The Reckoning

Synopsis

A woman is falsely accused of witchcraft in England in 1665, the year of the Great Plague. While enduring a brutal trial in which she is tormented by demons both real and spiritual, her persecutors attempt to break her will , while she plots violent revenge against them.

Director's Biography

Neil Marshall Director

Neil has been working very successfully in both feature films and television industry since his feature debut “Dog Soldiers” in 2001. His second feature as both writer and director “The Descent” 2005 was an even bigger critical and commercial success, winning several awards including the BIFA for Best Director, and the Empire award for Best Horror. He followed this success with the post-apocalyptic action movie “Doomsday” 2008 and historical adventure “Centurion” 2010. In 2012 Neil made his debut in the world of high-end television with Game of Thrones S2 Ep9 “Blackwater”, and followed that up with S4 Ep9 “The Watchers on the Wall” for which he received an Emmy Award Nomination. Over the past 6 years, Neil has made a considerable name for himself in the network, cable and streaming arenas directing projects such as the pilot episode of “Black Sails” for Starz, DC’s “Constantine” and “Timeless” for NBC. Neil also directed notable episodes of “Hannibal” for Showtime and “Westworld” for HBO. Neil developed, produced and directed the Netflix reboot of classic sci-fi series ‘Lost in Space” and most recently has completed the feature film ‘The Reckoning’ due for release in 2020.