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Residue is a supernatural sci-fi thriller 3 part TV pilot that debuted on Netflix on 31 March 2015. The show is directed by Alex Garcia Lopez whose director credits include cult British TV shows C4 Utopia and Misfits.

The show is written by John Harrison and stars Natalia Tena and Iwan Rheon. Natalia Tena is best known for playing Nymphadora Tonks in the Harry Potter film series and Osha in Game of Thrones. Iwan Rheon is best known for playing Simon Bellamy in the E4 series Misfits and Ramsay Snow / Ramsay Bolton in Game of Thrones.

Netflix will broadcast the show across all of their territories. The TV trailer was first exclusively broadcast on website IGN. Residue is multi format, with the film released at Showcase Cinemas in the UK on 20 March 2015.

Ivan Radford of VODzilla.co noted the TV pilot as “a promising piece of indie sci-fi with the binge-watching hook of a show with 10 times its budget.”

Residue was largely filmed in Yorkshire, with many locations being found in Leeds and Bradford.

Synopsis The government cover-up of the causes behind a massive explosion in a futuristic UK metropolis spur photo journalist Jennifer Preston on to search for the truth and in the process blow open a paranormal phenomenon haunting the city.