Dark Dunedin

When a young woman’s body is discovered in the Dunedin Town Belt, Louise Hepburn is haunted by both the case and her past. From Ōtepoti, the Edinburgh of the south, Prospect Park Productions NZ presents the multi-award-winning thriller, Dark Dunedin.

All episodes written and directed by Emily Duncan
Producer: H-J Kilkelly
Technician: Dominic Angelo-Laloli
Music: Mārama Grant and Eliza Pickard
Artwork: Jess Newton

Dark Dunedin was produced with support from Otago Access Radio, Creative NZ, Creative Communities (Dunedin), the Dunedin Fringe Festival 2018, New Athenaeum Theatre, Olveston Historic Home, Archive Birds NZ, and Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature.

Season One: Heaven Looks On
When a young woman’s body is discovered in the Dunedin Town Belt, Louise Hepburn is haunted by both the case and her past.

Season Two: Playing with Purgatory
(April 2021)
In the second season of Dark Dunedin, Louise Hepburn must find new ways to navigate the town where everyone knows her family business.

Season Three: Breathing Hell
(May 2021)
In the final season of Dark Dunedin, Louise Hepburn must fight for her life like never before.

She wakes up in hospital, lucky to be alive but unsure who she can trust, until new hope and a ticket to escape arrives in the form of someone returning from her past. That is, until, Louise’s escape plan takes a deep dive and nothing short of a miracle will save her.