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Episode 1

June 24, 2026 (Stan, all eps)
Written by Ben Jenkins
Directed by Daniel Nettheim

In 1987, Detectives Georgia Cooke and Michael Thorne investigate the grotesque murders of several scientists at Parrish Station, a remote astronomical research facility in the middle of the Australian desert. They find a lone survivor and a trail of bizarre clues. As Georgia digs deeper, she clashes with Callum Parrish, the research station’s powerful benefactor, and becomes consumed by this mystery.

In 2024, now institutionalised and estranged from her daughter, Georgia is pulled back into the nightmare of the Parrish Killings by her former protégé, Millie Farah. Copycat killings are happening in 2024 and Georgia confronts this case that never truly ended.

Cast: Di Adams as Coroner Wendy Butler, Xavier Samuel as Younger Michael Thorne, Mia Wasikowska as Younger Georgia Cooke, James Slee as Constable Darryl Pickham, Stephen Hunter as Sergeant Howard Southers, Alex Lee as IKayla Paine, Cameron James as Damien Tovey, Anthony Brandon Wong as Simon Lim, Sam Parsonson as Gary Boyd, Alex Menglet as Anton Surkov, Matthew Sunderland as Paul Edgars, Alex Malone as LKate Reynolds, Kat Hoyos as Younger Millie Farah, Grace Owens as Younger Frankie Cooke, Nic English as Younger Callum Parrish, Heather Mitchell as Older Georgia Cooke, Sukh Deepak as Leonard, Michael Budd as Barry The Orderly, Doris Younane as Older Millie Farrah, Rob Carlton as Snr Inspector Charlie Lockwood Sri Sacdpraseuth as Doctor Emil Kahn, Sumi Gunaratnam as Nurse Sarah Shaw, Geoff Morrell as Tony Webb, Stephen Anderton as Deputy Comissioner Pete Carrick

Episode 2

Written by Ben Jenkins, Catherine Smyth-McMullen
Directed by Daniel Nettheim

In 2005, Georgia Cooke’s request to be released into the care of her daughter Frankie Cooke — now a recovering addict — creates a deep and lasting rupture between them. In 1987, Detective Georgia Cooke’s investigation into the Parrish Station killings takes her to a book called Llangnall Tower, which references a sinister text known as The Bone Gospel. But outside interference and a violent encounter with a missing scientist threaten to derail the case. By 2024, a strained reunion, a grotesque hostage ritual, and growing evidence that the copycat murders are linked to someone from the past bring the nightmare full circle.

Cast: Mia Wasikowska as Younger Georgia Cooke, Heather Mitchell as Older Georgia Cooke, Grace Owens as Younger Frankie Cooke, Emma Lung as Older Frankie Cooke, Michael Gencher as Hal Tegg The Orderly, Geoff Morrell as Tony Webb, Alex Malone as Kate Reynolds, Kevin MacIsaac as Doctor Robert Machen, Kat Hoyos as Younger Millie Farah Xavier Samuel as Younger Michael Thorne, Rob Carlton as Snr Inspector Charlie Lockwood, Di Adams as Coroner Wendy Butler, Sam Parsonson as Gary Boyd, Alex Menglet as Anton Surkov, Matthew Sunderland as Paul Edgars, Anthony Brandon Wong as Simon Lim, Doris Younane as Older Millie Farrah, Di Smith as Margaret O'Connor, Gail Watson as Rosie, Cameron James as Damien Tovey Nicholas Hope as Mr Colman, Alan Dukes as Owen Faine, Nic English as Younger Callum Parrish, Benedict Hardie as Ray Tolliver, Essie Randles as Snr Constable Elle Hardy, Ashleigh Hermann as Brandy

Episode 3

Written by Yolanda Ramke
Directed by Daniel Nettheim

A cold open flashback reveals Detective Michael Thorne’s involvement in the Moorland shooting, where he shot an innocent boy. In 1987, Detective Georgia Cooke disobeys orders to question Kate Reynolds, who confirms The Bone Gospel is real and still at Parrish Station. As Georgia’s obsession deepens and her home life frays, Michael gives Callum Parrish secret access to Kate, to whom Callum gives a straight razor and an instruction to find her way back to him. Georgia makes a solitary trip back out to Parrish Station and is injured during a surreal and disturbing encounter.

In 2024, Georgia and Millie Farah continue investigating the copycat killings, leading them to Callum himself — an encounter that triggers Georgia’s PTSD. Shaken, she tells Millie she no longer wants to be involved in the case. Soon after, Millie discovers the mutilated body of podcaster Damien, posed like a victim from the Parrish Station killings, and shortly after, Georgia is abducted — by none other than Michael.

Cast: Xavier Samuel as Younger Michael Thorne, Craig Alexander as Brendan Smith, Marcus Herring as Moorland Boy, Nic English as Younger Callum Parrish, Kat Hoyos as Younger Millie Farah, Mia Wasikowska as Younger Georgia Cooke, Rob Carlton as Snr Inspector Charlie Lockwood, Grace Owens as Younger Frankie Cooke, Geoff Morrell as Tony Webb Doris Younane as Older Millie Farrah, Heather Mitchell as Older Georgia Cooke, Alex Lee as Kayla Paine, Essie Randles as Snr Constable Elle Hardy, Ashleigh Hermann as Brandy, Alan Dale as Older Callum Parrish, Alex Malone as Kate Reynolds, Sumi Gunaratnam as Nurse Sarah Shaw, Sri Sacdpraseuth as Doctor Emil Kahn, Alan Dukes as Owen Faine, Georgia McGinness as Bridie Emma Lung as Older Frankie Cooke, Di Smith as Margaret O'Connor, Cameron James as Damien Tovey, Sam Parsonson as Gary Boyd, Alex Menglet as Anton Surkov, Anthony Brandon Wong as Simon Lim, Matthew Sunderlanå as Paul Edgars, Benedict Hardie as Ray Tolliver, Robert Taylor as Older Michael Thorne

Episode 4

Written by Ben Jenkins
Directed by Daniel Nettheim

In a flashback to 2018, Michael Thorne remains under Callum Parrish’s control — defeated and directionless — until spotting The Bone Gospel sparks something long buried within him.

In 1987, Georgia Cooke is in hospital and told to drop the case as Kate Reynolds has been charged with murder. But when Millie Farah brings her a case file from 1950 — eerily similar to the Parrish Station killings — Georgia realises history is repeating itself. The woman involved in the 1950 case – Harriet Clay – was Callum’s mother.

In 2024, Georgia is revealed not to have been kidnapped but brought to a shed where Michael obsessively and showing signs of inebriation lays out his findings: the murders, the 37-year cycle, Callum’s role, Harriet as Callum’s birth mother, and the chilling belief that Kate Reynolds is still alive. As Millie juggles a new murder and a missing Georgia, she reunites with Georgia and Michael at the pub where they try to convince her and Elle Hardy of the connection between Kate and the present killings but uncomfortable truths surface. Back in 1987, Kate begins to miraculously heal before slashing Millie’s throat with the razor Callum gave her.

In the present, history echoes again — Millie steps outside for a cigarette and is abducted.

Cast: Xavier Samuel as Younger Michael Thorne, Robert Taylor as Older Michael Thorne, Nic English as Younger Callum Parrish, Alan Dale as Older Callum Parrish, Georgia McGinness as Bridie, Ashleigh Hermann as Brandy, Heather Mitchell as Older Georgia Cooke, Doris Younane as Older Millie Farrah, Essie Randles as Snr Constable Elle Hardy Cameron James as Damien Tovey, Rob Carlton as Snr Inspector Charlie Lockwood, Kat Hoyos as Younger Millie Farah, Mia Wasikowska as Younger Georgia Cooke, Geoff Morrell as Tony Webb, Grace Owens as Younger Frankie Cooke, Alex Malone as Kate Reynolds, Emma Lung as Older Frankie Cooke, Di Smith as Margaret O'Connor, Matty Johnson as Desk Cop, Alan Dukes as Owen Faine

Episode 5

Written by Catherine Smyth-McMullen
Directed by Daniel Nettheim

In 1987, we see the killings at Parrish Station unfold as the five scientists begin to lose their grip on reality. Ray Tolliver exhibits strange changes after receiving a mysterious signal, while the others spiral into paranoia and violence after hearing a recording of it they weren’t prepared for. Surkov dies trying to escape. Kate Reynolds is forced to listen — then kills Paul Edgars in self-defence before destroying the recording.

Picking up from the end of Episode 4, Kate Reynolds vanishes from the hospital after slitting Millie Farah’s throat. Georgia Cooke tries to link the Parrish Station killings case with a similar case in the 50s, but it gets her suspended.

In 2024, following Millie’s abduction, Georgia, Michael Thorne and Elle Hardy are looking for Kate, whom they suspect is still alive, and uncover CCTV footage of a van that Georgia recognises. She realises Margaret O’Connor — Frankie’s assistant — may actually be Kate Reynolds.

Back in 1987, Frankie Cooke hints that “a man” is going to fix Kate. Desperate, Georgia takes her to confront Callum, where they stumble upon a cult-like ritual with Kate at its centre, her body riddled with holes again. Georgia snaps and shoots Callum. Frankie witnesses everything — just before Georgia is knocked unconscious.

And in 2024, Millie wakes bound in the desert, right where it all began… with a masked figure watching.

Cast: Alex Malone as Kate Reynolds, Benedict Hardie as Ray Tolliver, Matthew Sunderland as Paul Edgars, Alex Menglet as Anton Surkov, Sam Parsonson as Gary Boyd, Anthony Brandon Wong as Simon Lim, Kat Hoyos as Younger Millie Farah, Mia Wasikowska as Younger Georgia Cooke, Grace Owens as Younger Frankie Cooke Geoff Morrell as Tony Webb, Sumi Gunaratnam as Nurse Sarah Shaw, Heather Mitchell as Older Georgia Cooke, Essie Randles as Snr Constable Elle Hardy, Robert Taylor as Older Michael Thorne, Xavier Samuel as Younger Michael Thorne, Rob Carlton as Snr lnspector Charlie Lockwood, Nic English as Younger Callum Parrish, Stephen Anderton as Deputy Commissioner Pete Carrick, Ashleigh Hermann as Brandy, Doris Younane as Older Millie Farah

Episode 6

Written by Ben Jenkins
Directed by Daniel Nettheim

In 2019, all signs point to Margaret O’Connor being the missing Kate Reynolds, but the truth runs deeper and darker. In 2024, Georgia Cooke, Michael Thorne, and Elle Hardy track Margaret — only to find her dead and the real culprit revealed: Frankie Cooke/Webb. It’s revealed that Frankie, not Margaret, was the person Callum Parrish has been grooming as his new ‘vessel’ all along. Now a killer working alongside Callum to prepare for the ritual, Frankie has marked Millie Farah as the final copycat victim. When Georgia and Michael return to Parrish Station to stop them, they find more mayhem and Callum kills Michael. In a final act of defiance, Georgia deafens herself and turns the signal on Callum, destroying him. Frankie is saved but the deadly cycle created by the celestial signal appears to have begun anew…

Cast: Emma Lung as Older Frankie Cooke, Di Smith as Margaret O'Connor, Alan Dale as Older Callum Parrish, Mia Wasikowska as Younger Georgia Cooke, Geoff Morrell as Tony Webb, Doris Younane as Older Millie Farah, Heather Mitchell as Older Georgia Cooke, Robert Taylor as Older Michael Thorne, Essie Randles as Snr Constable Elle Hardy Gail Watson as Rosie, Xavier Samuel as Younger Michael Thorne, Geraldine Timmins as Corrections Officer Izzy Anders, Grace Owens as Younger Frankie Cooke, Alex Malone as LKate Reynolds, Benedict Hardie as Ray Tolliver, Marcus Herring as Moorland Boy, Alex Lee as Kayla Paine, Cameron James as Damien Tovey