Thanks to @lazymum99for alerting me to s2
6 episodes. On weekly for 6w
S1 thread
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/tellyaddicts/4903622-black-snow-sat-bbc-4-9pm-tv-pace-no-spoilers
The show is returning for a second season after debuting to critical and fan acclaim when it premiered back in 2022.
Season one was a gritty exploration of a cold case that took place within an Australian South Sea Islander community in northern Queensland.
It was undoubtedly a shining star in Australia's booming local movie and television industry, so it will come as no surprise that Stan green-lit a second season.
At the end of Black Snow (https://www.mamamia.com.au/black-snow-trailer/) season one, the case surrounding the death of teenager Isabel Baker was solved and put to rest thanks to the work of troubled
detective James Cormack, played by
Travis Fimmel. (https://www.mamamia.com.au/travis-fimmel/)
Taylor (the mastermind behind the Black Snow universe) tells me that season two will focus on a missing person's case that is told over two timelines.
In 2003, we were introduced to a young woman named Zoe who was outspoken about her progressive opinions. She's built a reputation for being passionate about social justice and political issues — a brazen attitude that hasn't always put her in the best stead with her local community.
And then.... she goes missing and hasn't been seen since.
Fast-forward to the present day and Detective Cormack has been placed on the case of solving what happened to Zoe. Given the acute rise in gendered violence in Australia, I pressed Executive Producer Rosemary Blight on how they're handling this sensitive subject matter in the new season.
lightness and brevity to Cormack as he gets closure from solving the case of Isabel Baker.
Is this a sign that season two will be somewhat of a path toward healing for our complicated hero?
In short: no.
"I don't think Cormack is as professional as he was in the first season," Fimmel told me. "He's still very tortured."
This season we're going to learn more about the disappearance of his brother.
New evidence comes to light, and he questions whether he should give up his professional endeavours to focus on a personal quest to find his brother.
Oh, and his father is released from prison, which stirs up some big feelings.
"He still has his issues and, if anything, they get stronger on a very rocky road with his father," he says.
"This season we really delve into Cormack's background, his issues with his family, his dad, his mum and his brother."
While pursuing the case of his missing brother, this begins to intersect with his plight to find Zoe.
"I think Cormack has been trying to avoid his own tortured path and his own pain and trying to make it about somebody else so he can avoid his own stuff."
But once again, it looks like things are about to get messy and if you think there's respite on the horizon for Cormack — think again.