A Remarkable Place to Die is a New Zealand-Australian crime drama series created by Philly de Lacey and written by Lacey and John Banas. It follows Detective Anais Mallory (Chelsie Preston Crayford) on the homicide beat in Queenstown and as she seeks answers about the recent deaths of her father and sister.
It was first broadcast in 2024 on TVNZ 1 in New Zealand and on the Nine Network in Australia. On 20 April 2025, the series was renewed for a second series. In November 2025, it was revealed that the second season will be expanded, with a 6-episode run.Clarke, Stewart (27 November 2025). ‘A Remarkable Place To Die’ Greenlit For Expanded Season 2 As New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon Makes A Set Visit Deadline. Retrieved on 8 March 2026.
The series debuted in 2025 on ZDF with the title Queenstown Murders: Zum Sterben schön, where it was dubbed in German.
The first series was shown in the UK on U&Drama in 2025, as eight 1-hour episodes (including commercial breaks) and repeated in that format in September 2026.
Plot summary Anais Mallory leaves behind her high-flying career as a homicide detective in Sydney to return to her hometown of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand, where she is reunited with her grief-stricken mother, Veronica, following the mysterious road accident death of Anais' sister, Lynne. As Anais works on new cases with Detective Delaney as a local detective, she also investigates matters surrounding the recent deaths of her father and sister, which she suspects may involve her former fiancé, Luke, now married to her former best friend, Maja.New Zealand Detective Series ‘A Remarkable Place to Die’ Launched by Banijay Variety. 28 February 2024
Cast Chelsie Preston Crayford as Anais Mallory, a detective who returns to her hometown of QueenstownExclusive: Chelsie Preston Crayford on taking centre stage in new thriller A Remarkable Place to Die nine.com.au. 20 November 2024 Matt Whelan as Simon Delaney, Anais's detective colleagueA Remarkable Place to Die star Matt Whelan on returning home after playing American playboy Hugh Hefner nine.com.au. 1 December 2024 Rebecca Gibney as Veronica Mallory, Anais's mother Charles Jazz Terrier as Luke Staunton, former fiancé of Anais, Maja's husband Indiana Evans as Maja Staunton, an Australian, and Anais's former best friend and Luke's wifeHome and Away star Indiana Evans on her role in the gripping new TV thriller A Remarkable Place to Die nine.com.au. 2 December 2024 Alex Tarrant as Dr. Ihaka Cooper, a pathologistAlex Tarrant heads home for new local series A Remarkable Place To Die Stuff. 29 October 2024 Tara Canton as Lynne Mallory, sister of Anais Recurring Michala Banas as Kylie Shorrock, a pyrotechnicianExclusive: Michala Banas reveals mischief her and Rebecca Gibney got up to on the set of A Remarkable Place To Die nine.com.au. 20 November 2024 Utsa Chatterjee as Dr Anjali Bali, a pathologist who is Ihaka's colleaguehttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm16216309/?ref_=mv_close
Guest cast Nathalie Boltt as Marijke Van Heusen, a wealthy expat from South Africa Mike Edward as Stus Van Heusen, Marijke's wealthy husband, also from South Africa
Episodes Season 1
Season 2
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