Dustfall acquired for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, as Anna Torv leads new crime drama

The BBC has announced the acquisition of Dustfall. Currently in production on the Gold Coast of Australia, the new series is based on the novel The Unbelieved by Vikki Petraitis.

The novel has been adapted for television by Dianne Taylor (After the Party), Stuart Page (Total Control), Belinda Chayko (The Survivors) and Beatrix Christian (Black Snow). Dustfall is directed by Emma Freeman (The Family Next Door, The Newsreader) who also executive produces on the series alongside Anna Torv (The Newsreader, Territory, Fringe), Deb Balderstone, Xavier Marchand and Daisy Gilbert.

What is Dustfall about

The press release linked above describes the show:

…as a propulsive, atmospheric Tropic Noir that follows a detective whose deep sense of justice is challenged by a world where victims are doubted, predators hide in plain sight, and the legal system too often falls short.

When seasoned detective Tig (Torv), returning to her hometown of North Gap after years in the city, uncovers a string of drink spiking assaults, the case is turned on its head when one of the main suspects is murdered.

Who else in the cast alongside Torv

The cast also includes Juliet Stevenson (Truly, Madly, Deeply), Peter Fenton (Love is a Four Letter Word), Bert Labonte (Colin From Accounts), Lila McGuire (Goolagong), Harry Gilchrist, Ling Cooper Tang (Troppo), Gemma Chua-Tran (Heartbreak High), Alice Ansara (Black Snow), Zoe Phillips (Eden), Kate Box (Deadloch), Martin Sacks (The Survivors), Theo Haitana (Heart of the Man), Conrad Coleby (All Saints), Ben Knight (Bay of Fires), Kirsty O’Connor (A Little Resistance), Jay Ryan (Territory), Ed Wightman (Last Days of the Space Age), and Luke J Morgan (NCIS:Sydney).

With filming currently happening, we may well this in 2026. We’ll keep you posted.