Playing Gracie Darling on Paramount+ premieres 14 August – New Paramount+ Australia Original Series Playing Gracie Darling To Premiere Thursday, 14 August.
Some Games Never End…
Paramount+ Australia today announced that the new original series, Playing Gracie Darling will premiere Thursday, 14 August, streaming all six episodes exclusively on Paramount+.
From Sony Pictures Television’s Curio Pictures (The Narrow Road to the Deep North, The Artful Dodger) this bold and compelling series explores the deep bonds of female friendship, the haunting power of memory, and a small town gripped by the unknown.
When Joni was fourteen, her best friend Gracie Darling disappeared during a séance. Twenty-seven years later, local teens still get their kicks ‘Playing Gracie Darling,’ a spooky game named after the girl who vanished.
But when another young girl disappears under eerily similar circumstances, Joni is forced to confront her past and the secrets that never stayed buried.
Created and written by Miranda Nation (Undertow) and directed by Jonathan Brough (Rosehaven, The End), Playing Gracie Darling features an acclaimed international cast led by New Zealand powerhouse Morgana O’Reilly (The White Lotus Season 3, Friends Like Her) as Joni, Dame Harriet Walter (Succession, Ted Lasso) as Pattie, and Rudi Dharmalingam (Wakefield, The Lazarus Project) as Jay.
The stellar Australian cast includes Celia Pacquola (Love Me, Rosehaven) as Ruth, Annie Maynard (Colin From Accounts, Upper Middle Bogan) as Anita, Dan Spielman (The Code, New Gold Mountain) as Peter, and screen icon Anne Tenney (The Castle, A Country Practice) as Moira.
Filmed across New South Wales, from the scenic Hawkesbury River region to the rugged south coast, Playing Gracie Darling is set in a town where everyone knows each other, secrets are tightly held, and being different is impossible to hide.
Playing Gracie Darling is executive produced by producers Jo Porter and Rachel Gardner for Curio Pictures, Sophia Mogford for Paramount+, and series creator Miranda Nation.
Laura Nagy joins as associate producer, with additional scripts from Anya Beyersdorf (Fake). Production Design is by Amy Baker (The New Boy, Plum), and Director of Photography is Martin McGrath (Muriel’s Wedding, Wakefield).
Playing Gracie Darling is a Curio Pictures production for Paramount+. Major production funding from Screen Australia in association with Paramount+. Financed with support from Screen NSW’s Made In NSW Fund. Local distribution by Paramount Australia. International Sales handled by SPT. Post, digital and visual effects supported by Screen NSW.
Playing Gracie Darling will soon join a host of the world’s best entertainment currently streaming on Paramount+, including Fake, The List, NCIS: Sydney Season Two, Aussie Shore, Last King of The Cross Season Two, Dexter: Resurrection®, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season Three, The Gilded Age Season Three, 1923 Season Two, MobLand, Landman and a new season of The Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers, with NCIS: Tony & Ziva and Stans streaming soon.
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Playing Gracie Darling On Paramount+ – 14 August, 2025
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