iThe first of the Ivan and Nell books is being adapted for TV. The six-part series is currently in production and will screen on the ABC in Australia and the BBC in the UK during 2026. Other outlets are to be announced shortly.
Michael Dorman (Territory, For All Mankind) plays Ivan, while Liv Hewson (Yellowjackets, He had It Coming) takes on Nell. I was able to visit the set on location in South Australia recently, and their performances are truly outstanding.
TV Tonight reports: The cast also features Sarah Peirse (The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer, Under the Vines), Thomas M. Wright (Wolfram, The Stranger), Mark Mitchinson (Mystery Road, Uproar), Eamon Farren (Twin Peaks, The Witcher), Kelton Pell (Run, Reckless), Steve Le Marquand (Mystery Road: Origin, The Twelve), Arnijka Larcombe-Weate (Boy Swallows Universe, True Colors) Dean O’Gorman (After the Party, The Hobbit), Ling Cooper Tang (Nautilus, Top of the Lake: China Girl), Elena Carapetis (RFDS, The Hunting), Roman Mellis (Dead Sunrise), Nathan Jones (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Spiderhead), Zane Blumeris (Scrublands, The Dispatcher) , Bessie Holland (The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer, Fisk), Kris McQuade (The Twelve, Deadloch), Glenda Linscott (Kangaroo Island, The Heights) and introducing Evie Greay.
The production company behind Scrublands and Scrublands: Silver, Easy Tiger, is also making Treasure & Dirt.
Easy Tiger’s Ian Collie and Rob Gibson, Executive Producers said: “Treasure & Dirt
is a gripping, must-watch thriller and continues our partnership with
Chris Hammer, arguably one of Australia’s best crime writers.”
“We are delighted to be working with the ABC on this production and thrilled to be filming again in South Australia, with the support of the South Australian Film Corporation as well as our international partners Sphere Abacus, and the BBC.”
The book is adapted for the screen by fellow Executive Producer Matt Cameron, and the incredible Treasure & Dirt team is led by director Madeleine Gottlieband producer Rebecca Summerton.
“We can’t wait for audiences here and around the globe to meet Detectives Ivan Lucic and Nell
Buchanan and the colorful characters of Nulla, as well as showcasing the amazing locations of South
Australia, including the arid deserts and the underground tunnels of the unique Coober Pedy.”