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Mystery Road

2018 to 2020 Mystery, Drama, Crime 2 seasons

TMDB rating 6.9/10 Ended

When there is a mysterious disappearance on an outback cattle station, Detective Jay Swan is assigned to investigate. Working with local cop Emma James, Jay’s investigation uncovers a past injustice that threatens the fabric of the whole community.

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  • Mystery Road Series 1 tells the story of Detective Jay Swan, who has been 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, the investigation uncovers drug trafficking in the town, and a past injustice that threatens the fabric of the whole community.

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    TMDB rating 7.4/10

  • A headless corpse is found floating by the shore in a remote outback town. As if this weren't mysterious enough, Detective Swan and his colleague Fran have to contend with protests against the excavation of an Indigenous site. And then another body turns up…

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    TMDB rating 7.9/10

Cast and details

  • Aaron PedersenJay Swan
  • Tasia ZalarShevorne Shields
  • Tasma WaltonMary Swan
  • Jada AlbertsFran Davis
  • Judy DavisEmma James
  • Sofia HelinSandra Elmquist
  • Ursula YovichPansy
  • Madeleine MaddenCrystal Swan
  • Ngaire PigramLeonie
  • Deborah MailmanKerry Thompson
  • Mark MitchinsonOwen
  • Anthony HayesRyan Muller
Network
ABC TV
First aired
Jun 3, 2018
Latest episode
May 24, 2020

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