I did get a little confused on the timeline near the middle. The series spans the late 1910s, late 1930s, early and late 1940s, and 1950s, with a little blip to c. Sadly I haven’t found any press interviewing him for his thoughts on the series, but a little birdy told me we may be able to score an interview with him, so look forward to that possibility! It’s obvious that Ede did his research, as so many of the costumes look PERFECT for the period. Instead, let’s dive right into the costumes, shall we? As I mentioned, they were designed by Nic Ede ( Wilde, Bright Young Things, Hysteria, The White Queen - and yes, Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot). That being said, the acting, script, etc., is strong, with performances by Jemima Rooper as the main character, Olivia Max Irons as her awful husband Malcolm and Hannah Dodd as their daughter Corrine, among many others. I’m tempted to call them all out! But you get what you sign up for here. There are parts I liked, and parts that made NO sense from a character perspective (as in, “why is this character okay with this super weird and creepy development that just happened? Wouldn’t a reasonable person run like hell?” but also sorry, I don’t believe in the 4th quarter arc of the main character). Now, I’m not even going to review the plot. This miniseries takes two prequel books and turns it into one continuous story. The story is a prequel to the famous book Flowers in the Attic, which has been adapted twice I believe. I’m not sure what exactly got me to watch this, except hey, I like trash! Color me shocked to discover some quality costume designs, from both a historical and character perspective. If you were like me, you read many of them before you realized they were awful - depressing stories about abused girls in LUDICROUS plots. Andrews wrote a ton of super trashy, usually incest-focused young adult novels written in the 1970s-80s. Flowers in the Attic: The Origin (2022) has surprisingly great costumes! No, not surprising because of talented costume designer Nic Ede, but because this is a V.C.

Vc andrews flowers in the attic prequel