The first trailer for The Narrow Road to the Deep North, an adaptation of Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel, has been released ahead of its April 18 launch on Prime Video in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. The five-part miniseries follows the life of Dorrigo Evans, played by Jacob Elordi as a young man and Ciarán Hinds in his later years, as he endures a harrowing wartime experience while haunted by a past love affair.
The series explores Evans’ experiences, from his romance with Amy Mulvaney (Odessa Young) to his time as a prisoner of war forced to build the Burma railway during World War II, and his later years as a respected surgeon and reluctant war hero. Shot in New South Wales, the production captures the brutality of war and the lingering impact of memory.
Directed by Justin Kurzel and adapted by Shaun Grant, the series stars Olivia DeJonge, Heather Mitchell, Show Kasamatsu, Thomas Weatherall, and Simon Baker. It premiered two episodes at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year, where it was well received by critics. In a review, The Hollywood Reporter’s David Rooney compared it to Gallipoli and Breaker Morant, calling it a “nuanced and compassionate study of Australians at war.”
Produced by Curio Pictures, The Narrow Road to the Deep North is distributed internationally by Sony Pictures Television. The BBC holds distribution rights in the U.K., Sky has acquired it in Germany, and NBCUniversal has secured rights for Latin America. A U.S. distributor has yet to be announced.
Funding for the project was provided by Screen Australia, with additional support from the NSW Government through Screen NSW’s Made in NSW and PDV Funds. All five episodes will be available for streaming on Prime Video starting April 18.
