The mystery thriller, who plays Gracie Darling from Curio Pictures, will have a broader international release on Netflix later this year as part of a new deal announced by Sony Pictures Television.
Currently streaming on Paramount+ in the UK, Canada and Australia, the series will be available throughout the US, Latin America, including Spain, Portugal, Scandinavian and Benelux countries, as well as across the US, Latin America and Emea, including territories including India, Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea.
It is currently sold to nearly 200 territories worldwide and will soon be available on other Paramount platforms.
Created and written by Mirandan Nation and directed by Jonathan Bloff, the series features an international cast led by New Zealand’s Morgana O’Reilly and UK’s Dame Harriet Walter and Rudy Dalmaringham.
O’Reilly stars as Joni, who disappeared during Seance when his best friend, Gracie Darling, was 14 years old. Twenty-seven years later, the local teenager won a kick, a creepy game named after a girl who disappeared. However, when another young girl disappears under a creepy, similar situation, Joni is forced to confront her past and her unburied secrets.
The Australian cast includes Celia Paccola, Annie Maynard, Dan Spielman and Anne Tenney.
Executive producers include Jo Porter and Rachel Gardner from Curio Pictures, Sophia Mogford from Paramount+, and Series Creator Nation. Laura Nagy is an associate producer and has an additional script for Anya Beyersdorf.
Filming took place throughout NSW, including the Hawkesbury River region and the south coast, and was funded with support from the NSW government and Screen NSW funds, supported by large production investments in relation to Australia’s Paramount Australia. Screen NSW also supported post, digital and visual effects.
In a statement, Porter and Gardner said they cannot watch the series that Netflix is accepting so warmly.
“It speaks to the universality of the propulsive narrative and the richness of the characters led by the incredible Morgana O’Reilly with Dame Harriet Walter and Rudi Dharmalingam,” they said.
