Heaven Leigh Casteel, gifted and intelligent, is the eldest of five dirt-poor children struggling to survive in a mountain shack. As she endures neglect and abuse, Heaven discovers a dark secret that changes everything she thought she knew about her family. Then tragedy tears her world apart and she must forge her own way in the cruel, unknown world.
Acting
Annalise Basso commits to the melodrama like her life depends on it.
Costume
Heaven's 'poor but make it fashion' mountain-chic wardrobe defies physics.
Director
Paul Shapiro
Annalise Basso
Heaven Casteel
Chris McNally
Cal Dennison
Julie Benz
Kitty Dennison
James Rittinger
Logan Stonewall
Chris William Martin
Luke Casteel
Jessica Clement
Fanny Casteel
Samantha Coughlan
Sarah Casteel
Matthew Nelson-Mahood
Tom Casteel
Ingrid Tesch
Grace
Christina Jastrzembska
Annie Casteel
Todd Thomson
Reverend
Jacqueline Samuda
Miss Murds
Karyn Mott
Mrs. Stonewall
Christian Convery
Keith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of VC Andrews' infamous Casteel saga, notorious for its creepy stepfather romance that the 2019 adaptation tried to soften but couldn't fully escape.
Annalise Basso also played young Kaylee in True Detective—she's basically cornered the market on traumatized Appalachian girls.
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