The Gloaming (TV series) explained

Creator:	Victoria Madden
Director:	Michael Rymer Greg McLean Sian Davies
Starring:	Emma Booth Ewen Leslie Aaron Pedersen Anthony Phelan Nicole Chamoun Ditch Davey Josephine Blazier Matthew Testro Markella Kavenagh Zenia Starr Rena Owen Martin Henderson
Theme Music Composer:	Tori Amos
Opentheme:	"Silent All These Years" by Kat Leon
Composer:	Burkhard Dallwitz Brett Aplin Dmitri Golovko Christian Scallan
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	8
Executive Producer:	Nick Forward Keli Lee Greg McLean Jon Adgemis Michael Gudinski
Producer:	John Molloy Victoria Madden Fiona McConaghy
Cinematography:	Marden Dean
Camera:	Single-camera
Runtime:	50–55 minutes
Company:	Sweet Potato Films 2 Jons ABC Studios International
Network:	Stan (Australia)

The Gloaming is an Australian supernatural thriller television series created by Victoria Madden that premiered on Stan on 1 January 2020. The series is set and filmed in Tasmania and stars Emma Booth and Ewen Leslie.^[1] On 9 May 2020, a second season was reported to be in development.^[2]

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,^[3] political corruption and occult practices.

Cast

Main

• Emma Booth as Molly McGee
• Ewen Leslie as Alex O'Connell
  • Finn Ireland as Young Alex
• Aaron Pedersen as Inspector Lewis Grimshaw
• Anthony Phelan as William Fian
• Nicole Chamoun as Jacinta Clunes
• Ditch Davey as Toby Broomhall
• Max Brown as Oscar Wolfe
• Josephine Blazier as Lily Broomhall
• Matthew Testro as Freddie Hopkins
• Markella Kavenagh as Daisy Hart
• Zenia Starr as Freya Harris
• Rena Owen as Grace Cochran
• Martin Henderson as Gareth McAvaney

Recurring

• Ben Morton as Constable Francis
• Milly Alcock as Jenny McGinty
• Airlie Dodds as Stephanie McGinty
• Nell Feeney as Shelly Hopkins
• Anni Finsterer as Eileen McGinty
• Katherine Pearson as Georgia
• Lisa Gormley 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
• Susan Prior as Susan Kelly

Guests

• Ling-Hsueh Tang as Lena Madison
• Louise Siversen as Minister Leonie Patrick

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mathieson. Craig. 2019-12-11. Has Australian TV found an answer to Scandi noir?. 2021-05-22. The Sydney Morning Herald. en.
2. Web site: Knox. David. The Gloaming season 2 in development. 2021-05-22. tvtonight. 9 May 2020 . en-AU.
3. Web site: ABC Studios International & Stan Partner for The Gloaming. WorldScreen. 5 June 2018 .
4. Web site: Stan hits 1 million subscribers, announces new Australian programs. The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 June 2018 .
5. Web site: Mediaweek. 2021-02-22. Stan Original series The Gloaming picked up by US network STARZ. 2021-05-22. Mediaweek. en-AU.