Aussies like to stick together, even when they’re all generally in America, doing American work. See, the new Hulu Original psychological thriller series “The Clearing,” starring Australian actors Teresa Palmer (“Discovery of Witches“), Miranda Otto (“The Unusual Suspects,” “Homeland“) and Guy Pearce (“Jack Irish,” “Mare of Easttown“). “The Clearing” will premiere with two episodes on Hulu on May 24, followed by new episodes every Wednesday.
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It’s really just a big Australian affair, really. “The Clearing” is directed by Down Under filmmaker Jeffrey Walker (“Young Rock,” “Lambs of God“) and Gracie Otto (“Seriously Red,” “Bump,” “Deadloch“). The series is created and written by Elise McCredie (“Stateless”) and Australian playwright Matt Cameron (“Jack Irish“), with Australian co-writer Osamah Sami (“Ali’s Wedding“).
Filmed across Victoria, in you guessed it, Down Under, “The Clearing” is an emotional and psychological thriller that follows the nightmares of a cult and a woman who’s forced to face the demons from her past in order to stop the kidnapping and coercion of innocent children in the future.
Here’s the official synopsis:
“The Clearing” is an eight-part psychological thriller based on the best-selling crime thriller ‘In The Clearing’ by author J.P. Pomare, inspired by the darkness of real-life cults in Australia and around the world. The series burrows under the skin and inside the mind, blurring the lines between past and present, reality and nightmare in a truly unnerving way.
Palmer, Otto and Pearce lead a stellar line-up of Australian talent including Hazem Shammas (“Safe Harbour“), Mark Coles-Smith (“Mystery Road“), Kate Mulvany (“The Twelve“), and rising star Julia Savage (“Blaze,” “Mr Inbetween“).
“The Clearing” debuts May 4 on Hulu. Watch the first trailer below.