Scrublands is a tense Australian drama set in an isolated country town. It stars Jay Ryan as a charismatic and dedicated young priest, who calmly opened fire on his congregation and killed five parishioners in the remote town of Riversend. A year on, investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Luke Arnold) is sent to file a feature on the anniversary of the shocking event but soon realises the accepted narrative is full of holes. As Martin digs further into the story to uncover the truth, he finds himself in extreme danger from hostile locals.
Scrublands is based on the award-winning novel written by Chris Hammer and here’s everything you need to know about the four-part drama adaptation on Sundance Now and AMC+ in the US, BBC4 and BBCiPlayer in the UK, Stan in Australia…
