42 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestReeling from tragedy but unwilling to accept what the town has passively accepted, Scout steps into the mind of Hedwig to uncover the truth and find a small measure of solace.
The disappearance of a young woman triggers a devastating chain of events which lays bare the dark, hidden heart of paradise. Long buried secrets are dragged into the open as lives and deeds of local residents intersect over one fractured summer and its aftermath.
Acting
BeBe Bettencourt's Hedwig — all sugar and broken glass
Cinematography
Australia never looked this postcard-perfect or this sinister
Writing
Teen dialogue that actually stings, written by adults who remember
Creators
Bryan Elsley, Vanessa Gazy, Deb Cox, Fiona Eagger
BeBe Bettencourt
Hedwig Shelley
Sophie Wilde
Scout
Cody Fern
Andy Dolan
Christopher James Baker
Patrick Gracie
Alexandria Steffensen
Saranya
Mark Leonard Winter
Damian
Cassandra Sorrell
Cora Lee
Claude Jabbour
Sergeant Ben Drysdale
Dustin Clare
Huckleberry
Maggie Kirkpatrick
Florence Katz
Hunter Page-Lochard
Fred
Rachael Blake
Katia
Samuel Johnson
Detective Ezra Katz
Keiynan Lonsdale
Cam
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Creator Vanessa Gazy developed this from her own teenage experiences in wealthy Australian coastal towns, which explains why the class resentment feels so lived-in.
The series deliberately echoes the real-life 2008 murder of teenager Carly Ryan, using the 'disappeared girl' trope to examine how Australian surf culture mythologizes innocence while enabling violence.
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