The Gone
New Zealand television series
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The Gone is a crime drama television series directed by Peter Burger and Hannah Quinn, with scripts written by Anna McPartlin and Michael Bennet. The first season of six episodes was broadcast from 7 May 2023 on TVNZ in New Zealand. It stars Richard Flood as Irish detective Theo Richter, who joins Detective Sergeant Diana Huia (Acushla-Tara Kupe) to investigate the disappearance of an Irish couple in New Zealand. Irish journalist Aileen Ryan (Carolyn Bracken) reports on the situation. A second season of six episodes followed in 2024, directed by Dathaí Keane and Peter Burger. When Aileen also goes missing, Theo and Diana lead the search.
- Anna McPartlin
- Michael Bennet
- Peter Burger
- Hannah Quinn
- Dathaí Keane
- Richard Flood
- Acushla-Tara Kupe
- Carolyn Bracken
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| Genre | Crime drama |
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| Music by | Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper |
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| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Cinematography | Dave Cameron |
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| Release | 7 May 2023 – 24 November 2024 |
Premise
When an Irish couple go missing in Mt Affinity, New Zealand, Irish detective Theo Richter collaborates with local police Diana Huia and Bruce Harris to solve the mystery.[1]
Cast and characters
- Richard Flood as Theo Richter
- Acushla-Tara Kupe as DS Diana Huia
- Carolyn Bracken as Aileen Ryan
- Vanessa Rare as Wiki Huia
- Scott Wills as Bruce Harris
- Wayne Hapi as Buster Huia
- Rachel Morgan as Sinead Martin
- Michelle Fairley as Hannah Martin
- Simon Mead as Ronan Garvey
- Manu Bennett as Tamati Davidson
- Bill Murphy as Superintendent Walsh
Production
Directed by Peter Burger and Hannah Quinn, the six-part series is co-produced by Kōtare Productions, Keeper Pictures and Kingfisher Films, in association with Southern Light Films.[2] The series is co-written by Anna McPartlin and Michael Bennet. Filming took place on location in Dublin, Auckland and Te Aroha.[3] The cast is led by Acushla-Tara Kupe, Richard Flood, Manu Bennett, and Carolyn Bracken.[4]
A second series was being filmed in February 2024.[5]
Broadcast
Reception
Critical reception
Lucy Mangan in The Guardian gave the series four stars and praised the characterisations.[7] Liam Fay in The Times praised the New Zealand landscape but felt the show consisted largely of tired television cliches.[8]
Accolades
The series won five awards at the 2023 New Zealand Television Awards, winning Best Drama, Best Cinematography (Drama/Comedy Drama) for Dave Cameron, Best Original Score for Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper, Best Costume Design for Pauline Pohatu and Best Makeup Design for Kelly Mitchell.[9]