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Scrublands

Produced by Easy Tiger

Producers: Felicity Packard, David Redman, Ian Collie, Rob Gibson
Executive Producers: Andy Ryan, Michael Healy, Cailah Scobie, Amanda Duthie
Writers: Felicity Packard, Kelsey Munro, Jock Serong
Directors: Greg McLean, Ben Young

Released: November 16, 2023 (Stan)

In an isolated and struggling country town, a charismatic and dedicated priest (Jay Ryan) calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners. One year later investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Luke Arnold) arrives in Riversend to write what should be a simple feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy. But when Martin’s instincts kick in and he digs beneath the surface, the previously accepted narrative begins to fall apart, and he finds himself in a life and death race to uncover the truth. Based on the novel by Chris Hammer. (8x50min)