Series synopsis
New Gold Mountain is an Australian western drama television series that premiered on SBS on October 13, 2021. It ended on October 21, 2021. It was created by Peter Cox. It stars Yoson An, Alyssa Sutherland, Christopher James Baker and Sam Wang.
In the Bendigo Goldfields in 1855, the charismatic headman of the Chinese mining camp suddenly finds himself struggling to maintain the fragile harmony between Chinese and European diggers and authorities when a murdered European woman is discovered to have links with the Chinese community.
Premise
In the Bendigo Goldfields in 1855, the charismatic headman of the Chinese mining camp suddenly finds himself struggling to maintain the fragile harmony between Chinese and European diggers and authorities when a murdered European woman is discovered to have links with the Chinese community.
Premise: Fortune Comes At A Price
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yoson An as Leung Wei Shing
- Alyssa Sutherland as Belle Roberts
- Christopher James Baker as Patrick
- Sam Wang as Leung Wei Sun
- Mabel Li as Zhang Lei
- Leonie Whyman as Hattie
- Rhys Muldoon as Commissioner Wright
- Alison Bell as Clara Wright
Supporting cast
- Dan Spielman as Frederick Standish
- Maria Angelico as Annie
- Travis Cotton as Sgt. Frank Harken
- James Lau as Opium Dealer
- Sophie Ross as Lola Montez
- Sebastian Li as Chen
- John Orcsik as Gregor
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | October 13, 2021 | October 21, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Propriety Chinese headman Wei Shing stumbles across a valuable new gold seam on the frontier, |
October 13, 2021 |
| 2 |
Righteousness Shing finds himself facing sudden dangers on two fronts, from both European and Chinese. On the European side, the mysterious 'red-haired, one-eared man' has witnessed him with the white woman's body, implicating Shing in her murder. On the Chinese side, Shing's status as headman becomes increasingly complicated when Lei's intentions are made very clear. |
October 14, 2021 |
| 3 |
Shame Haunted by the possibility his brother Sun is involved in Annie's death, Shing hides his suspicions while urgently trying to find the truth. Meanwhile, Lei gets closer to uncovering Shing's betrayal of the Brotherhood, while juggling a mysterious message from her father from China. |
October 20, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 13, 2021 |
| Last aired | October 21, 2021 |
| Runtime | 55 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday, Thursday at 21:30:00 |