Paramount+ Greenlights Aussie Thriller Series Playing Gracie Darling

Paramount+, in collaboration with Display screen Australia and Display screen NSW, is including to its worldwide slate with the fee of an unique drama sequence down below titled Enjoying Gracie Darling. Set to debut in 2025, the six-hour supernatural thriller is produced by Curio Footage, with Sony Footage Tv dealing with worldwide distribution.

Created and written by Miranda Nation (Undertow), and directed by Jonathan Brough (Rosehaven, The Finish), the sequence options an ensemble forged led by Morgana O’Reilly (The White Lotus, Season 3) as Joni. Becoming a member of her are Rudi Dharmalingam (Wakefield), Celia Pacquola (Rosehaven), Annie Maynard (Higher Center Bogan), and Anne Tenney (The Citadel). Paramount says further casting bulletins are anticipated quickly.

Enjoying Gracie Darling facilities on the mysterious disappearance of a teenage woman, Gracie Darling, throughout a séance 27 years in the past. Within the current day, native kids in a small city play a seemingly harmless recreation impressed by the tragedy, however when one other woman vanishes, the unsettling thriller resurfaces. O’Reilly’s character, Joni, now a baby psychologist, returns to her hometown to confront the ghosts of her previous and unravel the reality behind her finest pal’s disappearance. Teaming up with native sergeant Jay (performed by Dharmalingam), Joni should face her deepest fears as Gracie’s sister Ruth (Pacquola) relives the trauma when her personal daughter goes lacking below eerily related circumstances.

Emphasizing her pleasure about taking up Joni’s “complicated and paradoxical” character, O’Reilly mentioned she “devoured the scripts in a single sitting.”

“Joni is haunted by ghosts from each the previous and current, and I’m particularly drawn to the connection between her and her teenage daughter. I can’t wait to discover this world,” she added.

Government producers Jo Porter and Rachel Gardner of Curio Footage praised Nation’s gripping story, calling it “a singular style mash of thriller thriller, household drama, and coming-of-age.”

The sequence has the help of key Australian businesses, with Display screen Australia COO Grainne Brunsdon stating, “Enjoying Gracie Darling gives a contemporary tackle the supernatural thriller style that may captivate audiences each domestically and internationally.” Display screen NSW’s Kyas Hepworth added that the present’s mix of crime thriller, coming-of-age, and supernatural parts makes it a compelling addition to Australia’s TV panorama.

Added Daniel Monaghan, Paramount Australia’s svp of content material & programming: “Morgana O’Reilly is a star on the rise, and we’re thrilled to have secured her for this lead function, alongside a formidable ensemble forged.”

Enjoying Gracie Darling is govt produced by Curio’s Porter and Gardner, Sophia Mogford for Paramount+ and Miranda Nation. Laura Nagy is on board as affiliate producer and extra scripts are written by Anya Beyersdorf (Faux).