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Take a trip back to the Australian Outback as \u2018Mystery Road: Origin’ \u2013 the prequel to the critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning crime series \u2018Mystery Road’ \u2013 returns for its gripping second outing. Mark Coles Smith (\u2018Apple Cider Vinegar’, \u2018Picnic at Hanging Rock’, \u2018Last Cab to Darwin’) is back as the young Jay Swan who, this time, must uncover a shadowy past and web of secrets that threaten to destroy not just his town, but his life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Following its run on the BBC, \u2018Mystery Road: Origin Season 2′ is set to arrive on DVD and digital on 16th February, courtesy of Acorn Media International.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Season two continues to explore the rich and riveting early life of Jay Swan one of \u2018Australia\u2019s all-time greatest screen sleuths\u2019 (The Guardian), played by the award-winning Mark Coles Smith. He is joined by a stellar cast including Tuuli Narkle (\u2018Territory’, \u2018All My Friends Are Racist’), Clarence Ryan (\u2018Territory’, \u2018Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’), Robyn Malcolm (\u2018After The Party’, \u2018The Survivors’), Geoff Morrell (\u2018The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings of Power’, \u2018Ice Road: Vengeance’) and Nicholas Bell (\u2018Elvis’, \u2018Bay of Fires’).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Six months on from the previous series, the young detective is attempting to forge a new life with partner Mary (Narkle) in the fading town of Loch Iris, caring for Mary\u2019s niece, Anya, and awaiting the birth of their first child. It doesn\u2019t take long however, for the majesty of the tall trees in the brooding surrounding forests and the deep lake that shimmers at the edge of town to take on gothic dimensions\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Jay begins to investigate the disappearance of a young girl and the drowning of a former nun, Loch Iris closes rank around him. As the pieces of the crime start to come together, the detective starts to realise the entire community has been hiding a shadowy past that haunts the town. As the long buried past ripples through to the present and the secret is unearthed, it threatens to tear Jay and Mary apart forever.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With a stunning new location, \u2018Mystery Road Origin: Season 2′ opens up an immersive visual feast for the eyes set amongst the trees, dams and waterways of Western Australia.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a captivating combination of rich characters, intricate backstories, powerful themes and scenic Australian landscapes, unearth the secrets of \u2018Mystery Road: Origin Season 2′, the journey is only just beginning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Please note this competition is only open to UK residents and YOU MUST confirm your email address to be eligible to win. The full terms and conditions are available at the bottom of the entry widget.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n To celebrate the release, we’ve got 1 copy on DVD to give away. Enter below for a chance to win\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source entertainment-focus.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Take a trip back to the Australian Outback as \u2018Mystery Road: Origin’ \u2013 the prequel to the critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning crime series \u2018Mystery Road’ \u2013 returns for its gripping second outing. Mark Coles Smith (\u2018Apple Cider Vinegar’, \u2018Picnic at Hanging Rock’, \u2018Last Cab to Darwin’) is back as the young Jay Swan who, this time, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2284426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[442643],"class_list":["post-2284425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-mystery-road-origin"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Win-Mystery-Road-Origin-Season-2-on-DVD.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2284425"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2284427,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284425\/revisions\/2284427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2284426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2284425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2284425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2284425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}