Playing Gracie Darling
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| Playing Gracie Darling | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Miranda Nation |
| Written by | Miranda Nation |
| Directed by | Jonathan Brough |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Jan Skubiszewski |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 42–43 minutes |
| Production companies | Curio Pictures Sony Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Paramount+ |
| Release | 14 August 2025 |
Playing Gracie Darling is an Australian television drama for Paramount+.[1] Produced by Curio Pictures, the series follows the events of Gracie Darling and her friends, who haven't seen Gracie since a séance went wrong 27 years ago. Joni, her friend, feels like she failed her, and when she receives a mysterious call saying another Darling sibling has disappeared, Joni's haunted by the events of the past catching up to the present. The series first aired on 14 August 2025.[2]
When Joni was 14, her friend Gracie Darling disappeared after a séance went wrong. She harbors guilt and hasn't been the same since. Joni, now a child psychologist, is still haunted by her past, and when she gets a call from a local cop that another Darling has gone missing after a séance, all the guilt of the past comes to the present.[3]
Cast
- Morgana O'Reilly as Joni Grey, psychologist who returns to her town after Frankie disappears.
- Eloise Rothfield as young Joni
- Harriet Walter as Pattie Grey, Joni's mother. [4]
- Rudi Dharmalingam as Jay Rajeswaran, police officer and Anita's ex-partner and Raffy's father.
- Kavan Meegamuge as young Jay
- Kristina Bogic as Gracie Darling, a teenage girl who disappeared 27 years ago after a spirit session.
- Celia Pacquola as Ruth Darling, Gracie's sister and mother of the missing Frankie.
- Annie Maynard as Anita Evans, Jay's ex-partner and Raffy's mother.
- Scarlett Simmons as young Anita
- Dan Spielman as Peter Darling, orphaned cousin of Gracie and Ruth.
- Anne Tenney as Moira Darling, mother of Gracie and Ruth, and grandmother of Frankie.
- Saiesha Sundaralingam as Raffy Rajeswaran, daughter of Anita and Jay, and best friend of Frankie.
- Chloe Brink as Mina Grey, Joni's teenage daughter.
- Stella Miller as Lulu Grey, Joni's daughter.
- David Quirk as Billy Parkes, a mysterious fisherman.
- Bede Warnock as young Billy
- Peter Carroll as James Darling, Gracie and Ruth's grandfather.
- Pip Miller as Bob Grey, Joni's father.
- Jazi Hall as Caitlyn Kelly, a rebellious teenager.
- Ariel Donoghue as Frankie Darling, Ruth's daughter, who disappears just like Ruth's sister Gracie.
- Dominic Ona-Ariki as Zac Teporoa, a minister.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Darling Girl" | Jonathan Brough | Miranda Nation | 14 August 2025 |
| 2 | "Grey Starling" | Jonathan Brough | Miranda Nation | 14 August 2025 |
| 3 | "Murmurations" | Jonathan Brough | Miranda Nation | 14 August 2025 |
| 4 | "Let Me Out" | Jonathan Brough | Miranda Nation | 14 August 2025 |
| 5 | "Nine of Swords" | Jonathan Brough | Miranda Nation | 14 August 2025 |
| 6 | "Dies Irae" | Jonathan Brough | Miranda Nation | 14 August 2025 |