American actress Jaylen Barron leads the cast of a 'horse mystery' drama series (working title Hat Hair), being produced by Lime Pictures, which will be available to Netflix members worldwide in the Spring of 2017
Jaylen stars as 15 year old Zoe, an American teenager who's life changes forever during her star at Bright Field Stables when se meets the mysterious horse 'Raven'. Their deep friendship gives her the strength to face certain rites of passage head on whilst exploring new relationships. Zoe’s inspirational journey will show audiences that life is all about falling off – and learning to pick yourself up again.
With a thrilling mystery unravelling around her, the complex relationship Zoe develops with Raven gives her the grit and determination to master her riding skills and ultimately discover a passion for horses and a strength to face the rest of life’s challenges.
The series also stars Game of Thrones star Kerry Ingram (represented by Sainou) as Becky, Manpreet Bambra (represented by CAM), who starred in CBBC's Postcode and The Dumping Ground, newcomer Bruce Herbelin-Earle (represented by RKA Talent) a 19 year old French/British actor based in London, and Celine Buckens who played Emelie in Steven Spielberg's War Horse.
Speaking of the project, Lime's joint Managing Directors Kate Little and Claire Poyser said: ‘We are thrilled to be producing this exciting new original series for Netflix. Lime Pictures thrives on delivering great stories, that are brilliantly told. ‘We are immensely proud to be able to produce a series within a 35 mile radius of our Liverpool base that will be available on a platform reaching over 190 countries: the beauty of the countryside and rolling hills of Cheshire, teamed with the breath-taking beaches of Anglesey is set to tantalize family audiences all over the world.’
The ten part series is currently being filmed in Wales and North West England. It was created and written by Anna McCleery and Vicki Lutas,and is directed by Paul Norton Walker. It was cast by KM Casting.