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Scrublands( 2023)

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A dying town. A killer's truth.

Overview

In a small town, a priest opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners. One year later, a journalist arrives to investigate the tragedy, and after digging beneath the surface finds himself in a life-and-death race to uncover the truth.

  1. Felicity Packard

    Creator

  2. Timothy Lee

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Luke Arnold

    Martin Scarsden

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    Bella Heathcote

    Mandy Bond

Current Season

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Silver

2025 | 4 Episodes

It’s been a year since the life changing events of Scrublands and award-winning investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Arnold) has returned to his coastal hometown, Port Silver, to set up a new life with partner Mandy Bond (Heathcote). When he arrives to find his childhood friend Jasper brutally murdered and Mandy the prime suspect, Martin struggles with doubts – about Mandy and about his own ability to recognise the truth. As he pushes forward to find the real murderer and absolve Mandy, Martin confronts secrets about Port Silver and his long-buried past.

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A review by Peter McGinn

9
Written by Peter McGinn on Sat Dec 02 2023
This miniseries from Australia is excellent, extremely watchable. With just four episodes, the storylines aren’t stretched out thin. The script and dialogue is realistic and people pretty much stay in character while a few still show some growth. The five characters who were the shooting victims seem to be given short shrift in character development, even for flashbacks. The plot over the four episodes has a few twists but is believable taken as a while. If you have a real aversion to on-screen violence, there is a certain scene they run multiple times for effect, but I wouldn’t characterize...

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Facts

Status

Returning Series

Status

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • journalist
  • based on novel or book
  • priest