''The Sounds'' is a

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coproduced television mystery drama series, premiering on Acorn TV and CBC Television in 2020. The series stars

Matt Whelan Matt Whelan (born 1985) is a New Zealand actor and comedian. Whelan is known for his roles as Brad Caulfield in the New Zealand television comedy-drama programme ''Go Girls''. He has also played Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in the Amazon Origi ...

and Rachelle Lefevre as Tom and Maggie Cabbott, a Canadian couple who move to the

Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere is the largest of the sounds which make up the Marlborough Sounds at the north of the South Island, New Zealand. The Marlborough Sounds is a system of drowned river valleys, which were formed after the last ice age aro ...

region of New Zealand to escape family drama, only for Tom to go missing. The series was created by New Zealand writer Sarah-Kate Lynch, and directed by

Peter Stebbings Peter Stebbings is a Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter best known for portraying Kevin Sharp in the drama series ''Madison'', Paul Deeds in the series '' Traders'', and for writing and directing ''Defendor''. He portrayed Al ...

. It is a coproduction of

South Pacific Pictures South Pacific Pictures is a New Zealand television production company. The company produces drama series, mini-series, telemovies and feature films for the domestic market and international market. SPP's largest property is ''Shortland Street'' ...

and

Shaftesbury Films Shaftesbury Films is a film, television and digital media production company founded by Christina Jennings in 1987. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Background Shaftesbury is a creator and producer of original content for television an ...

. The series premiered in September 2020 on Acorn TV and Neon,Graeme Tuckett
"The Sounds: It's (John) Bach to the future as Kiwi legend stars in new thriller"
'' Stuff'', September 6, 2020. and on October 5, 2020 on CBC Television.

Cast

as Tom Cabbott * Rachelle Lefevre as Maggie Cabbott *

Matt Nable Matthew Nable (born 8 March 1972) is an Australian film and television actor, writer, sports commentator and former professional rugby league player. After playing in the Winfield Cup Premiership during the 1990s for the Manly-Warringah and ...

as Jack McGregor * Emily Piggford as Esther Ishikawa * Peter Elliott as Stuart McGregor * Anna-Maree Thomas as Zoe McGregor *

Vanessa Rare Vanessa Rare is a New Zealand film and television actress, screenwriter and director. She is of Ngāti Pu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Pukenga and Ngāpuhi iwi descent. Career Rare's screen debut was as Rata in the 1990 comedy film '' Ruby and Rat ...

as Pania Cottle

Episodes

Production

''The Sounds'' was filmed in early 2020 on location in the coastal settlements of

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and

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in the

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, Auckland and at

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in Northland, New Zealand. It was a co-production of

and

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* * * 2020 Canadian television series debuts 2020 New Zealand television series debuts 2020s Canadian drama television series CBC Television original programming Television series by South Pacific Pictures Television series by Shaftesbury Films Television shows set in New Zealand Marlborough Sounds Television series by All3Media {{Canada-drama-tv-prog-stub