Mystery Road: Origin (2022)
- Genre
- drama, crime
- Country
- Australia
- Length
- 2 seasons, 12 episodes
- Rated
- M
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 19 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This prequel series follows indigenous detective Jay Swan in his early career, showing how he meets and starts his relationship with his future wife Mary. It is a crime mystery set in the Australian outback.
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What happens
Mystery Road: Origin is an Australian television crime mystery series. It is a prequel to the TV series Mystery Road, which first aired on ABC TV from 3 June 2018. Both series are spin-offs from Ivan Sen's feature films Mystery Road and Goldstone. The series focuses on the early career of indigenous detective Jay Swan, and his relationship with his future wife Mary. Jay and Mary are played by Mark Coles Smith and Tuuli Narkle, succeeding Aaron Pedersen and Tasma Walton, who played the roles in the film and earlier series. The first series aired from 3 July 2022, with the second debuting on 21 September 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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