I will admit, i only came across this mini-series due to the fact that i do happen to like Eva Green. I knew nothing about it, but thought "oh Eva's in it, I'll give it a go". It is a BBC release and the first episode was last Sunday, the 17th May 2020.
So what did i find out about it? Ok, its based on a 2013 novel of the same name by Eleanor Catton. Its Set in New Zealand in 1866, at that time New Zealand was saturated with people coming to "find their fortune". Yes it is New Zealand's gold rush period. The Lead character is Anna Wetherell (played by Eve Hewson), who is a lone traveller/prospector that is on a ship that is about to dock in New Zealand. On the ship, she meets Emery Staines (played by Himesh Patel), he is there with friends, they expect to find their fortunes too. Lydia Wells (played by Eva Green) is already on the shores of New Zealand, a strange character, i'm sure that over the course of the 6 episodes, we will find out exactly how strange she is? As you can see, the cast is quite strong, I enjoyed the opening episode and i was gifted a good set out drama, with the usual murder, love and adventure plots.
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