Like in Hannie Rayson’s great play Hotel Sorrento, the narrative of One Night revolves around three women from a coastal community whose reunion after many years apart is intensified by the publishing of a novel based on their lives.
In Rayson’s play, which was adapted into a 2014 feature film by Richard Franklin, the women are sisters and the novel has made the rounds, casting a shadow over their lives. In Paramount+’s six-part mystery-drama, created and written by Emily Ballou and directed by Catherine Millar, the women are friends and the novel is about to hit the shelves when the story commences.
