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One Lane Bridge - Season 1

Series: One Lane Bridge
4.1
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Episodes
6
Rating
TV14
Year
2021
Language
English
Publisher
Acorn TV

About

In this dark crime drama with a supernatural edge, a small town in New Zealand is upended when a local man's body is found at the bottom of a one-lane bridge that's long been a locus of unexplained events. While investigating the murder, an ambitious Māori detective inadvertently reawakens his second sight, a gift that endangers his life but may help solve the mystery of the sinister landmark.

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Episodes

1 to 3 of 6

1. Arrival

44m

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Ambitious young detective Ariki Davis arrives in Queenstown determined to impress his boss, DSS Stephen Tremaine. But as a Cook Island Māori from Auckland, he sticks out like a sore thumb in the small town. When a much-loved farmer turns up dead at the bottom of One Lane Bridge, tensions quickly escalate between Ariki and Stephen as the investigation becomes rife with conflicts of interest.

2. Denial

41m

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Stephen's initial suicide theory is upgraded to a homicide investigation as motives and suspects surface. The Ryder family implode under the strain of mourning their loved one, and unsettling truths come to light. Mysterious signs start to haunt Ariki, who struggles to interpret what they mean, both for him and for the case.

3. Escape

43m

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The community come together to bury the dead. Ariki's suspicions grow that Stephen's wheelchair-bound wife, Lois, is somehow involved in the case. When Ariki gets an alarming visitation, he distracts himself with a hedonistic bender. Frustrated with the investigation's lack of progress, the locals deal out some vigilante justice of their own.

Extended Details

  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Peter Burgerdirector
Danny Mulherondirector
Pip Hallwriter
Philip Smithwriter
Dominic Ona-Arikiactor
Joel Tobeckactor
Aidee Walkeractor
Sara Wisemanactor