Series synopsis
Savage River is an Australian crime drama television series that premiered on ABC TV on September 4, 2022. It ended on October 9, 2022. It was created by Belinda Bradley, Franz Docherty, Giula Sandler. It stars Katherine Langford, Virginia Gay, Mark Coles Smith and Robert Grubb.
When thirty-year-old Miki Anderson returns to her home town in rural Victoria after fifteen years in prison, she wants nothing more than to put her life back together. To figure out who she is on the outside. But her presence dredges up long-held secrets from the past and Miki realizes everything she thought she knew was wrong. And it is far from over.
Premise
When thirty-year-old Miki Anderson returns to her home town in rural Victoria after fifteen years in prison, she wants nothing more than to put her life back together. To figure out who she is on the outside. But her presence dredges up long-held secrets from the past and Miki realizes everything she thought she knew was wrong. And it is far from over.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Katherine Langford as Miki Anderson
- Virginia Gay as Rachel Kennedy
- Mark Coles Smith as Joel Thorpe
- Robert Grubb as Sergeant Bill Kirby
- Daniel Henshall as Kevin Pattison
- Cooper van Grootel as Terry Anderson
- Nadine Garner as Lynne Anderson
- Jacqueline McKenzie as Colleen Lang
Supporting cast
- Jack Kenny as Adam Lang
- Bernard Curry as Connor Kirby
- James Mackay as Simon Englert
- Osamah Sami as Salim Bayati
Guest cast
- Amesh Edireweera as Ranil Perera
- Julian Weeks as Nick Healey
- Sally-Anne Upton as Dale O'Neill
- Leah Vandenberg as Deborah Cochrane
- Billy Zeng as Tim Li
- Bev Killick as Brenda May
- Hattie Hook as Ivy Pattison
- Rajan Velu as Sujan Nadesan
- Maia Abbas as Jamila Bayati
- Miranda Anwar as Chandra Pattison
- Benjamin Moore as Wayan Pattison
- Timothy Slater as Band - Singer
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | September 4, 2022 | October 9, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 When Miki Anderson returns to Savage River after ten years in prison she's determined to move on with her life, but a murder makes her the focus of everyone's suspicion yet again. |
September 4, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 As the town prepares for Savage River's annual celebration, Hugh's disappearance has Colleen worried and Miki hoping that she doesn't become the prime suspect. |
September 11, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 As Detective Rachel Kennedy begins to investigate the new homicide, town secrets start to emerge, and new motives become apparent. |
September 18, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 4, 2022 |
| Last aired | October 9, 2022 |
| Runtime | 57 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 20:30:00 |