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Playing Gracie Darling

Playing Gracie Darling

Some games never end.

20255.91 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

When Joni was 14, her best friend Gracie Darling disappeared during a séance. Some 27 years on, the local kids in a small town get their kicks with a game of 'Playing Gracie Darling' – but the seemingly innocent game turns sinister when another girl disappears. Joni, by then a child psychologist, returns to the town and partners with a police sergeant Jay to uncover the truth, while Gracie's sister Ruth faces a mother's worst nightmare when her own daughter vanishes under hauntingly similar circumstances.

Created by Jo Porter
Written by Anya Beyersdorf, Miranda Nation
NetworksParamount+

Top Cast

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Kristina Bogic

Gracie Darling

Morgana O'Reilly

Morgana O'Reilly

Joni Grey

Rudi Dharmalingam

Rudi Dharmalingam

Jay Rajeswaran

Chloe Brink

Chloe Brink

Mina Grey

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Saiesha Sundaralingam

Raffy Rajeswaran

Ariel Donoghue

Ariel Donoghue

Frankie Darling

Celia Pacquola

Celia Pacquola

Ruth Darling

Annie Maynard

Annie Maynard

Anita Rajeswaran-Evans

Dominic Ona-Ariki

Dominic Ona-Ariki

Zac Teporoa

Eloise Rothfield

Eloise Rothfield

Young Joni

Themes & Keywords

miniseriesmysterious disappearancesupernatural thriller

About Playing Gracie Darling

Playing Gracie Darling is a drama, mystery series that first aired in 2025 exploring themes of miniseries, mysterious disappearance, supernatural thriller. Created by Jo Porter, it stars Kristina Bogic, Morgana O'Reilly, Rudi Dharmalingam. When Joni was 14, her best friend Gracie Darling disappeared during a séance. Some 27 years on, the local kids in a small town get their kicks with a game of 'Playing Gracie Darling' – but the seemingly innocent game turns sinister when another girl disappears. Joni, by then a child psychologist, returns to the town and partners with a police sergeant Jay to uncover the truth, while Gracie's sister Ruth faces a mother's worst nightmare when her own daughter vanishes under hauntingly similar circumstances.

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