

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
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.