Top billed cast

1. 

   Eva Green

   Lydia Wells

2. 

   Eve Hewson

   Anna Wetherell

3. 

   Himesh Patel

   Emery Staines

4. 

   Marton Csokas

   Francis Carver

5. 

   Ewen Leslie

   Crosbie Wells

6. 

   Benedict Hardie

   Alistair Lauderback

7. 

   Erik Thomson

   Dick Mannering

8. 

   Callan Mulvey

   George Shepard

9. 

   Chelsie Preston Crayford

   Crownmaid

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Current Season

Season 1

2020 | 6 Episodes

Murder, love, intrigue and twists of fate beset two astrally connected settlers at the height of New Zealand's 1860s gold rush.

Reviews

A review by sykobanana

Written by sykobanana on 2021-01-11

Deadwood in New Zealand mixed with Taboo.

Set in colonial New Zealand during the discovery of gold, we follow 2 people, newly arrived in New Zealand, who have set out to try to make their fortunes.

Hewson and Patel are great as the leads, as is the always reliable Csokas (highly under-rated as an actor IMO). But it is the sumptuous Eva Green who steals every scene she is in, especially in the seance.

The plot feels a bit too convoluted, especially with the non-linear storyline and at times I was lost as to which timeline I was in. But it was soon figured out and it paid off we...read the rest

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
The Luminaries

Keywords

• new zealand
• 19th century