The Gone

The Gone is a 2023 crime drama television series from New Zealand and Ireland.

Premise
When an Irish couple go missing in New Zealand an Irish detective teams up with the New Zealand police to solve the mystery.

Cast

 * Richard Flood as Theo Richter
 * Rachel Morgan as Sinead Martin
 * Michelle Fairley as Hannah Martin
 * Simon Mead as Ronan Garvey
 * Acushla-Tara Kupe as DS Diana Huia
 * Vanessa Rare as Wiki Huia
 * Wayne Hapi as Buster Huia
 * Carolyn Bracken as Aileen Ryan
 * Manu Bennett as Tamati Davidson

Production
Directed by Peter Burger and Hannah Quinn, the six-part series is co-produced by Kōtare Productions, Keeper Pictures and Kingfisher Films, in association with Southern Light Films. The series is co-written by Anna McPartlin and Michael Bennet. Filming took place on location in Dublin, Auckland and Te Aroha. The cast is led by Acushla-Tara Kupe, Richard Flood, Manu Bennett, and Carolyn Bracken.

A second series was being filmed in February 2024.

Broadcast
The series was an available in New Zealand in May 2023 on TVNZ. It was shown on RTÉ in Ireland in October 2023 and in the UK on BBC4 in March 2024.

Critical reception
Lucy Mangan in the The Guardian gave the series four stars and praised the characterisation. Liam Fay in The Times praised the New Zealand landscape but felt the show used too much “cliche”.

Accolades
The series won five awards at the 2023 New Zealand Television Awards, winning Best Drama, Best Cinematography (Drama/Comedy Drama) for Dave Cameron, Best Original Score for Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper, Best Costume Design for Pauline Pohatu and Best Makeup Design for Kelly Mitchell.