Black Snow (TV series)

Black Snow is an Australian crime drama television series set in an Australian South Sea Islander community in northern Queensland which was released on Stan.

Black Snow was renewed for a second season on 12 March 2024.

Synopsis
In 2019, police detective James Cormack investigates the cold case murder of 17-year-old Isabel Baker in 1994.

Cast

 * Travis Fimmel as Detective James Cormack
 * Jemmason Power as Hazel Baker
 * Talijah Blackman-Corowa as Isabel Baker
 * Seini Willett as Glenda Baker
 * Eden Cassady as Kalana Baker
 * Gulliver McGrath as Constable Dale Quinn
 * Brooke Satchwell as Chloe Walcott
 * Annabel Wolfe as Young Chloe Walcott
 * Jimi Bani as Joe Baker
 * Fraser Anderson as Young Hector Ford
 * Josh Macqueen as Young Anton Bianchi
 * Erik Thomson as Steve Walcott
 * Lisa Blackman as Aunty Rosa
 * Kim Gyngell as Sergeant Troy Turner
 * Rob Carlton as Victor Bianchi
 * Alexander England as Anton Bianchi
 * Ava Carmont as Young Tasha Hopkins
 * Kestie Morassi as Tasha Hopkins

Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald's Karl Quinn wrote "Black Snow is a Trojan horse of a show. It’s an effective crime drama that does pretty much all you could ask of it. But lurking inside there’s a whole legion of more challenging ideas." Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian gave it three stars, saying it is "a mostly well-made murder mystery that starts strong but runs out of gas as it approaches its twist-filled ending".

Awards

 * Logie Awards of 2023
 * Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie – nominated
 * Most Outstanding Supporting Actor – Alexander England – nominated
 * 13th AACTA Awards
 * Best Drama Series – nominated
 * Best Lead Actor in a Drama – Travis Fimmel – nominated
 * Best Supporting Actor in a Drama – Alexander England – nominated
 * Best Supporting Actress in a Drama – Brooke Satchwell – nominated
 * Best Screenplay in Television – Lucas Taylor (Episode 1) – nominated
 * Best Production Design in Television – Helen O'Loan (Episode 1) – nominated
 * Best Sound in Television – Mark Cornish, Tom Heuzenroeder, Justin Spasevski, Robert Mackenzie (Episode 6) – nominated

International broadcast
In the United States, the series was released on Sundance Now and AMC+. In the United Kingdom, the show airs on BBC Four and streams on BBC iPlayer.