A ghostly apparition appeared on the banks of Derwentwater to mark the launch of Sky’s new supernatural crime thriller.
Appearing in the early hours of the morning, the eerie figure began to rise from beneath the water set against the dramatic backdrop of the mountains. Surrounded by a grey mist, the blue-grey hue of the life-sized figure stunned passers-by who looked on in awe as she appeared to mouth the words “come find me”.
Created using cutting edge technology the visual was, in fact, a hologram depicting lead character Neve Kelly (Clara Rugaard), of the new series The Rising.
In the show, set in the Lake District, Neve is seen to emerge from a lake as she returns from the afterlife to help those investigating her death to find her killer.
Daniella Hope, who lives in the area, said: “I woke up to take a walk by the lake as I do most mornings and was stunned to see a ghostly figure coming out of the water. I couldn’t believe my eyes at how real it looked, to the point I was a speechless for the first few moments.
“It’s certainly an interesting way to start the morning and now I’m intrigued to find out about what happened to her.”
Developed by Kaleida, the same team who created the viral Robert Kardashian hologram in 2020, the artwork took two months to create.
Kaleida created a modern-day three dimensional ‘ghost’ that looks real enough to touch.
A Sky Original, The Rising is an eight-episode series based on the popular Belgian drama Beau Séjour.
The protagonist Neve Kelly, played by Clara Rugaard (I Am Mother), is scared and confused to one day discover that she is dead. In this new plane of existence, she becomes furiously determined to find her killer and get justice, convinced that her killer was someone she knew. The Rising is the first series produced entirely in-house by Sky Studios, Sky’s original programming arm across Europe.
Serena Thompson, executive producer at Sky Studios, said: “We wanted to do something to mark the launch of this new series, and so we looked at how we could create something which stayed true to the show’s premise. Given that the series takes a fresh, modern look at how the afterlife could interact with the real world, this ghostly figure felt very in keeping with the series’ premise.
“We worked with a tech production partner who used cutting edge technology to create a life-like 3D projection. Recreating a key scene from the series and bringing about a ghost-like presence to the Lake District – the location where it was originally filmed – seemed like a great way to kick off the launch.”
All episodes of The Rising are on Sky Max and streaming service NOW from April 22.
