Post Holiday Blues Streaming 25' - The Survivors - Miniseries

The Survivors is the latest local Netflix series, created by Tony Ayres. From the author of The Dry (book/now film series), Jane Harper's, this miniseries is based on her 2020 novel.

The six episodes follows Kieran Elliott (Charlie Vickers) and how his life changed forever when three people close to him died in the coastal town of Evelyn Bay, Tasmania following a terrible storm. He returns home 15 years later with his family, to find both the community and Kieran himself, still haunted by memories of the past.

The community is desperate for answers and they are forced to uncover the mysteries that continue to haunt and daunt them all those years on.

Alongside Vickers, the local production stars, new and old local stars. Yerin Ha, New Zealand's finest, Robyn Malcolm, Thom Green, George Mason, Don Hany, Jessica De Gouw, Damien Garvey, the original Blue Heeler, Martin Sacks & Catherine McClements.

Watch out, if you unlike me binged this over the recent long weekend, spoilers are below. Or maybe like my dad you read the book!

In the finale, George Barlin is identified as Bronte's stalker, but he has an alibi for the time of the murder.

Amongst Bronte's pictures is one of Gabby's name carved into the caves, suggesting that she had drowned there. 

Kieran returns to the caves with Sean in the hopes of finding proof. Sean reveals that he had taken Gabby to the caves where he had tried to kiss her, only to be rejected. Embarrassed, Sean ran out and Gabby got lost and drowned. 

Bronte found Gabby's carving and while trying to delete the picture, Sean killed her and framed Brian.

Sean attacks Kieran, but he escapes. Having linked Sean to Bronte's camera, the police arrest him for her murder, find Gabby's body and exonerate Toby, Finn, Liam and Brian. 

Kieran makes amends with Mia, and they decide to stay in Evelyn Bay. At the memorial for those who died in the storm, Trish is finally able to make peace with the loss of her daughter.

This was a solid watch and a decent Netflix series amongst the vast library of content. The streamer is turning out so much content of late, with the latest series to lead discussions, Dept. Q. I must catch up on this soon.

I still need to do the recent Adolescence, which also was a Netflix water cooler moment. In the age of TV cutting costs, cancelling news programs, Netflix sure is turning out their fair share of content still. I am happy they have at least attempted to make a few Aussie series.

Bring on the final season of Heartbreak High!