The Luminaries
TV Show · Mystery · Adventure

An intricately woven, suspenseful tale of love, murder, magic, and revenge set on the wild West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island at the height of the 1860s gold rush.

2020 · 56m
Starring Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Marton Csokas
Director Claire McCarthy

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Fingerprint
    1865, two young adventurers, Anna Wetherell and Emery Staines, meet on the last day of their voyage to New Zealand. They make a plan to reunite but are kept apart by agents with their own designs.
    51m
  • EPISODE 2
    The Place You Return
    Lydia and Carver hatch a plan to free Carver from his convict past. Emery sets sail to the goldfields in search of Anna. In 1866, the results of Crosbie Wells’ autopsy are revealed.
    50m
  • EPISODE 3
    Leverage
    Anna’s suspicion is aroused as Lydia prepares to host a party. Lauderback is blackmailed. In 1866, Crosbie Wells is buried.
    49m
  • EPISODE 4
    The Other Half
    1865, Emery and Anna have a disastrous reunion in Hokitika, Emery learns about Carver’s past and Quee makes a rewarding discovery. In 1866, hope is fading for Anna; in desperation she takes matters into her own hand.
    48m
  • EPISODE 5
    Paradox
    1866, Emery is inexplicably wounded. A stranger arrives in town and interrupts a secret council between the men of Hokitika. The events from the night Crosbie Wells died are pieced together.
    50m
  • EPISODE 6
    The Old Moon in the Young Moon's Arms
    New evidence reveals a secret connection between Lauderback and Crosbie Wells. Emery is found. Moody, Anna and he concoct a defense to expose Lydia and Carver’s crimes.
    50m

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Cast & Crew

  • Eva Green
    Lydia Wells
  • Himesh Patel
    Emery Staines
  • Marton Csokas
    Francis Carver
  • Eve Hewson
    Anna Wetherell
  • Ewen Leslie
    Crosbie Wells
  • Erik Thomson
    Dick Mannering
  • Callan Mulvey
    George Shepard
  • Claire McCarthy
    Director
  • Eleanor Catton
    Writer

About

The Luminaries

Mystery

An intricately woven, suspenseful tale of love, murder, magic, and revenge set on the wild West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island at the height of the 1860s gold rush.

Information

Studio
BBC1
Released
2020
Rated
18+
Region of Origin
New Zealand
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English, English (United Kingdom)
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English (United Kingdom) (CC)

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