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How to watch Scrublands: Silver in Australia

Tidelands was taken.

You may have thought that journo Martin Scarsden’s life might have calmed down a bit after solving the church shooting at the heart of 2023’s outback mystery, Scrublands. But no such luck—well, for him. It’s lucky for us, as it means we’re getting a new season.

How to watch Scrublands: Silver in Australia

Scrublands: Silver is streaming in Australia exclusively on Stan from April 17, 2025, with all four episodes dropping at once.

What is Scrublands: Silver about?

Having decamped back to his coastal hometown of Port Silver (hence the title) with his new partner, Mandy (well, it’s an ill wind…), our man Martin Scarsden is looking forward to a quiet life. No such luck, though. His best mate, Jasper, has been horribly murdered, and Mandy is Suspect Number One.

What’s a dogged reporter to do but dig into the mystery himself, in the process confronting demons and secrets from his own past that he’d much rather not. But hey, when you’re the protagonist of a crime series, that kinda goes with the the territory.

This one is adapted from Chris Hammer’s novel Silver, which makes sense as that was the sequel to his novel Scrublands. Ben Young (Hounds of Love) is on directing duties.

The cast of Scrublands: Silver

Luke Arnold is Martin Scarsden; Bella Heathcote is Mandy Bond; Hamish Michael is Jasper, presumably briefly; and Debra Lawrance, Luke Caroll, David Roberts, Luke Pegler, Joel Jackson, Caroline Brazier, Damian de Montemas, Megan Hollier, and Caroline Brazier appear in supporting roles. One of them, we expect, being the actual killer, unless this one goes to some surprisingly dark places.

Scrublands: Silver trailer

Why we’re excited about Scrublands: Silver

We’re always up for a small town murder mystery or an outback noir, and this is both. Of the recent flood of Aussie crime dramas, Scrublands has proved to be one of the best of the bunch, so hopefully it can maintain the quality for a second at bat.