Scrublands: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Scrublands is set in isolated country town Riversend brought to its knees by endless drought, where a charismatic and dedicated young priest calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners. A year later, investigative journalist Martin Scarsden arrives to write what should be a simple feature story on the anniversary of the tragedy but when his instincts kick in and he digs beneath the surface, the previously accepted narrative begins to fall apart and he finds himself in a life and death race to uncover the truth.

Series details

• Title: Scrublands
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2023-11-16
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Stan
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 48 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 67235
• IMDb ID: tt26909806
• TVDB ID: 439176

Cast and credited roles

• Luke Arnold — Martin Scarsden
• Bella Heathcote — Mandy Bond
• Jay Ryan — Byron Swift
• Adam Zwar — Constable Robbie Haus-Jones
• Victoria Thaine — Fran Landers
• Robert Taylor — Harley Reagan
• Alison Whyte — Katherine Bond

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-11-16; final listed air date 2023-11-16; episode order: 4.
• Season 2: premiered 2025-04-17; final listed air date 2025-04-17; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Scrublands 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.