Picnic at Hanging Rock

2018
4.0
1 review
TV-UNRATED
Rating
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Picnic at Hanging Rock: Season 1 episodes (7)

1 Episode 1
6/18/18
Season-only
In the final decade of the 19th century, mysterious widow Hester Appleyard arrives in Australia, haunted by a secret past. Here, in the new world, she establishes a successful school for young ladies. But six years later, on Valentine’s Day, 1900, the enigmatic headmistress allows her pupils to picnic at Hanging Rock. And there, in the strange brooding landscape, something unthinkable happens.
2 Episode 2
6/25/18
Season-only
Hester’s three star pupils and a governess have disappeared. Led by a dogged sergeant, local men search for the missing. Has something supernatural befallen them? Or has a human outrage occurred? An aristocratic young Englishman, Michael Fitzhubert, was the last person to see the girls, and when the search is abandoned, he is compelled to return to the Rock, where he makes a shocking discovery.
3 Episode 3
7/2/18
Season-only
The missing Rothschild heiress, Irma Leopold, has been found, remarkably unharmed, but claiming to remember nothing. Meanwhile, rumors spread, and the sergeant turns his attention to the college. What secrets lie hidden behind the locked gates? His investigation intensifies Hester’s paranoia, and she grows certain that the young orphan, Sara, knows something about the disappearance.
4 Episode 4
7/9/18
Season-only
Hester struggles to contain mounting hysteria as aftershocks from the disappearance continue to disrupt the old order. A mysterious visitor summons memories of Hester’s dark past, while Sara seeks escape from the college. Meanwhile, the story delves into the lives of the missing girls in the months leading up to the picnic, and the dark stain of the unsolved mystery continues to spread.
5 Episode 5
7/16/18
Season-only
The French governess, Mademoiselle, is growing increasingly suspicious of Mrs. Appleyard’s erratic behavior and fears the worst when she is told that Sara was unexpectedly collected by her guardian, unseen by any other staff. As Mademoiselle searches for answers, the sergeant travels to Melbourne to seek a last interview with Irma, and a secret vow made by the missing girls is revealed.
6 Episode 6
7/23/18
Season-only
Hester has grown increasingly certain that her vengeful husband is behind the disappearances and is coming after her. As she prepares to flee, the arrival of Sara’s guardian provides conclusive proof of Mrs. Appleyard’s lies. As Hester travels to the Hanging Rock, the truth of her haunted past and the secret lives of the missing college girls are exposed.
101 Sneak Peek Trailer
6/10/18
Season-only
Watch the sneak peel trailer for Picnic at Hanging Rock.

About this show

Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games) stars in this gripping reimagining of the iconic Australian novel that explores the mysterious disappearances of three schoolgirls and their governess in 1900. The event has a far-reaching impact on the students and staff of Appleyard College and its enigmatic headmistress, as theories soon abound, paranoia sets in, and long-held secrets surface.

Ratings and reviews

4.0
1 review
A Google user
August 1, 2018
Very good.