Mystery Road: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Detective Jay Swan is assigned to investigate the mysterious disappearance of two young farm hands on an outback cattle station. One is a local Indigenous footy hero, and the other a backpacker. Working with local cop Emma James, Jay's investigation uncovers a past injustice that threatens the fabric of the whole community. A six part spin-off from Ivan Sen's feature films Mystery Road and Goldstone.

Series details

• Title: Mystery Road
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2013-06-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-05-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 57 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 33492
• IMDb ID: tt7298596
• TVDB ID: 347509

Cast and credited roles

• Aaron Pedersen — Detective Jay Swan
• Tasma Walton — Mary Swan
• Tasia Zalar — Shevorne Shields
• Judy Davis — Emma James
• Deborah Mailman — Kerry Thompson
• Wayne Blair — Larry Dime
• Colin Friels — Tony Ballantyne
• Anthony Hayes — Ryan Muller
• Madeleine Madden — Crystal Swan
• Aaron L. McGrath — Marley Thompson
• Jada Alberts — Constable Fran Davis
• Callan Mulvey — Simon

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-06-05; final listed air date 2018-07-01; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2020-04-19; final listed air date 2020-05-24; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mystery Road on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.