Playing Gracie Darling: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Playing Gracie Darling is set in a place where everyone knows each other, secrets are buried deep, and where being different is impossible to hide.

When Joni was 14, her best friend Gracie Darling disappeared during a séance and hasn't been seen since.

Twenty-seven years on, Joni is a child psychologist and has never forgiven herself for Gracie's disappearance.

Joni is haunted by her past when she receives a startling call from her childhood friend Jay, now a local cop, alerting her that another Darling girl has disappeared during a seance.

Series details

• Title: Playing Gracie Darling
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 2025-08-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-08-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Paramount+
• Typical episode runtime: 42 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 82041
• IMDb ID: tt33384059
• TVDB ID: 454629

Cast and credited roles

• Morgana O'Reilly — Joni Grey
• Rudi Dharmalingam — Jay Rajeswaran
• Celia Pacquola — Ruth Darling
• Harriet Walter — Pattie Grey
• Annie Maynard — Anita Rajeswaran-Evans
• Peter Carroll — James Darling
• Pip Miller — Bob Grey
• Dan Spielman — Peter Darling
• Dominic Ona-Ariki — Zac Teporoa

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-08-14; final listed air date 2025-08-14; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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