The Luminaries: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Luminaries tells an epic story of love, murder and revenge, as men and women travelled across the world to make their fortunes. It is a 19th century tale of adventure and mystery, set on the Wild West Coast of New Zealand's South Island in the boom years of the 1860s gold rush. The story follows defiant young adventurer Anna Wetherell, who has sailed from Britain to New Zealand to begin a new life. There she meets the radiant Emery Staines, an encounter that triggers a strange kind of magic that neither can explain. As they fall in love, driven together and apart by fateful coincidence, these star-crossed lovers begin to wonder: do we make our fortunes, or do our fortunes make us?

Series details

• Title: The Luminaries
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2020-05-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-05-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: TVNZ+
• Network country: New Zealand
• Typical episode runtime: 58 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 38952
• IMDb ID: tt8075008
• TVDB ID: 353412

Cast and credited roles

• Eve Hewson — Anna Wetherell
• Eva Green — Lydia Wells
• Márton Csókás — Francis Carver
• Himesh Patel — Emery Staines
• Ewen Leslie — Crosbie Wells
• Erik Thomson — Dick Mannering
• Callan Mulvey — George Shepard
• Benedict Hardie — Alistair Lauderback
• Richard Te Are — Te Rau Tauwhare
• Yoson An — Sook Yongsheng
• Michael Sheasby — Walter Moody

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-05-17; final listed air date 2020-05-17; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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