Mystery Road (TV series)

Season 1 Post Mystery Road (2013 film). Taking place between the events of the films Mystery Road and Goldstone, Mystery Road Season 1 tells the story of Detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pedersen), assigned to investigate the mysterious disappearance of two young farmhands on an outback cattle station, one a local Indigenous football hero and the other a white backpacker. Working together with local police sergeant Emma James (Judy Davis), the investigation uncovers drug trafficking in the town, and a past injustice that threatens the fabric of the whole community. Season 2 Post Mystery Road (2013 film) Jay Swan has to unravel the mystery of a decapitated body which turns up in the mangroves, outside the town of Broome. The plot involves drug trafficking and an archaeological dig which discovered the dead body. Swan's ex Mary is involved with an undercover drug runner, placing her in extreme danger. ==Cast==

Main • Aaron Pedersen as Jay Swan • Tasma Walton as Mary Swan • Tasia Zalar as Shevorne Shields Season 1 • Judy Davis as Emma James • Wayne Blair as Larry Dime • Aaron McGrath as Marley Thompson • Deborah Mailman as Kerry Thompson • Madeleine Madden as Crystal Swan • Meyne Wyatt as Cedric Thompson • Colin Friels as Tony Ballantyne • Rohan Mirchandaney as David Sharma • Anthony Hayes as Ryan Muller • Ernie Dingo as Keith Groves • John Waters as Travis James • Kris McQuade as Liz Rutherford • Ningali Lawford Wolf as Dot • Connor Van Vuuren as Reese Dale • Ben Oxenbould as Vince Pearce • Benjamin Hoetjes as Eric Hoffman • Jessica Falkholt as Genevieve Leclaire • Eddie Baroo as Tyson Zein Season 2 • Jada Alberts as Fran Davis • Callan Mulvey as Simon • Rob Collins as Amos • Gary Sweet as Alkemi • Ursula Yovich as Pansy • Sofia Helin as Sandra Elmquist • Ngaire Pigram as Leonie • Mark Mitchinson as Owen • Stan Yarramunua as Jimmy 2 • Rhimi Johnson as Phillip • Keith Robinson as Reverend Tom • Fletcher Humphrys as Dylan Lindwall • Kirk Page as Suzi-John • Eve Morey as Kayla • John Brumpton as Hegarty • Joel Jackson as McBride • Simon Lyndon as Emilio Gordon • Brandon Walters as Shaney ==Episodes==

Season 1 (2018) Season 2 (2020) Season 2 began screening on ABC in April 2020. It had its world premiere at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in late February, in the new Series section devoted to longform television series, along with another ABC series, Stateless. ==Production==

Season 1 The first series was made on location in and around Wyndham, a town in northern Western Australia. Other scenes were shot at Kununurra and on Aboriginal lands belonging to the Miriuwung, Gajerrong and Balanggarra in the Kimberley. Location shooting took approximately 10 weeks. == Reception ==

Critical reception ;Season 1 ;Season 2 The Guardian reviewer Luke Buckmaster praised the "extraordinary breadth" of the show, in the way it portrays the country "only just beginning to come to terms with its past". He praised Pedersen's performance, which "simultaneously [projects] great strength and great sorrow", as a man "caught between traditions, between worldviews, between laws and lores". Viewing figures Mystery Road: Origin season 1 was the most watched program on ABC iView since its launch 18 years earlier. == Awards and nominations ==

Seasons 1 and 2 of Mystery Road won an Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Season 1-2 ==Home media==

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