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Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Judy Davis (Feud: Bette and Joan) and award-winning actor Aaron Pedersen (Jack Irish) star in this “exquisitely cinematic” (Daily Review, Australia) mystery series set in the Australian outback. When two boys disappear from a remote cattle station, local police sergeant Emma James (Davis) calls in Indigenous detective Jay Swan (Pedersen) to help find out what happened. As Emma and Jay butt heads over their conflicting methods, the unexpected arrival of Jay’s troubled daughter (Madeleine Madden, Picnic at Hanging Rock) only inflames the tension. But when their investigation uncovers other crimes haunting the backwater town, the detectives must look to the past to get justice in the present. Set amid stunning desert scenery of big skies and barren landscapes, this noir crime thriller also stars Deborah Mailman (Jack Irish), Tasia Zalar (Wentworth), John Waters (Rake), and Aaron McGrath (Glitch, The Code).

2019 · 53m

Starring Aaron Pedersen, Judy Davis, Deborah Mailman

Director Rachel Perkins, Wayne Blair

EPISODE 1

Gone

When a truck is found abandoned in an outback cattle station, Senior Sergeant Emma James calls in Detective Jay Swan to investigate what happened to Marley, the driver.

47m
EPISODE 2

Blood Ties

Jay and Emma investigate whose blood they found on the road, then Reese's girlfriend, Georgia, arrives in town and gives the police information about him.

44m
EPISODE 3

Chasing Ghosts

After a confrontation between Georgia and Shevorne, who both claim to be Reese's girlfriend, pressure builds on Shevorne to tell the police what she knows.

49m
EPISODE 4

Silence

Now home safe, Marley claims to have no idea where Reese is, but Jay and Emma doubt his story. Crystal argues with her mother, Mary, about staying in town, and Mary takes out her frustrations at the bar.

47m
EPISODE 5

Waterhole

When Reese's body turns up, Emma is forced to charge Marley with his murder, but Jay doesn't believe he did it. Reese's mother asks to put up a memorial at Black Springs where Reese was found, prompting Emma to research that part of her family's land

48m
EPISODE 6

Truth

After Marley confesses what he knows, Jay hides him to ensure his safety. Emma confronts her brother about the land deal, while Jay tries to find out what really happened to Shevorne.

44m

Judy Davis

Actor
Jada Alberts

Fran
Benjamin Hoetjes

Actor
Aaron Pedersen

Actor
Tasma Walton

Mary Swan
Callan Mulvey

Simon
Rob Collins

Amos
Gary Sweet

Alkemi
Ursula Yovich

Pansy
Tasia Zalar

Shevorne Shields
Sofia Helin

Sandra

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Season 1

Drama

Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Judy Davis (Feud: Bette and Joan) and award-winning actor Aaron Pedersen (Jack Irish) star in this “exquisitely cinematic” (Daily Review, Australia) mystery series set in the Australian outback. When two boys disappear from a remote cattle station, local police sergeant Emma James (Davis) calls in Indigenous detective Jay Swan (Pedersen) to help find out what happened. As Emma and Jay butt heads over their conflicting methods, the unexpected arrival of Jay’s troubled daughter (Madeleine Madden, Picnic at Hanging Rock) only inflames the tension. But when their investigation uncovers other crimes haunting the backwater town, the detectives must look to the past to get justice in the present. Set amid stunning desert scenery of big skies and barren landscapes, this noir crime thriller also stars Deborah Mailman (Jack Irish), Tasia Zalar (Wentworth), John Waters (Rake), and Aaron McGrath (Glitch, The Code).

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