Black Snow (TV series)

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Black Snow
Created byLucas Taylor
Written by
  • Lucas Taylor
  • Beatrix Christian
  • Boyd Quakawoot
Directed by
  • Sian Davies
  • Matthew Saville
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Producers
  • Lois Randall
  • Kaylene Butler
CinematographyEric Murray Lui
Running time52 minutes
Original release
NetworkStan
Release1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) –
present

Black Snow is an Australian crime drama television series set in an Australian South Sea Islander community in northern Queensland.[1]

Black Snow was renewed for a second season on 12 March 2024.[2]

Synopsis[edit]

In 2019, police detective James Cormack investigates the cold case murder of 17-year-old Isabel Baker in 1994.

Cast[edit]

  • Travis Fimmel as Detective James Cormack
  • Jemmason Power as Hazel Baker
  • Talijah Blackman-Corowa as Isabel Baker
  • Seini Willett as Glenda Baker
  • Eden Cassady as Kalana Baker
  • Gulliver McGrath as Constable Dale Quinn
  • Brooke Satchwell as Chloe Walcott
  • Annabel Wolfe as Young Chloe Walcott
  • Jimi Bani as Joe Baker
  • Fraser Anderson as Young Hector Ford
  • Josh Macqueen as Young Anton Bianchi
  • Erik Thomson as Steve Walcott
  • Lisa Blackman as Aunty Rosa
  • Kim Gyngell as Sergeant Troy Turner
  • Rob Carlton as Victor Bianchi
  • Alexander England as Anton Bianchi
  • Ava Carmont as Young Tasha Hopkins
  • Kestie Morassi as Tasha Hopkins

Reception[edit]

The Sydney Morning Herald's Karl Quinn wrote "Black Snow is a Trojan horse of a show. It’s an effective crime drama that does pretty much all you could ask of it. But lurking inside there’s a whole legion of more challenging ideas."[1] Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian gave it three stars, saying it is "a mostly well-made murder mystery that starts strong but runs out of gas as it approaches its twist-filled ending".[3]

Awards[edit]

International broadcast[edit]

In the United Kingdom, the show airs on BBC Four and streams on BBC iPlayer.[5]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Quinn, Karl (29 December 2022), "Black Snow might be the Australian history lesson you never knew you needed", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ^ Knox, David (12 March 2024). "Stan unveils bumper Originals slate | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ Buckmaster, Luke (1 January 2023). "Black Snow review – Australian murder mystery has a corker of a premise". The Guardian.
  4. ^ a b Kelly, Vivienne (19 June 2023), "Logie Awards 2023: Full List of Nominees Revealed", Variety
  5. ^ Knox, David (11 August 2023). "Black Snow drifts to BBC Four". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 August 2023.