Washington DC, Aug. 10 -- Apple TV has greenlit the horror thriller series 'Ascension' from Alfonso Cuaron with Caitriona Balfe attached to play the lead role, reported Variety.

According to the outlet, Cuaron 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 Days" by Adam Nevill.

The logline for the show states that it follows Rose (Balfe), "a relentless documentary filmmaker and recently divorced mother, brilliant at uncovering others' truths but struggling to resolve her own. When Rose begins a project on a mysterious 20th-century cult known as the Church of Ascension, she finds unexpected refuge in its teachings - until s...