''The Gloaming'' is an Australian supernatural thriller

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series created by Victoria Madden that premiered on Stan on 1 January 2020. The series is set and filmed in

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and stars Emma Booth and

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. On 9 May 2020, a second season was reported to be in development.

Premise

''The Gloaming'' is the story of an unorthodox and troubled policewoman, Molly McGee, who leads an investigation into the murder of an unidentified woman. McGee has to team up with Alex O'Connell, a man she has not spoken to for 20 years. They discover that the murder has links to a cold case from the past, political corruption and occult practices.

Cast

Main

* Emma Booth as Molly McGee *

as Alex O'Connell ** Finn Ireland as Young Alex *

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as Inspector Lewis Grimshaw * Anthony Phelan as William Fian *

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as Jacinta Clunes *

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as Toby Broomhall * Max Brown as Oscar Wolfe * Josephine Blazier as Lily Broomhall * Matthew Testro as Freddie Hopkins *

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as Daisy Hart * Zenia Starr as Freya Harris *

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as Grace Cochran *

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as Gareth McAvaney

Recurring

* Ben Morton as Constable Francis *

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as Jenny McGinty * Airlie Dodds as Stephanie McGinty *

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as Shelly Hopkins * Anni Finsterer as Eileen McGinty * Katherine Pearson as Georgia *

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as Angela Broomhall * Dushan Philips as Eric Fox * Virginie Laverdure as Maggie Madden * Coco Whelan as Valerie Gowdie * Kris McQuade as Carrie Bennett * Ratidzo Mambo as Adrienne * Nathan Spencer as Ben O'Connell

Episodes

Production

''The Gloaming'' was created by Victoria Madden and produced by Madden and John Molloy, in partnership with Disney Platform Distribution, the distributor outside of Australia.

Release

In Australia, the series premiered on Stan on 1 January 2020. In the United States the series debuted on Starz on 21 March 2021.

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gloaming, The 2020 Australian television series debuts 2020s Australian drama television series English-language television shows Television shows set in Tasmania Stan (service) original programming Starz original programming