Paramount+, in collaboration with and Screen NSW, is adding to its slate with the commission of an original drama series down under titled . Set to debut in 2025, the six-hour supernatural thriller is produced by Curio Pictures, with Sony Pictures Television handling international distribution. Created and written by ( ), and directed by Jonathan Brough ( , ), the series features an ensemble cast led by ( , Season 3) as Joni.
Joining her are Rudi Dharmalingam ( ), Celia Pacquola ( ), Annie Maynard ( ), and Anne Tenney ( ). Paramount says additional casting announcements are expected soon. centers on the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl, Gracie Darling, during a séance 27 years ago.
In the present day, local children in a small town play a seemingly innocent game inspired by the tragedy, but when another girl vanishes, the unsettling mystery resurfaces. O’Reilly’s character, Joni, now a child psychologist, returns to her hometown to confront the ghosts of her past and unravel the truth behind her best friend’s disappearance. Teaming up with local sergeant Jay (played by Dharmalingam), Joni must face her deepest fears as Gracie’s sister Ruth (Pacquola) relives the trauma when her own daughter goes missing under eerily similar circumstances.
Emphasizing her excitement about taking on Joni’s “complex and paradoxical” character, O’Reilly said she “devoured the scripts in one sitting.” “Joni is haunted by ghosts from both the past and present, and .