Paris, 1750. In the middle of a harsh winter, a new maid named Madeleine arrives in the household of a renowned watchmaker and his talented daughter. At the same time, rumors are spreading about the watchmaker that his strange mechanical creations are not just mere machines, but are intended to contradict the natural order of things, and may even be created at the expense of the living.

But Madeleine is not just an ordinary maid. He hides a dark past and a dangerous task: in exchange for the hope of a new life for himself and his sick nephew, he must uncover the truth about the clockmaker's experiments and watch his every move closely.

Meanwhile, children begin to disappear from the streets of Paris, and Madeleine fears that she has become involved in a vast conspiracy that could reach the very heart of the royal palace in Versailles.

Girl with a Clockwork tells a dark story of obsession, deception and the high price of freedom.