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Mystery Road: Origin

Drama · 2022 · Rated 7.4/10

Last aired: S2 E6, Episode 6 · 2025-09-21

It's 1999, and Constable Jay Swan, a charismatic young officer arrives at his new station. Fresh from the city and tipped for big things, Jay might be the new copper, but he's not new to this town. His estranged father Jack lives here, as does the woman who will change his life forever, Mary. Mystery Road: Origin will explore how a tragic death, an epic love, and the brutal reality of life as a police officer straddling two worlds, form the indelible mould out of which will emerge, Detective Jay Swan.

Cast

Tuuli Narkle Mary Allen

Mark Coles Smith Jay Swan

Clarence Ryan Sputty

Daniel Henshall Patrick Southwell

Toby Leonard Moore Abe

Steve Bisley Peter Lovric

Salme Geransar Anousha Zafar

Hayley McElhinney Max Armine

Caroline Brazier Geraldine Southwell

Lisa Flanagan Catherine

Robyn Malcolm Sergeant Paula "Simmo" Simmons

Luke Carroll Joey

Nicholas Bell Dr. Garry Lloyd

TL Tammy Lee Rock Susan Lloyd

Alex Malone Alice

MS Marley Sharp Sam Anderson

Aswan Reid Swayze

Geoff Morrell Philip Lloyd

Shantae Barnes-Cowan Lana

Kelton Pell Jack Swan

Steve Le Marquand Cowboy

Pippa Grandison Monica

Rarriwuy Hick Jessie Roman

Greg Tait Rick "Chooky" Fowler

Season 2

Season 1 Season 2

E1 Episode 1 2025-09-21 · 50 min A new posting to the town of Loch Iris, and Jay Swan's hopes of a new beginning with Mary are shattered when he's nearly sideswiped by a stolen car, the suspicious death of an elderly nun and a missing child.

E2 Episode 2 2025-09-21 · 51 min Jay is frustrated at Simmo's stance that Sister Kerry's death was an accident. Jay's brother Sputty is implicated in a murder. No closer to finding Scarlett, Jay has a suspect in his crosshairs.

E3 Episode 3 2025-09-21 · 50 min Jay and Mary's world is thrown into unimaginable horror when Anya goes missing. Jay goes rogue when he imprisoners a suspect.

E4 Episode 4 2025-09-21 · 52 min Pushed to the edge, Jay interrogates his suspect. Sputty warns Jay to back off, he's gone too far. The discovery of who took Anya strains Jay and Mary's relationship to breaking point.

E5 Episode 5 2025-09-21 · 54 min The dark silent secrets of Loch Iris are slowly rising to the surface. Jay closes in on the suspects. Mary's world is torn apart.

E6 Episode 6 2025-09-21 · 50 min The solving of a thirty-year mystery reveals the depths of trauma Loch Iris has been concealing for decades. The killers are exposed. Through this fog of tragic history Jay and Mary are brought closer together.

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