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Filming has wrapped on Return to Paradise, Australia’s original spin-off series from the global smash-hit murder mystery franchise Death in Paradise.
Star of the new show, Anna Samson, posted an Instagram with her co-stars, announcing that filming had ended.
She said to fans: “I got to spend the last three months with these three lads.
“I love them more than I can say. We wrapped our show this week and my heart is broken that they will no longer be contractually obliged to spend time with me.”
Filming shut down in various locations across Sydney and the idyllic Illawarra coastal region for the intriguing and entertaining whodunit.
The six-part series will have a distinctively Australian flair, while paying homage to the so-called “Paraverse” – which began with Death in Paradise, followed by Beyond Paradise starring Kris Marshall
The series is produced by BBC Studios Productions Australia with Red Planet Pictures for the ABC in association with the BBC, who will screen the series on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK.
Taking charge as the franchise’s first lead female detective is Anna Samson (Dead Lucky, Wake in Fright, Home and Away) as Mackenzie Clarke.
Unravelling the murder mysteries alongside Anna is the exciting ensemble cast of Lloyd Griffith (Ted Lasso, Nolly), Tai Hara (Home and Away, Colin From Accounts, Austin), Catherine McClements (Total Control, Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries), Celia Ireland (Wentworth, Total Control), Andrea Demetriades (Mother and Son, The Artful Dodger) and Aaron McGrath (Gold Diggers, Preppers).
Return to Paradise follows DI Mackenzie Clarke (Samson), an Australian ex-pat who’s made a name for herself in London’s Metropolitan Police for cracking uncrackable murder cases.
When she is accused of tampering with evidence, Mackenzie returns to Australia, back to the last place she ever wanted to be – her hometown of Dolphin Cove.
Having fled the town six years ago, infamously leaving her ex- fiancée Glenn (Tai Hara) at the altar, Mackenzie is not welcome here.
But with no other job options, and a unique talent for solving a mystery, no matter how challenging, a reluctant Mack joins the team at Dolphin Cove Police Station.
Once a case lands on her desk, she can’t rest until she’s figured it out, and the killer is in handcuffs.
It’s that tenacity and work ethic that might just, over time, help Mackenzie win over her new colleagues, and the people of Dolphin Cove.
Co-Creator and Executive Producer Peter Mattessi said: “I’m beyond excited to welcome Producer Di Haddon and our two fabulous directors Mat King and Tenika Smith have come together with our amazing cast to bring the world of Return to Paradise to life.
“We think audiences in Australia, UK and around the world are going to fall in love with our wonderful characters, our delicious whodunits, and our gorgeous coastal Australian locations.”
Return to Paradise will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK, and ABC and ABC iview later this year in Australia.
