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Quick Info

Rating

6.7/10

Release2020

Seasons1

Episodes6

StatusEnded

Networks

TVNZ 1

Production

Working Title Television

Southern Light Films

TV Show

The Luminaries

6.7

2020

Drama

Mystery

Synopsis

The 19th-century tale of love, murder and revenge as men and women travel across the world to make their fortunes on the wild West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.

Seasons

Episodes

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