Black Snow (TV series)

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Black Snow
Created byLucas Taylor
Written by
  • Lucas Taylor
  • Beatrix Christian
  • Boyd Quakawoot
Directed by
  • Sian Davies
  • Matthew Saville
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Producers
  • Lois Randall
  • Kaylene Butler
CinematographyEric Murray Lui
Running time52 minutes
Original release
Network Stan
Release1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 
present

Black Snow is an Australian crime drama television series set in an Australian South Sea Islander community in northern Queensland. [1]

Contents

Synopsis

In 2019, police detective James Cormack investigates the cold case murder of 17-year-old Isabel Baker in 1994.

Cast

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald's Karl Quinn wrote "Black Snow is a Trojan horse of a show. It’s an effective crime drama that does pretty much all you could ask of it. But lurking inside there’s a whole legion of more challenging ideas." [1] Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian gave it three stars, saying it is "a mostly well-made murder mystery that starts strong but runs out of gas as it approaches its twist-filled ending". [2]

Awards

International broadcast

In the United Kingdom, the show airs on BBC Four and streams on BBC iPlayer. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Quinn, Karl (29 December 2022), "Black Snow might be the Australian history lesson you never knew you needed", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. Buckmaster, Luke (1 January 2023). "Black Snow review – Australian murder mystery has a corker of a premise". The Guardian .
  3. 1 2 Kelly, Vivienne (19 June 2023), "Logie Awards 2023: Full List of Nominees Revealed", Variety
  4. Knox, David (11 August 2023). "Black Snow drifts to BBC Four". TV Tonight . TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 August 2023.