The Luminaries

Season

2020

6.4

TV-MA

Adventure mystery set in the midst of New Zealand's 1860's gold rush period. It has all the stuff that makes a good drama: murder, love and revenge, as men and women travel the world making their fortunes.

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Episode List

S1 • E1

Fingerprint

In 1865 two young adventurers, Anna Wetherell and Emery Staines, meet on the last day of their voyage to New Zealand.

S1 • E2

The Place You Return

Lydia and Carver hatch a plan to release Carver from his convict past. Emery sets sail to the goldfields in search of Anna. In 1866, the results of Crosby Wells' autopsy are revealed.

S1 • E3

Leverage

Anna's suspicions are aroused as Lydia prepares to host a party. Lauderback is blackmailed. In 1866, Crosbie Wells is buried.

S1 • E4

The Other Half

In 1865, Anna and Emery have a disastrous reunion in Hokitika. Emery learns about Carver's past and Quee makes a rewarding discovery. In 1866, hope is fading for Anna - in desperation she takes matters into her own hands.

S1 • E5

Paradox

A stranger arrives in town and interrupts a secret council between the men of Hokitika. The events from the night Crosbie Wells died are pieced together.