Airdate: High Country

New mystery series High Country starring Leah Purcell (Wentworth, Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson) will premiere in March on Bigne / Showcase.

The 8 part mystery / thriller also features Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones, Derry Girls), Sara Wiseman (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, A Place to Call Home) and Aaron Pedersen (Mystery Road, Jack Irish).

The series revolves around detective Andrea (Andie) Whitford (Purcell), who is transferred to the Victorian High Country and thrust into a baffling mystery of five missing persons who have vanished into the wilderness. Through an edge-of-the-seat, high-stakes investigation, Andie uncovers a complex web involving murder, deceit, and revenge.

The suspenseful long form trailer offers a glimpse into the epic, remote and rarely seen on screen landscape where people and their secrets vanish without a trace along with the complex, intriguing characters that inhabit the high country, where the lost will be found.

High Country is produced by Curio Pictures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television (SPT), worldwide distributor for the series, in association with Rage Media. Created by Marcia Gardner and John Ridley. Executive Producers are Jo Porter and Rachel Gardner (Curio Pictures), Lana Greenhalgh and Penny Win (Foxtel Group), Marcia Gardner and John Ridley (Rage Media), with Producers Pino Amenta and Sue Edwards. Commissioned by Brian Walsh for the Foxtel Group. Major production investment from Screen Australia and Foxtel Group in association with VicScreen.

Tuesday March 19 on Binge then weekly / Showcase at 8.30pm