If you're looking for a new series that's so good it will take your breath away, we've got just the thing for you. The Survivors is the thrilling new whodunnit, which is coming to Netflix very soon. In the "climactic" crime thriller, a body is found on the beach of a small coastal town, causing dark secrets from the area's past to resurface.
The series is described as a gripping "murder mystery with an emotional core", which explores what happens when families and friends are forced to reckon with the kind of traumatic events that keep rising to the surface. Sound intriguing? Here's everything we know about the series so far, including you can watch it...
What is The Survivors about?
The Survivors is set in the fictional Tasmanian town of Evelyn Bay, a place where "everyone doesn’t just know each other’s names, they know all their secrets". In the show we meet young couple Kieran and Mia who return to their hometown with their family to be with Kieran’s "ailing father and emotionally distant mother."
Fifteen years earlier, Kieran's life had changed forever when two people from his town drowned and a girl went missing. Then, when he returns, the body of a young woman is found on the beach and "the guilt that still haunts him resurfaces". With the discovery of the body, "the town is once again rocked by tragedy and the investigation of her death threatens to reveal long-held secrets, the truth about the missing girl, and a killer among them."
The plot is drenched in secrets and loss, with the stories people have told themselves - and each other - in order to move forward, starting to unravel. According to the showrunner Tony Ayres, "every role has a climactic moment," at some point throughout the six-part series.
“It’s a family melodrama disguised as a murder mystery," he added via Netflix. "Because the things that are really at its heart are things like a son wanting his mother’s love and the mother who just cannot afford to give it because her whole world might fall apart.”
Who starring in The Survivors?
The key cast members of The Survivors include:
- Charlie Vickers (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Medici) as Kieran Elliott
- Yerin Ha (Bridgerton, Halo) as Mia Chang
- Robyn Malcolm (Heartbreak High, Sweet Tooth) as Verity Elliott
- Damien Garvey (Nautilus, The Artful Dodger) as Brian Elliott
- Thom Green (Apple Cider Vinegar, Ladies in Black) as Sean Gilroy
- George Mason (Black Snow, The Power of the Dog) as Ash Carter
- Jessica De Gouw (The Union, The Crown) as Olivia Birch
- Miriama Smith (Darby and Joan, The Gone) as Detective Senior Sergeant Sue Pendlebury
- Johnny Carr (Strange Creatures, Five Bedrooms) as Detective Alex Dan
- Martin Sacks (Irreverent, Ocean Boy) as Julian Gilroy
- Julian Weeks (Apple Cider Vinegar, Prosper) as Liam Gilroy
- Shannon Berry (Fake, The Wilds) as Bronte Laidler
- Catherine McClements (Apple Cider Vinegar, Pieces of Her) as Trish Birch
- Don Hany (Neighbours, My Life Is Murder) as George Barlin
How can I watch The Survivors?
Great news - there isn't long to wait to watch The Survivors, as it will be released on Netflix at 8am on Friday 6th June.
