Balfe to Star",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/apple-tv-orders-alfonso-cuaron-cult-horror-thriller-ascension",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/apple-tv-alfonso-cuaron-ascension-caitriona-balfe-1236831363/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Apple TV has greenlit the horror thriller series “Ascension” from Alfonso Cuarón with Caitríona Balfe attached to play the lead role, Variety has learned. Cuarón has been working on the series for years, with word of it first breaking in 2017 with Casey Affleck originally attached to star. It is inspired by the novel “Last […]",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "Caitríona Balfe Sets First Post-Outlander TV Role In Alfonso Cuarón's Horror Thriller Ascension",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/caitriona-balfe-sets-first-post-outlander-tv-role-in-alfonso-cuarons",
        "published": "2026-08-10T17:50:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘Ascension’ Thriller From Alfonso Cuaron Lands at Apple TV, Caitriona Balfe Starring",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/ascension-thriller-from-alfonso-cuaron-lands-at-apple-tv-caitriona",
        "published": "2026-08-10T17:57:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}