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Picnic at Hanging Rock

A reimagining of the iconic Australian novel that plunges us into the mysterious disappearances of three schoolgirls and their governess on Valentine's Day, 1900. Exploring the event's far-reaching impact on the students and staff of Appleyard College, their enigmatic headmistress and the nearby township, theories soon abound, paranoia sets in, long-held secrets surface, and the mystery deepens.

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Natalie Dormer
Mrs. Appleyard
Lily Sullivan
Miranda Reid
Lola Bessis
Mademoiselle Dianne de Poitiers

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

Fri, May 25, 201852 mins

Set in a very different era of 1900 Australia, this very appetizing Picnic, like the Weir pic, focuses on the consequences of the Valentine's Day disappearance and presumed death of three students and a teacher from the tyrannical Appleyard College girls school, run by Dormer's chilling character.

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Awards

  • 2018 - OFTA Television Award - Best Costume Design in a Non-Series - nominated
  • 2018 - AACTA Award - Best Sound in Television - nominated
  • 2018 - AACTA Award - Best Telefeature or Miniseries - nominated
  • 2018 - AACTA Award - Best Cinematography in Television - winner

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