1860s: The Luminaries
October 12, 2018
By AHNZ
New Zealand’s next historical drama will be based on The West Coast. Based on the show-runner’s (Andrew Woodhead’s) reputation, it’s going to be heavy on the murder and violent crime within Eleanor Catton’s novel. Based on Eva Green’s reputation it’s going to be eccentrically, beautifully, dysfunctional.I don’t think I’m going to like it any more than the book it’s based on, The Luminaries. But the quality will certainly be better than the last Kiwi historic film: The Stolen (awful!)
“Catton said that she would insist on the series being produced on the West Coast, as the flora and fauna there are unique.”- wiki
Bit of location work in the bush I suppose. Can’t see Greymouth or Hokitika being useful for period locations though.
“The lead cast members in the BBC drama adaption [sic] of Eleanor Catton’s Man Booker Prize-winning novel The Luminaries have been revealed”
“The six-part adaptation of the story – a Victorian mystery tale set during the New Zealand gold rush”- Radio NZ
I think we’re looking at a cross between Penny Dreadful, Broadchurch, and Black Beauty. That could actually be quite good, hypothetically…
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