EPISODE 1.1
3 June 2018
Gone
Detective Jay Swan clashes with local cop Emma James when he arrives to investigate the mysterious disappearance of two young men from an outback cattle station.
Mystery Road: Season 1
A disappearance in the outback soon reveals past injustices in this Australian crime mystery series based on the hit 2013 film of the same name. Aaron Pedersen reprises his role as detective Jay Swan, co-starring with two-time Oscar nominee Judy Davis (Husband and Wives).
2018Australia
DramaMystery
Mystery Road: Season 1 / Reviews
The New York Times
In the hands of the director Rachel Perkins and the cinematographer Mark Wareham, the show is a visual knockout, an evocative succession of desert-, ranch- and starscapes.
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This is an ambitious story that bounds along and ties together neatly. If at times the plot feels weaker in some places than others, it is more than covered over by the performances of the cast, particularly Pedersen and Davis.
Full reviewThe Australian
Judy Davis is one of those actors who never wastes a moment and understands the nature of screen focus, and in Mystery Road she is never at rest, constantly uncoiling with an attractive sparky energy.
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New Zealand Herald
This new adaptation, with most of the key players back in front of and behind the lens, is one of the more true and satisfying spin-offs you'll find.
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Financial Times
Pedersen's characterisation is subtle and underplayed, and his scenes with Davis crackle with tension.
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Los Angeles Times
It's less a matter of red herrings, though, than of becoming less sure, about the plot, and about the people - you think you know them, but people will fool you.
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The Age
It never pressed the point, but progress in this narrative was having Aboriginal characters who could be a red herring or a villain, a survivor of trauma or a wily operator.
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