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Picnic at Hanging Rock(TV series)

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Picnic at Hanging Rock
Amazon Prime Video promotional poster
Genre
Based onPicnic at Hanging Rock
byJoan Lindsay
Written by
Directed by
Starring
ComposersCezaryandJan Skubiszewski[1]
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No.of seasons1
No.of episodes6[1]
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Brett Popplewell[1]
  • Antonia Barnard[1]
  • Jo Porter[1]
Editors
  • Geoff Hitchins[1]
  • Anne Carter[1]
Running time60 minutes[1]
Production companyFremantle Australia
Original release
NetworkShowcase
Release6 May 2018(2018-05-06)

Picnic at Hanging Rockis an Australianmysteryromanticdramatelevision series that premiered onFoxtel'sShowcaseon 6 May 2018.[2]The series was adapted fromJoan Lindsay's 1967novel of the same nameabout a group of schoolgirls who, while on an outing toHanging Rock,mysteriously disappear. The score won the Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Television Series.[3]

Plot

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Hester Appleyard purchases an isolated mansion out in the Australian bush to transform into a school for young ladies - a few months later, Appleyard College is a success. OnValentine's Day,1900, when students and staff go for a picnic to Hanging Rock, three of the school's star students and their governess mysteriously vanish. Their disappearance leaves a devastating impact on students, staff, their Enigma tic and formidable headmistress and the township at large. Theories abound, secrets are exposed and hysteria sets in, until eventually, the lives of the characters unravel.

Cast and characters

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Main

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Supporting

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Production

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Filming commenced in February 2017 at Labassa,Caulfield,Mandeville Hall, Toorak,Rippon Lea, Elsternwick,Werribee Park,as well asLysterfield Parkand on Fraser St in theVictorian goldfieldstown ofClunes.Larysa Kondrackiserved asshowrunnerand directed the first three episodes.[4]

Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Episode One"Larysa KondrackiBeatrix Christian6 May 2018(2018-05-06)[5]
2"Episode Two"Larysa KondrackiBeatrix Christian6 May 2018(2018-05-06)[5]
3"Episode Three"Larysa KondrackiBeatrix Christian6 May 2018(2018-05-06)[5]
4"Episode Four"Amanda BrotchieAlice Addison6 May 2018(2018-05-06)[5]
5"Episode Five"Michael RymerAlice Addison6 May 2018(2018-05-06)[5]
6"Episode Six"Michael RymerBeatrix Christian6 May 2018(2018-05-06)[5]

Broadcast

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British actress Natalie Dormer attends thePicnic at Hanging RockInterview during the 14th Zurich Film Festival on October 5, 2018, in Switzerland.

The series premiered in Australia onShowcasein 2018.[6]The program was acquired by theBBCin the United Kingdom,Canal+in France,RTÉin Ireland andAmazon Prime Videoin the United States.[7]The series was also broadcast in Greece byERT.

Reception

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On thereview aggregatorwebsiteRotten Tomatoes,79% of 53 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Natalie Dormer charms inPicnic at Hanging Rock,a stylish retelling of an Australian classic -- though convoluted sub-plots at times distract from its otherwise tantalizing delights. "[8]

References

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  1. ^abcdefghi"Picnic at Hanging Rock".screenaustralia.gov.au.Retrieved25 October2017.
  2. ^Knox, David (15 February 2018)."Airdate: Picnic at Hanging Rock".TV Tonight.Retrieved15 February2018.
  3. ^AMCOS, APRA."2018 Screen Music Awards Winners Announced".apraamcos.au.Retrieved4 January2019.
  4. ^Gilbert, Sophie (29 May 2018)."The Enduring Mystery of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'".The Atlantic.Atlantic Media.
  5. ^abcdef"Picnic at Hanging Rock".Foxtel.Retrieved3 May2018.
  6. ^"Picnic at Hanging Rock".Showcase.7 December 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 2 May 2018.Retrieved2 May2018.
  7. ^Clarke, Stewart (7 December 2017)."Picnic at Hanging Rock for 2018 TV debut".The West Australian.Retrieved12 January2018.
  8. ^"Picnic at Hanging Rock".Rotten Tomatoes.Fandango Media.Retrieved6 April2023.
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