Playing Gracie Darling

Playing Gracie Darling is an upcoming Australian television drama for Paramount+.^[1] Produced by Curio Pictures, the series follows the events of Gracie Darling and her friends who haven't seen Gracie since a séance went wrong 27 years ago. Joni, her friend feels like she failed her and when she receives a mysterious call saying another Darling sibling has disappeared, Joni's haunted by the events of the past catching up to the present. On 15 July 2025, Paramount+ announced that the series will go to air on 14 August 2025.^[2]

Playing Gracie Darling
Genre	Drama
Created by	Miranda Nation
Written by	Miranda Nation
Starring	Morgana O'Reilly Harriet Walter Rudi Dharmalingam Celia Pacquola Annie Maynard Anne Tenney Chloe Brink
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Jo Porter Rachel Gardner
Production companies	Curio Pictures Sony Pictures Television
Original release
Network	Paramount+

Plot

When Joni was 14 her friend Gracie Darling disappeared after séance went wrong, she harbors guilt and hasn't been the same since. Joni, now a child psychologist, is still haunted by her past and when she gets a call from a local cop that another Darling has gone missing after a séance all the guilt of the past comes to the present.^[3]

Cast

• Morgana O'Reilly as Joni Gray
• Harriet Walter as Pattie^[4]
• Rudi Dharmalingam as Jay
• Celia Pacquola as Ruth
• Annie Maynard as Anita
• Dan Spielman as Peter
• Anne Tenney as Moira
• Chloe Brink as Mina

Production

On 16 September 2024, the series was announced at the Paramount+/Network 10 upfronts.^[5]

The 6 part series is produced by Curio Pictures with Jo Porter, Rachel Gardner serving as producers with Anya Beyersdorf writing additional content.^[6] All six episodes were directed by Jonathan Brough.

On 15 January 2025, the series had entered production receiving funding from Screen Australia and Screen NSW, with filming taking place in New South Wales' Hawkesbury River region.^[3][7]