Series synopsis
Red Iron Road is a Canadian animation sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on more.tv on February 16, 2023.
Red Iron Road is an animated horror anthology series, based on the works of famous European authors. Each of the episodes are between 10-20 minutes, produced with different creative partners in unique visual styles to suit each story.
Premise
Red Iron Road is an animated horror anthology series, based on the works of famous European authors. Each of the episodes are between 10-20 minutes, produced with different creative partners in unique visual styles to suit each story.
Cast and characters
Guest cast
- Dan Beirne as Marquise D'Urfe
- Adrian Egan as Gorcha
- Keegan Hedley as Petr
- Michelle Monteith as Polina
- Gwynne Phillips as Zdenka
- John Stocker as Old Monk
- George Tchortov as Georgy
- Tim Campbell as Neighbour
- Jaiden Cannatelli as Lyosha
- Josh Cruddas as Security Attendant
- Kristina Nicoll as Paramedic
- Tom Rooney as Forest King
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 7 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | February 16, 2023 | February 23, 2023 |
| Season 2 | 1 | June 12, 2023 | June 12, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VRDLK: Family of Vurdulak VRDLK (pronounced Vor-Du-Lac) centers around a traveling diplomat that is caught in a snowstorm and forced to take shelter with a poor Serbian family. When the family warns him of "beasts" that hunt in the night, he is quick to dismiss their fears as superstition and fairy tales - a mistake he may not have a chance to make twice. Based on acclaimed writer, Aleksey Tolstoy's 1839 gothic novella, "The Family of The Vourdulak" |
February 16, 2023 |
| 2 |
The Forest King Set in a suffocating over-commercialized future, a young boy's desire for success and status leads him into a terrifying and deadly new reality through the lens of a mysterious VR game. His desperate father must now race against both time and technology to save his dying son. But the boy is the only one who can save himself, and he must do it before becoming another faceless pawn of the Forest King. Adapted from the poem "The Forest Tsar" written in 1818 by Vasiliy Zhukovsky. |
February 16, 2023 |
| 3 |
The Ratcatcher's Daughter Using defining moments in history, rats are trying to seize power all over the world. 1920, in Petrograd, the rats decide it is time to rise from the underground. |
February 16, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
In the Heat When a bruised and battered man claiming to be Santa Clause is arrested for the murder of a child, the interrogating officers uncover a story more bizarre and horrific than expected. |
June 12, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | more.tv |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 16, 2023 |
| Last aired | June 12, 2023 |
| Status | continue |