Stan has provided a first look at season two of Scrublands.
The new season of the popular mystery, subtitled Silver, sees the return of stars Luke Arnold and Bella Heathcote.
Set a year after the explosive events of Scrublands, award-winning investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Arnold) returns to his coastal hometown of Port Silver to start a new life with partner Mandy Bond (Heathcote).
But when he arrives to find his childhood friend Jasper brutally murdered – and Mandy accused of the crime – Martin is thrown into a web of doubt, deception, and long-buried secrets.
Determined to uncover the truth and clear Mandy’s name, Martin is forced to confront his past while navigating the dangerous secrets of his hometown.
It is set to premiere on Thursday April 17, only on Stan.
Stan has provided a first look at season two of Scrublands. The new season of the popular mystery, subtitled Silver, sees the return of stars Luke Arnold and Bella Heathcote
Set a year after the explosive events of Scrublands, award-winning investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Arnold) returns to his coastal hometown of Port Silver to start a new life with partner Mandy Bond (Heathcote)
Joining Arnold and Heathcote is an all-star Australian cast, including Luke Carroll (The Artful Dodger), Debra Lawrance (Please Like Me), Tasma Walton (The Twelve), Luke Pegler (Hacksaw Ridge) and Caroline Brazier (Stan Original Series Year Of).
The first season is based on Chris Hammer’s best-selling and award-winning 2018 novel Scrublands, while the second season is based on material from its 2019 sequel, Silver.
Scrublands: Silver is produced by Easy Tiger in association with Third Act Stories and co-commissioned by Stan and the 9Network.
The series will offer plenty of twists and looks to be perfect viewing for fans of other Stan productions such as The Hack and Invisible Boys.
Scrublands: Silver returns to the action after the events of the first season, and promises another thrilling crime story.
It has major production investment from Screenwest, Lotterywest and the WA Regional Screen Fund.
9Network Head of Drama Andy Ryan said the series is sure to captivate viewers: ‘Set in the stark coastal beauty of Western Australia, Scrublands: Silver will wow audiences with a gripping crime mystery in a unique environment.’
Veteran Australian filmmaker Ben Young, who has previously directed the popular shows The Twelve and Clickbait, is at the helm and it is adapted for the screen by Underbelly writer Felicity Packard.
The first season is based on Chris Hammer’s best-selling and award-winning 2018 novel Scrublands, while the second season is based on material from its 2019 sequel, Silver
All four episodes of Scrublands series one are streaming now, only on Stan
In 2023, Luke Arnold told Daily Mail Australia he was thrilled to bring Hammer’s story to life on the screen as it is a ‘great whydunnit’ which investigates the reasons behind a shocking crime.
‘It is about motive, history and what people are going through. There’s tragedy, romance, action, it’s got everything and deeper layers than your usual mystery,’ he said.
He said part of the reason the show is so good is it had such a supportive cast and crew working on it, who were all committed to bringing a singular vision to life.
‘It is a great Australian drama which moves at a great pace. Hammer’s writing is so great and we had a great team, Wolf Creek director Greg McLean and Felicity Packard.’
Luke added another good thing about the show is it has an all-star cast of popular Australian actors who light up the screen together.
‘I had a few days with Adam Zwar who plays a cop and a chunk of time with Bella Heathcote. There were all these different energies,’ he said.
All four episodes of Scrublands series one are streaming now, only on Stan.
