Picnic at Hanging Rock (TV series)
2018 Australian mystery television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Picnic at Hanging Rock is an Australian mystery romantic drama television series that premiered on Foxtel's Showcase on 6 May 2018.[2] The series was adapted from Joan Lindsay's 1967 novel of the same name about a group of schoolgirls who, while on an outing to Hanging Rock, mysteriously disappear. The score won the Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Television Series.[3]
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| Based on | Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay |
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| Composers | Cezary and Jan Skubiszewski[1] |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6[1] |
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| Running time | 60 minutes[1] |
| Production company | Fremantle Australia |
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| Network | Showcase |
| Release | 6 May 2018 |
Hester Appleyard purchases an isolated mansion out in the Australian bush to transform into a school for young ladies - a few months later, Appleyard College is a success. On Valentine's Day, 1900, when students and staff go for a picnic to Hanging Rock, three of the school's star students and their governess mysteriously vanish. Their disappearance leaves a devastating impact on students, staff, their enigmatic and formidable headmistress and the township at large. Theories abound, secrets are exposed and hysteria sets in, until eventually, the lives of the characters unravel.
Filming commenced in February 2017 at Labassa, Caulfield, Mandeville Hall, Toorak, Rippon Lea, Elsternwick, Werribee Park, as well as Lysterfield Park and on Fraser St in the Victorian goldfields town of Clunes. Larysa Kondracki served as showrunner and directed the first three episodes.[4]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Episode One" | Larysa Kondracki | Beatrix Christian | 6 May 2018[5] |
| 2 | "Episode Two" | Larysa Kondracki | Beatrix Christian | 6 May 2018[5] |
| 3 | "Episode Three" | Larysa Kondracki | Beatrix Christian | 6 May 2018[5] |
| 4 | "Episode Four" | Amanda Brotchie | Alice Addison | 6 May 2018[5] |
| 5 | "Episode Five" | Michael Rymer | Alice Addison | 6 May 2018[5] |
| 6 | "Episode Six" | Michael Rymer | Beatrix Christian | 6 May 2018[5] |
The series premiered in Australia on Showcase in 2018.[6] The program was acquired by the BBC in the United Kingdom, Canal+ in France, RTÉ in Ireland and Amazon Prime Video in the United States.[7] The series was also broadcast in Greece by ERT.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 79% of 53 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Natalie Dormer charms in Picnic at Hanging Rock, a stylish retelling of an Australian classic -- though convoluted sub-plots at times distract from its otherwise tantalizing delights."[8]
