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EXCLUSIVE: IFC Midnight has acquired U.S. rights to coming-of-age supernatural drama The Innocents, which debuted at Cannes and has just been announced for Fantastic Fest. The dark morality fable, which unfolds under the bright Nordic sun, follows a group of young children who become friends during the summer…

Debuting in just a few hours on Netflix, The Innocents is a young adult adventure series with a super powered edge that could truly bound over some of its powerful influences if it was just more tempered. A Venn diagram of sorts of Stranger Things, The OA and 13 Reasons Why plus a bit of Marvel's The Gifted and Cloak…

Netflix has set August 24 for the premiere of The Innocents and released a first-look trailer for the British teen supernatural drama series. Created and written by Hania Elkington and Simon Duric, The Innocents centers on teenagers Harry and June who run away from their repressive families to be together and are…

Netflix has set the cast for British teen supernatural drama series The Innocents. Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential) is set to star alongside Sorcha Groundsell (Clique) and Percelle Ascott (Wizard vs. Aliens) in the newly titled eight-episode series created by Hania Elkington and Simon Duric. Described as a teenage love…

A24's Sundance debut Swiss Army Man is holding sway among the Specialty releases. In its expansion, the feature is landing 11th in the overall domestic box office, though in far fewer locations than its studio competition. On the Specialty chart, newcomers are having a mixed start. Music Box Films' The Innocents had a…

After last weekend’s crowded slate of high-profile openers, the July 4 holiday weekend is comparatively sparse with new debuts, though audiences seeking Specialty respite from big titles The BFG, The Legend of Tarzan and The Purge: Election Year will have some options, at least on the coasts. Lionsgate/Roadside…

Music Box Films, the Chicago-based distributor of Golden Globe nominee The Club, has just acquired the drama The Innocents from French filmmaker Anne Fontaine (Coco Before Chanel) which had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Formerly titled Agnus Dei, the film follows a young French Red Cross…