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TV series

The Luminaries

65

Community score

15 ratings

2019

Genresdrama television seriesperiod drama film

Category averages

Screenplay61
Acting66
Characters65
Pacing67
Production65
Entertainment66
Category averages — Screenplay 61, Acting 66, Characters 65, Pacing 67, Production 65, Entertainment 66Screenplay 61Acting 66Characters 65Pacing 67Production 65Entertainment 66

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Synopsis

The Luminaries is a 2020 drama television miniseries written by Eleanor Catton (based on her 2013 novel The Luminaries) and directed by Claire McCarthy. The series is centred on a young adventurer named Anna Wetherell (Eve Hewson), who has travelled from the United Kingdom to start a new life in New Zealand during the 1860s West Coast gold rush. In New Zealand The Luminaries premiered on TVNZ 1 on 17 May 2020 and then had its first broadcast in the UK on BBC One on 21 June 2020. The series has received mixed reviews from critics, though it went on to earn 14 nominations at the 2020 New Zealand Television Awards, winning 8 of them.

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Details

Type
TV series
Release date
January 1, 2019
Genres
drama television series, period drama film
Runtime
60 min
Episodes
6
Countries
United Kingdom, New Zealand