Following season one being voted Most Popular Drama at the 2019 TV Week Logie Awards, Mystery Road season two was filmed in Western Australia’s picturesque Dampier Peninsular and Broome.
Internationally celebrated and multi award winning directors Warwick Thornton (Sweet Country, Samson & Delilah) and Wayne Blair (Top End Wedding, The Sapphires) helmed the six episode series, with Thornton as director of photography.
The outstanding ensemble cast also includes 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 the first season).
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.
Bunya Productions’ Greer Simpkin and David Jowsey said, “It was very special to be back in the beautiful Kimberley to shoot the second season, with our brilliant collaborators and good friends, Wayne Blair and Warwick Thornton, who have vowed to serve up a brew of tropic gothic outback noir. A brilliant cast, Led by Aaron Pedersen and Sofia Helin, will again entertain and inspire audiences driving down that Mystery Road to seek our nation’s true identity.”
ABC’s Head of Scripted Content, Sally Riley said "The overwhelmingly positive response to season one of Mystery Road, from both critics and viewers, has been extraordinary. Australians
have gravitated to this unique homegrown story and we know that season two, with its exceptional cast and crew, will be no different. Taking home the award for Most Popular Drama Program at the recent TV Week Logie Awards has underscored that Australia is behind this series and the ABC Looks forward to sharing the next instalment with them."
Screen Australia’s Head of Indigenous Penny Smallacombe said "Mystery Road was the critical and ratings hit of 2018, garnering fans at home, in the UK and the US. After Rachel Perkins’ extraordinary work in season one, and with Wayne Blair and Warwick Thornton joining for season two, Mystery Road is the definition of powerhouse Indigenous-Led TV drama."
Screenwest’s Head of Strategic Projects & Screen Investment Matthew Horrocks said: “The first season of Mystery Road set a benchmark for quality Australian television drama and showcased the Kimberley region to the world. The producers also set the standard in terms of community engagement, not Least with the superb Indigenous storylines, cast and crew. Screenwest and the Western Australian Regional Film Fund are delighted that season two was shot in another equally spectacular part of our state in the Dampier Peninsular and Broome.”
Screen NSW Acting Executive Director Investment and Engagement Grainne Brunsdon said, “We were as pleased as anyone about the terrific success of season one and delighted that in season two we were once again able to bring post-production for the show back to NSW where it was completed.”
ALL3media lnternational’s CEO Louise Pedersen said, “The first season of Mystery Road is proving to be hugely popular with our global broadcast clients and audiences. With Sofia Helin joining a wonderful cast, Aaron Pedersen reprising his role as Detective jay Swan and Warwick Thornton and Wayne Blair directing an intriguing new mystery story, we’re confident the second season will be equally as successful and we are thrilled to be partnering with ABC and Bunya Productions again.”
Amangrove swamp. An endless sky. A headless body.
Detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pederson) takes on a grisly new case in the small coastal community of Gideon in Northern WA, where the red sand meets the turquoise blue sea and people go for a fresh start or to bury their past. When the case unexpectedly becomes linked to an outback drug syndicate boss Jay has been chasing for years, he enters a world where deception is king. He also crosses paths with hisformer wife Mary (Tasma Walton), who moved to Gideon to rebuild her life andis seeing a retired cop, Simon (Callan Mulvey).
When Jay begins investigating the murder, the body count rises as he uncovers more dark secrets the town is hiding. His localindigenous police partner, Fran (Jada Alberts), still wants to know what happened to her best friend Zoe when she and another teenage boy Buddy disappeared years ago and a Swedish archaeologist, Sandra (Sofia Helin), faces a moral dilemma when her unexpected discovery on a dig jeopardizes her quest to rewrite history but could also solve a murder.
CAST
JAY SWAN Aaron Pedersen
FRAN Jada Alberts
SANDRA Sofia Helin
SIMON Callan Mulvey
MARY Tasma Walton
SHEVORNE Tasia Zalar
LEONIE Ngaire Pigram
OWEN Mark Mitchinson
JIMMY TWO Stan Yarramunua
PHILLIP Rhimi Johnson
AMOS Rob Collins
PANSY Ursula Yovich
ALKEMI Gary Sweet
REVEREND TOM Keith Robinson
DYLAN Fletcher Humphrys
SUZI-JOHN Kirk Page
KAYLA Eve Morey
HEGARTY John Brumpton
McBRIDE JoelJackson
EMILIO Simon Lyndon