TV Series2020 · 1 season · 6 episodes · Ended

The Luminaries

Name: The Luminaries
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Cast: Eva Green, Eve Hewson, Himesh Patel, Márton Csókás, Ewen Leslie

Taste attributes: dramamysteryhistoricaladventureslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeOriginal and layered: a glossy mystery series, heavy rather than light. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.1 /10

TMDB · 55 votes

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Where to watch

Streaming data: JustWatch

Season

Season 1

· 2020 · 6 episodes

Episodes (6)

1Fingerprint17 May 2020
In 1865 two young adventurers, Anna Wetherell and Emery Staines, meet on the last day of their voyage to New Zealand.
2The Place You Return24 May 2020
Lydia and Carver hatch a plan to free Carver from his convict past. Emery sets sail to the goldfields in search of Anna. In 1866, the results of Crosbie Wells' autopsy are revealed.
3Leverage31 May 2020
Anna's suspicions are aroused as Lydia prepares to host a party. Lauderback is blackmailed. In 1866, Crosbie Wells is buried.
4The Other Half7 Jun 2020
In 1865, Emery and Anna have a disastrous reunion in 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.
5Paradox14 Jun 2020
A stranger arrives in town and interrupts a secret council between the men of Hokitika. The events from the night Crosbie Wells died are pieced together.
6The Old Moon in the Young Moon's Arms21 Jun 2020
Anna is tried for murder. New evidence reveals a connection between Lauderback and Crosbie Wells.

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What lines up

Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

The 19th-century tale of love, murder and revenge as men and women travel across the world to make their fortunes on the wild West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.

Synopsis: TMDB