{"id":17879,"date":"2022-11-22T10:04:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T15:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/souls-alex-eslam\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T11:10:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T16:10:32","slug":"souls-alex-eslam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/souls-alex-eslam\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview: Alex Eslam on the Making of Sky\u2019s Souls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From creator, writer and director Alex Eslam, the Sky original series <em>Souls\u00a0<\/em>provides a winding tale across multiple timelines, centering on three women whose lives are turned upside down when the past, present and future collide. Exploring the idea of reincarnation, the drama examines how we cope with death and whether or not we can create space in our lives for the unknown.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 690px;\">\n \t                <div style=\"padding-top: 56.2504%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video data-video-id=\"6315970796112\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-account=\"1120308147\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-player=\"default\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed=\"default\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-application-id \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"video-js\" \n\t\t\t\t\tcontrols=\"\"\n                    loop autoplay\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/div><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1120308147\/default_default\/index.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Souls<\/em> follows three storylines in different locations. In Stockholm, Allie tries to prevent her pilot husband from taking a flight, which later disappears. In Berlin, Linn joins a cult whose members believe in life after death. Elsewhere in Germany, Hannah wakes up in a hospital after a serious car accident, wondering how her 14-year-old son Jacob managed to save them both from drowning in their car. 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