The Luminaries: Season 1

16
2020
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Golden Globe nominee Eva Green (Penny Dreadful) and Himesh Patel (Yesterday) star in this adaptation of author Eleanor Catton's Man-Booker... More

Where to watch The Luminaries: Season 1

The Luminaries: Season 1 is available to stream in Australia... More now on Apple TV Store and ABC iView.

The Luminaries: Season 1 episodes

Episode 1.1

Fingerprint

In 1865 two young adventurers, Anna Wetherell and Emery Staines,... More meet on the last day of their voyage to New Zealand.

Episode 1.2

The Place You Return

Lydia and Carver hatch a plan to free Carver from... More his convict past. Emery sets sail to the goldfields in search of Anna. In 1866, the results of Crosbie Wells' autopsy are revealed.

Episode 1.3

Leverage

Anna's suspicions are aroused as Lydia prepares to host a... More party. Lauderback is blackmailed. In 1866, Crosbie Wells is buried.

Episode 1.4

The Other Half

In 1865, Emery and Anna have a disastrous reunion in... More Hokitika, Emery learns about Carver's past and Quee makes a rewarding discovery. In 1866, hope is fading for Anna - in desperation she takes matters into her own hands.

EPISODE 1.5

Paradox

A stranger arrives in town and interrupts a secret council... More between the men of Hokitika. The events from the night Crosbie Wells died are pieced together.

EPISODE 1.6

The Old Moon in the Young Moon's Arms

Season Finale: Anna is tried for murder. New evidence reveals... More a connection between Lauderback and Crosbie Wells.

The Luminaries: Season 1 | Ratings & Reviews

"Not since Peter Jackson's last elven ad campaign has there been so bewitching a screen vision of New Zealand."

IndependentIndependent

"A cracking, challenging read has become a cracking, unchallenging series and both do their jobs perfectly. Joy."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"The performances are mostly terrific - especially Hewson, who succeeds in creating a compelling character out of a woman whose motivations are never completely clear."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"But even with my moments of befuddlement and discombobulation I enjoyed the show.It's rare to see new world New Zealand presented in such a lush, lavish and obviously expensive way. The acting across the board is superb and even though it's on TV, it's hugely cinematic.So you bet I'll be tuning in again this Sunday night. A dummy like me couldn't get through the book so having The Luminaries on the telly really is fool's gold."

New Zealand HeraldNew Zealand Herald

"There’s good acting, not just from two extremely beautiful women. Great settings, even if not enough was spent on lighting. And let’s face it, in literature violent delights often have violent ends. And it was filmed here. What’s not to like?"

The SpinoffThe Spinoff

"With its colourful characters, well-realised world and intriguing mysteries, this Luminaries looks well set to light up New Zealand’s cold covid-19 shadowed winter nights and win Catton’s story a whole new army of admirers."

StuffStuff

"As a visual package, it sits well with The Piano and The Lord Of the Rings as the top three reasons to visit New Zealand the minute this global pandemic is over. The Luminaries is sheer optical escapism, clad in period settings which, like the gold which drifts from the pink dress worn by its heroine (Eve Hewson) in the arresting opening episode, dazzle and seduce. Once the dust has settled, however, Catton’s story can be harder to fall in love with than its alluring setting."

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The Luminaries: Season 1 | Details

Rating
16,
Genre
Adventure, Drama
Country of origin
UK, New Zealand

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