Summary
Magazine features writer Birdie Bell meets successful grazier Joe Burt on a dating app and believes she's found her perfect match, but as the relationship intensifies she begins to feel her boyfriend isn't all he has led her to believe.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+32)
Critics 100Audiences 68GoodWatch 83
Tomatometer100%
IMDb7.0
Audience score65%
Time to watch it all
6 h
8 episodes, about 45 min each
An episode a night: done in 8 nights.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
First aired
2024
July 4, 2024
Ended 2024
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Australia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 31 more57 people
- Asher KeddieBirdie Bell8 episodes
- David WenhamJoe Burt8 episodes
- Heather MitchellMargeaux8 episodes
- Nicholas BrownAnton8 episodes
- Spencer McLarenTovey8 episodes
- Ming-Zhu HiiKirsty8 episodes
- Anne CharlestonShirley Burt8 episodes
- Jack SandleConnor8 episodes
Janet AndrewarthaKath Tovey8 episodes
Greg StonePeter van Rotterdam8 episodes- JWJustin WangAllan4 episodes
- AKAnnemieke KedmenecRory4 episodes
Louisa MignonePeggy4 episodes- LDLake DempseyOlivia Burt3 episodes
- MDMiller DempseyHarry Burt3 episodes
Suzi DoughertyTina2 episodes
Peter PaltosPastor Trevor2 episodes- DCDax CarnayCookie2 episodes
- MPMichelle PereraVirginia2 episodes
Shannon BerryMontana2 episodes- SRSancia RobinsonAunt Rosie2 episodes
- MWMaurice WanJun Liang2 episodes
- GJGraham JahneUber Driver2 episodes
- MMMarcus MolyneuxMick2 episodes
Directing · 3
- Jennifer Leacey Director
- Emma Freeman Director
- Taylor Ferguson Director
Writing · 3
- Anya Beyersdorf Writer, Creator
- Jessica Tuckwell Writer
- Hyun Lee Writer
Production · 5
- Emelyne Palmer Executive Producer
- Imogen Banks Executive Producer
- Asher Keddie Producer
- Nathan Lloyd Casting
- Annie Flynn Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Sky Davies Director of Photography, Cinematography
Sound · 2
- Alex Olijnyk Original Music Composer
- Cornel Wilczek Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Josephine Wagstaff Production Design
- Alexandra McCloud-Gibson Set Decoration
- Camilla Ruig Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Erin Roche Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Stephanie Wood Book
Fake episodes
1 season · 8 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Lanolin, 6.9
- S1 E2 Stitches, 7.0
- S1 E3 The Blue Loon, 7.2
- S1 E4 Eldorado, 7.3
- S1 E5 Love Kitten, 8.0
- S1 E6 Run, 7.3
- S1 E7 Liar, 7.4
- S1 E8 My Joe, 7.3
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