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The Luminaries is a 2020 drama television miniseries written by Eleanor Catton (based on her 2013 novel The Luminaries) and directed by Claire McCarthy. The series is centred on a young adventurer named Anna Wetherell , who has travelled from the United Kingdom to start a new life in New Zealand during the 1860s West Coast Gold Rush.
The Luminaries: With Eve Hewson, Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Marton Csokas. Adventure mystery set in the midst of New Zealand's 1860's gold rush period. It has all the stuff that makes a good drama: murder, love and revenge, as men and women travel the world making their fortunes.
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- 2021-02-14
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The Luminaries is a 2013 novel by Eleanor Catton. Set in New Zealand's South Island in 1866, the novel follows Walter Moody, a prospector who travels to the West Coast settlement of Hokitika to make his fortune on the goldfields.
A TV adaptation of the Man Booker prize-winning novel about love, murder, magic and revenge in 1860s New Zealand. See critics' ratings, trailer, cast and watchlist for the Prime Video series.
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- Eve Hewson
- Claire Mccarthy
- May 17, 2020
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Watch the trailer and buy the series on Prime Video. The Luminaries is a suspenseful tale of love, murder, magic and revenge set in 1860s New Zealand gold rush.
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In 1865 two young adventurers, Anna Wetherell and Emery Staines, meet on the last day of their voyage to New Zealand. 6.7/10 (269) Rate. Watch options.