The Luminaries

Mystery 2020

An intricately woven, suspenseful tale of love, murder, magic and revenge set in New Zealand at the height of the 1860s gold rush, based on the Man Booker prize-winning novel.

Mystery 2020

TV-MA

Starring Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Marton Csokas

EPISODE 1

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1865, two young adventurers, Anna Wetherell and Emery Staines, meet on the last day of their voyage to New Zealand. They make a plan to reunite but are kept apart by agents with their own designs.

51 min · Feb 14, 2021 TV-MA
EPISODE 2

The Place You Return

Lydia and Carver hatch a plan to free Carver from his convict past.

50 min · Feb 14, 2021 TV-MA
EPISODE 3

Leverage

Anna's suspicion is aroused as Lydia prepares to host a party. Lauderback is blackmailed.

49 min · Feb 28, 2021 TV-MA
EPISODE 4

The Other Half

Emery and Anna have a disastrous reunion. In 1866, Anna is losing hope.

48 min · Mar 7, 2021 TV-MA
EPISODE 5

Paradox

A stranger arrives in town and the events of the night Crosbie Wells died are pieced together.

50 min · Mar 14, 2021 TV-MA
EPISODE 6

The Old Moon in the Young Moon's Arms

Anna is tried for murder; new evidence reveals a connection between Lauderback and Crosbie Wells.

50 min · Mar 21, 2021 TV-MA

Eva Green

Lydia Wells
Himesh Patel

Emery Staines
Marton Csokas

Francis Carver
Eve Hewson

Anna Wetherell
Ewen Leslie

Crosbie Wells

About

The Luminaries

MYSTERY

An intricately woven, suspenseful tale of love, murder, magic and revenge set in New Zealand at the height of the 1860s gold rush, based on the Man Booker prize-winning novel.

Supernatural drama has murder, sex work, opium, alcohol.

Information

Studio: BBC One
Released: 2020
Rated: TV-MA
Region of Origin: New Zealand

Languages

Original Audio: English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United Kingdom) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.