Australia’s favourite drama Mystery Road returns for season two
Winner of TV Week Logie Award for Most Popular Drama Program returns to ABC
The highly anticipated second season of Australia’s favourite drama series Mystery Road returns to ABC and iview on Sunday, 19 April at 8.30pm following its world premiere at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival last month.
Joining Aaron Pedersen for the second instalment of Bunya Production’s award-winning six-part series is The Bridge’s Sofia Helin. The pair star alongside Jada Alberts, Callan Mulvey, Tasma Walton, Rob Collins, Ngaire Pigram, Mark Mitchinson, Ursula Yovich, Rhimi Johnson, Gary Sweet, Fletcher Humphrys, Joel Jackson, John Brumpton, Eve Morey, Stan Yarramunua and Tasia Zalar (who was nominated for the TV Week Logie Graham Kennedy Award for her performance in season one).
Internationally celebrated, multi award-winning directors Warwick Thornton (Sweet Country) and Wayne Blair (Top End Wedding) teamed up to film Mystery Road in Western Australia’s picturesque Dampier Peninsular and Broome.
Season two sees Detective Jay Swan (Pedersen) take on a grisly case in a new town in order to be closer to his family, but has he left it too late? Set in a small coastal community where the desert meets the ocean, secrets past and present run deep and dark. Jay must reconcile the law and deep lore and confront a dangerous enemy in a world where deception is king.
Mystery Road season two was produced by Bunya Productions for the ABC, with funding support from Screen Australia’s Indigenous Department, Screenwest, the Western Australian Regional Film Fund supported by Royalties for Regions and Screen NSW. all3media International will handle the international sales.
Mystery Road season one will also be available on ABC iview from 19 April.
