Scrublands – BBC acquires new Australian crime thriller

The BBC are selecting up the brand new thriller Scrublands, based mostly on Chris Hammer’s award-winning novel. 

The four-part drama stars Luke Arnold (Black Sails), Jay Ryan (Prime of the Lake) and Bella Heathcote (The Man within the Excessive Fort).

Right here’s the premise:

Scrublands is ready in an remoted nation city, the place a charismatic and devoted younger priest (Jay Ryan) calmly opens fireplace on his congregation, killing 5 parishioners. One yr later investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Luke Arnold) arrives in Riversend to write down what must be a easy characteristic story on the anniversary of the tragedy. However when Martin’s instincts kick in and he digs beneath the floor, the beforehand accepted narrative begins to collapse and he finds himself in a life and dying race to uncover the reality.

The forged additionally contains Robert Taylor, Adam Zwar, Zane Ciarma, Victoria Thaine, Stacy Clausen, Genevieve Morris, and newcomer Ella Ferris.

The writers of Scrublands are Felicity Packard, Kelsey Munro and Jock Serong, the director is Greg McLean. The producers are Ian Collie, Rob Gibson, David Redman and Felicity Packard.

Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition, says:

“With its enigmatic central protagonist and atmospheric depiction of rural Australia, the compelling and sophisticated narrative of Scrublands will maintain BBC viewers guessing till the very finish…”

Made for Stan Australia and the 9 Community, the present comes from producer Simple Tiger (Colin from Accounts). Within the UK, Scrublands will air on BBC 4 and BBC iPlayer.