Prime Video has set Deadloch season two to arrive on March 20, with the first two episodes dropping that day and one new episode each week until the finale on April 17. The creators, Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan, return as writers and executive producers, keeping the show’s mix of dark comedy and tightly plotted mysteries — but they’ve moved the action far from the windswept coastlines of season one.
This time Deadloch heads to Australia’s Top End, transplanting its small-town oddness into a sweltering “tropical Gothic” world. Think oppressive humidity, crocodile-populated waterways, wary locals and Indigenous rangers — all of which the writers plan to use to crank up both the menace and the humour. Producers describe Barra Creek as a place where tourism, strained community relations and raw landscape become as much a part of the story as the murders themselves.
Plot and cast
– Detectives Dulcie Collins (Kate Box) and Eddie Redcliffe (Madeleine Sami) return, arriving in Darwin to follow leads tied to the death of Eddie’s former partner, Bushy. The investigation takes a darker turn when a severed body part is found in Barra Creek, and attention is further split by an overlapping police operation focused on two missing backpackers. Forensics and local witness interviews will drive the unfolding mystery.
– Season two expands the ensemble. New names include Luke Hemsworth, Steve Bisley and Shari Sebbens, and acclaimed writer-director Jean Tong makes her acting debut. Directors on the season include Beck Cole and Gracie Otto. Production partners are Guesswork Television, OK Great Productions and Amazon MGM Studios.
Why it matters
Season one established Deadloch as an international hit — it reached Prime’s top 10 in more than 165 countries, picked up five AACTA Awards and earned an International Emmy nomination — so expectations are high. Shifting the show into the Top End is a deliberate gamble: the hope is that a more intense, heat-soaked setting will deepen character conflicts and raise the stakes, while preserving the series’ oddball humour and investigative core.
What’s confirmed and what’s next
– Premiere: March 20 (episodes 1–2), weekly through April 17.
– Setting: Barra Creek / Northern Territory Top End.
– Tone: “Tropical Gothic” — darker, still funny.
– Ongoing: Forensic-driven plotlines, community-focused story beats, more casting announcements to come as production continues.
In short: Deadloch season two keeps the show’s signature blend of macabre and mirth but relocates it to a blistering, crocodile-studded landscape that promises fresh tensions, new faces and a moodier, more atmospheric mystery.