The series 'follows Constable Jay Swan, a charismatic young officer who arrives at his new station. Fresh from the city and tipped for big things, Jay might be the new copper, but he’s not new to this town. His estranged father Jack lives here, as does the woman who will change his life forever, Mary.'
Positioned as the third series of Mystery Road, it is set some twenty years earlier and acts as an 'origin story' for protagonist Jay Swan.
Mystery Road : Origin [Episode 1.3]
Australia
:
Bunya Productions
,
2022
25522373
2022
single work
film/TV
Australia
:
Bunya Productions
,
2022
Mystery Road : Origin [Episode 1.6]
Australia
:
Bunya Productions
,
2022
25522436
2022
single work
film/TV
Australia
:
Bunya Productions
,
2022
Mystery Road : Origin [Episode 1.1]
Australia
:
Bunya Productions
,
2022
25852613
2022
single work
film/TV
Australia
:
Bunya Productions
,
2022
Mystery Road
( dir. Rachel Perkins
et. al. )agent
Australia
:
Bunya Productions
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
,
2018-2020
11467193
2018
series - publisher
film/TV
detective
Series one:
'Detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pedersen) is assigned to investigate the mysterious disappearance of two young farm hands on an outback cattle station. One is a local Indigenous footy hero, and the other a backpacker. Working with local cop Emma James (Judy Davis), Jay’s investigation uncovers a past injustice that threatens the fabric of the whole community.'
Source: Screen Australia (https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2017/07-12-mystery-road-series). (Sighted: 13/07/2017)
Series two:
'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.'
Source: Berlinale program (Sighted: 13/02/2020)
'Director Dylan River, producer Greer Simpkin and casting director Anousha Zarkesh talk to Inside Story about creating an ensemble with chemistry'
'Baz Luhrmann's Elvis and ABC TV's Mystery Road: Origin have dominated this year's Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, held on Wednesday at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney.'
'Mystery Road Origin is set in the late '90s, and introduces us to a younger Constable Jay Swan played by actor and musician Mark Coles Smith. The celebrated role, created by the writers of the previous series and actor Aaron Pedersen, has been highly successful collecting acclaim and several awards.'
