Glitch (Australian TV series)

Glitch is an Australian supernatural drama television series developed by Tony Ayres and Louise Fox, which is set in the fictional country town of Yoorana, Victoria, and follows seven people who return from the dead in perfect health but with no memory. No one in the town knows why the deceased have returned.

Glitch premiered on 9 July 2015 on ABC and the first series was awarded Best Television Drama Series at the 2016 AACTA Awards. The series also won Most Outstanding Drama Series at the 2016 Logie Awards.

Although the show bears remarkable similarity to the 2012 French series Les Revenants, which was broadcast internationally as The Returned and adapted as an American series with that title, the writers insist Glitch was not influenced by it and "the first script was written before I even saw the French film of The Returned."

On 26 October 2015, ABC TV renewed the show for a second series of six episodes. The second series premiered on 14 September 2017 on ABC. Series two follows James and the Risen as they begin to unravel the mystery of how and why they are back, though their journey of reconciliation, romance, and revenge is soon disrupted by a new and even more lethal threat.

The first series was made available to stream on Netflix globally on 15 October 2016. Series 2 premiered on 28 November 2017 internationally on Netflix. The show concluded with the third season, which premiered on 25 August 2019. Netflix globally released series 3 on 25 September 2019.

Plot
James Hayes (Patrick Brammall) is a small town policeman in Yoorana, Victoria. He is called to the local cemetery in the middle of the night, only to discover some people that have risen from the dead in perfect health but with no memory of their identities or past. They are determined to find out who they are and what has happened to them. James struggles to keep the mysterious case hidden from his colleagues, family, and the world, with the help of local doctor Elishia McKellar (Genevieve O'Reilly). The people are all linked in some way, and the search begins for someone who knows the truth about how and why they have returned.

Main

 * Patrick Brammall as Sgt. James Hayes
 * Genevieve O'Reilly as Dr. Elishia McKellar (series 1–2)
 * Emma Booth as Kate Willis
 * Emily Barclay as Sarah Hayes (series 1–2)
 * Ned Dennehy as Patrick "Paddy" Fitzgerald (series 1–2)
 * Sean Keenan as Charlie Thompson
 * Hannah Monson as Kirsten "Kirstie" Darrow
 * Aaron McGrath as Beau Cooper
 * Rodger Corser as John Doe/William Blackburn
 * Andrew McFarlane as Vic Eastley (series 1–2)
 * Daniela Farinacci as Maria Rose Massola (series 1)
 * John Leary as Chris Rennox
 * Luke Arnold as Owen Nillson (series 2–3)
 * Rob Collins as Phil Holden (series 2–3)
 * Pernilla August as Nicola Heysen (series 2–3)
 * Jessica Faulkner as Belle Donohue (series 3)
 * Harry Tseng as Tam "Chi" Chi Wai (series 3)
 * Dustin Clare as Mark Clayton-Stone (series 3)

Recurring

 * Anni Finsterer as Caroline Eastley
 * Lisa Flanagan as Kath
 * Robert Menzies as Pete Rennox
 * Tessa Rose as Sharon
 * Gerard Kennedy as Leon Massola
 * Antonio Kapusi-Starow as Young Leon
 * Phoebe Gorozidis as Anna
 * Alison Whyte as Lucy Fitzgerald
 * Nicholas Denton as Angus Fitzgerald
 * Jacob Collins-Levy as Rory Fitzgerald
 * Greg Stone as Russell
 * Leila Gurruwiwi as Kalinda
 * James Monarski as Carlo Nico
 * Katrina Milosevic as Ellen
 * Lex Marinos as Steve Tripidakis
 * Max Brown as David Goldman
 * Dalip Sondhi as Samarvart Chadra Gard
 * Rhys Mitchell as Young Paddy
 * Jackson Gallagher as Raf
 * Susan Prior as Anne Donohue
 * Taylor Ferguson as Judith Donohue
 * Reef Ireland as Luke Donohue
 * Simon Maiden as Duncan
 * Alex Rowe as Young Pete Rennox
 * Joe Klocek as Josh
 * Greg Stone as Russel

Guests

 * Freya Stafford as Amy

Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, season 1 of Glitch has an approval rating of 80% based on 5 reviews. Likewise, season 2 has an approval rating of 80% based on 5 reviews. Season 3 was poorly received, with the final episode in particular getting the lowest rating of all.

Awards and nominations
Glitch was screened at Roma Fiction Fest in 2015.