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Tony Ayres Turns Tasmania’s Gothic Landscape Into Emotional Backdrop for Netflix’s ‘The Survivors’: ‘Twisty Turny, Fun, Compelling Murder Mystery’
Tony Ayres discusses adapting Jane Harper's bestseller 'The Survivors' into a Netflix series, filmed in Tasmania's dramatic landscapes.
The six-episode limited series follows Kieran Elliott ( Charlie Vickers) as he returns to his fictional Tasmanian hometown of Evelyn Bay fifteen years after a devastating storm claimed three lives, including his older brother. When a young woman’s body is discovered on the beach, the tragedy forces the tight-knit community to confront unresolved grief and buried secrets, with Kieran’s father (Damien Garvey) — who suffers from dementia — becoming the prime suspect. When discussing the Netflix strategy, Ayres explains: “Let’s offer people a really, twisty turny, fun, compelling murder mystery.” The spectacular Tasmanian setting provides an additional draw.
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