The Doll Factory
2023 · Paramount+ · 49 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Episode 6
Fri, 1 Dec, 11:00 pm
With the truth finally exposed, Iris finds herself trapped in a terrifying situation. She is forced to use her wits, and all her strength, to claw her way back to freedom.
About
Set in London in 1850, The Doll Factory tells the story of Iris, who paints dolls for a living alongside her twin sister, Rose, and dreams of becoming an artist and by night secretly paints herself naked. Silas is a taxidermist who owns a shop filled with his creations. He dreams of one day finding an item so unique he will be catapulted to fame. Louis is a painter and member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, searching for his next muse. When Iris meets Silas, and then Louis, she is offered an opportunity to escape and start a new life. To do so, she must abandon her sister, sacrifice her reputation, and launch herself into the unknown. But as Iris' world expands, a story of dark obsession begins to unfold.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Mon, 27 Nov· 48 minIris works painting dolls alongside her twin sister, and dreams of leaving her claustrophobic life. When she meets Silas, a taxidermist, and then Louis a painter, she is offered an opportunity to escape. But this opportunity comes with huge risk.
- E02
Episode 2
Mon, 27 Nov· 52 minIris leaves the doll shop and agrees to become Louis's muse, once he agrees to teach her to paint; when Silas learns of Iris's choice, he is devastated and the two men fight; as Iris breathes in her new freedom, a shocking crime takes place.
- E03
Episode 3
Tue, 28 Nov· 51 minIris grows closer to Louis but continues to meet with Silas, who warns her away from Louis. The Madame begins a search for the perpetrator of Bluebell's murder. Iris decides to enter her self-portrait into the Royal Academy exhibition.
- E04
Episode 4
Wed, 29 Nov· 46 minIris attends The Royal Academy Exhibition with the PRB. Elsewhere, Silas waits for Iris to visit the Great Exhibition, where his exhibits are finally on display. The Madame and Albie team up to discover, once and for all, who killed Bluebell.
- E05
Episode 5
Thu, 30 Nov· 47 minIris discovers a shocking truth about Louis. Forced to leave The Factory, she returns to the doll shop once more to have an important conversation with her sister. Albie seeks to protect Iris now that he knows the truth about who killed Bluebell.
- E06
Episode 6
Fri, 1 Dec· 51 minWith the truth finally exposed, Iris finds herself trapped in a terrifying situation. She is forced to use her wits, and all her strength, to claw her way back to freedom.
Cast
Esmé Creed-Miles
Iris Whittle
Éanna Hardwicke
Silas Reed
Mirren Mack
Rose Whittle
George Webster
Louis Frost
Sharlene Whyte
Madame
Reece Kenwyne-Mpudzi
Albie
Laurie Kynaston
John Millais
