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Latest Episode

The Old Moon in the Young Moon's Arms

4.052 min

Season 1 • Episode 6

Latest

The Old Moon in the Young Moon's Arms

Jun 21, 2020

Anna is tried for murder. New evidence reveals a connection between Lauderback and Crosbie Wells.

Overview

The 19th-century tale of love, murder and revenge as men and women travel across the world to make their fortunes on the wild West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.

Content warning

19th century new zealand

fate vs. free willcolonial exploitationreinvention and identitycosmic interconnectedness

Standout Aspects

Production

Hokitika mud and opium dens shot like oil paintings.

Acting

Eva Green devours scenery as a spiritualist femme fatale.

Best for:Solo·Binge

Heads up:Sexual Content·Violence

First AiredMay 17, 2020

StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes6

Top Cast

Eva Green

Lydia Wells

Eve Hewson

Anna Wetherell

Himesh Patel

Emery Staines

Marton Csokas

Francis Carver

Ewen Leslie

Crosbie Wells

Benedict Hardie

Alistair Lauderback

Erik Thomson

Dick Mannering

Callan Mulvey

George Shepard

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Based on Eleanor Catton's 2013 Booker Prize-winning novel; she also wrote every episode, making this one of the rare author-controlled adaptations.

Cultural

The real Hokitika gold rush drew 25,000 fortune-seekers in the 1860s; Chinese and Māori miners were systematically erased from official records—the series quietly restores them.

The Luminaries: Trailer - BBC

The Luminaries: Trailer - BBC

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