Mystery Road (TV series)

Mystery Road
Promotional poster featuring Aaron Pedersen and Judy Davis
Genre	Crime Mystery Neo-noir Drama
Written by	Michaeley O'Brien Steven McGregor Kodie Bedford Tim Lee
Directed by	Rachel Perkins (Series 1) Warwick Thornton (Series 2) Wayne Blair (Series 2) Dylan River (Series 3)
Starring	Aaron Pedersen Mark Coles Smith Tasma Walton Tuuli Narkle Tasia Zalar Series 1 Judy Davis Deborah Mailman Colin Friels Wayne Blair Anthony Hayes Ernie Dingo John (Russell) Waters Aaron McGrath Madeleine Madden Kris McQuade Meyne Wyatt Ningali Lawford Wolf Series 2 Jada Alberts Callan Mulvey Rob Collins Gary Sweet Ursula Yovich Sofia Helin Series 3 Toby Leonard Moore Daniel Henshall Lisa Flanagan Clarence Ryan Steve Bisley Caroline Brazier Hayley McElhinney Serene Yunupingu Kelton Pell Leonie Whyman Salme Geransar Nina Young Jayden Popik Grace Chow
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	18
Production
Executive producers	Ivan Sen Sally Riley Kym Goldsworthy
Producers	David Jowsey Greer Simpkin
Production locations	Wyndham, Kununurra, Western Australia
Running time	57 minutes
Production companies	Bunya Productions Golden Road Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	3 June 2018 (2018-06-03)[1] – present
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Mystery Road is an Australian television crime mystery series whose first series screened on ABC TV from 3 June 2018. The series is a spin-off from Ivan Sen's feature films Mystery Road and Goldstone, taking place in between the two. Aboriginal Australian detective Jay Swan, played by Aaron Pedersen, is the main character and actor in both the films and in the first two TV series, each of six episodes.

Series 1 was directed by Rachel Perkins. Swan is brought in to solve a murder, with the local police officer played by Judy Davis. In Series 2, directed by Warwick Thornton and Wayne Blair, which began airing on the ABC on 19 April 2020, Swan is brought in to solve a murder in a different location, with the "local copper" this time played by Jada Alberts. Both series were shot in northern Western Australia.

Series 3, directed by Dylan River, is a prequel set in 1999, titled Mystery Road: Origin. Mark Coles Smith plays a younger version of Swan.^[2][3]

In June 2023, it was announced that the Mystery Road has been renewed for a fourth series, set to broadcast in 2024. It will serve as another prequel series under the "Origin" title.^[4]