Dustfall is an upcoming Australian six-episode drama miniseries for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, releasing on 11 October 2026 on ABC Television. Starring Anna Torv and Juliet Stevenson, the series is based on the 2022 crime thriller novel The Unbelieved by Vikki Petraitis.
Plot Detective Tig Pollard returns to her hometown of North Gap, after spending years in the city, to investigate a sexual assault case where an 18-year-old is found naked in a cane field with no memory of how she got there. A ring of drink spiking and assaults is uncovered and a main suspect turns up dead, prompting Pollard to dive deeper into the case and the stories of the lives of those affected. In a quest to uncover the truth, a face from Pollard's past resurfaces, forcing her to confront secrets from times gone by.
Cast The cast was announced on 20 November 2025 the same day as the series was announced at the ABC Upfronts. Anna Torv as Tig Pollard Juliet Stevenson Lila McGuire Peter Fenton Bert La Bonté as Remi Jolicoeur Ling Cooper Tang Kate Box Martin Sacks Conrad Coleby as Ross Kelly Jay Ryan Harry Gilchrist Gemma Chua-Tran Alice Ansara Zoe Phillips Theo Haitana Ben Knight Kirsty O'Connor Ed Wightman Luke J Morgan
Production Dustfall is based on the 2022 crime thriller novel The Unbelieved by Vikki Petraitis.
On 20 November 2025, the series was first announced at ABC Television's 2026 Upfronts event with the 2026 drama slate, which also included the series Treasure & Dirt for the network. On the same day, the BBC announced that they had acquired the rights to air the show in the UK.
The six-part miniseries is produced by Soapbox Pictures and Moonstone, with director Emma Freeman and producer Deborah Balderstone at the helm. The production secured funding through Screen Australia and Screen Queensland, with production taking place on the Gold Coast, in Queensland.
Release Dustfall will air on ABC TV from 11 October 2026, with all episodes available on ABC iview on the same date.
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