OK, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart gets off to a slow start, but once it kicks into gear, it turns into another great local series produced by Amazon Studios.
Unlike the FAB Deadloch, this is from the outset a miniseries based on the novel by Holly Ringland.
It maybe local, however the cast is lead by Sigourney Weaver, while FTWD star Alycia Debnam-Carey also stars alongside Asher Keddie, Leah Purcell, Frankie Adams, Alexander England, Charlie Vickers, Tilda Cobham-Hervey. Alyla Browne and Sebastián Zurita.
All seven episodes are shot across Sydney, regions of New South Wales and the Northern Territory. The NT scenes for me were absolutely beautiful!
Alice Hart escapes from a violent upbringing, is orphaned and moves in with her grandmother on a flower farm.
Young Alice Hart is growing up in a seemingly a happy environment.
A kind librarian (Asher Keddie) becomes suspicious when she finds Alice covered in bruises. When Alice is taken to hospital, injured, it is revealed that her abusive father and expectant mother were killed in a fire under mysterious circumstances.
When Alice's estranged paternal grandmother, June (Weaver), arrives to claim custody of her, it becomes clear that there is more to the story than meets the eye.
I enjoyed this miniseries on a whole. I also liked the fact that Amazon have started to really churn out some excellent Aussie content. I hope the rest of the world discovers series like Deadloch and The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart.
Australian stories have never been so important. So I will always recommend checking out some excellent new Australian works. Speaking of December will see Strife on Binge, Paper Dolls on Paramount+ joining weekly NCIS Sydney episodes. ABC have also confirmed in mid January Total Control returns for its third and final run.
Happy first day of Summer!
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