Top of the Lake

Top of the Lake
GenreDrama
Created by
Written by
  • Jane Campion
  • Gerard Lee
Directed by
Starring
Theme music composer
ComposerMark Bradshaw
Country of origin
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
  • New Zealand[2]
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes
  • 13 (Sundance)
  • 12 (BBC)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production locations
Cinematography
Editors
  • Alexandre de Franceschi
  • Scott Gray
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time
  • 45 minutes (Sundance)
  • 60 minutes (BBC)
Production companySee-Saw Films
Original release
Network
Release18 March 2013 (2013-03-18) –
31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
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Top of the Lake is a mystery drama television series created and written by Jane Campion and Gerard Lee, and directed by Campion and Garth Davis. It was broadcast in 2013, and the sequel, entitled Top of the Lake: China Girl, in 2017.[3] It is Campion's first work for television since An Angel at My Table in 1990.

Series 1 follows Detective Robin Griffin (Elisabeth Moss) and deals with her investigation of the disappearance of a pregnant 12-year-old girl in New Zealand. Series 2, China Girl, is set in Sydney five years later, as Detective Griffin investigates the death of an unidentified Asian girl found at Bondi Beach.[4]

Top of the Lake was co-produced for BBC Two in the UK, BBC UKTV in Australia and New Zealand, and Sundance Channel in the United States.[5] It has been generally very well received.

  1. ^ "Big Victory For Composer Veljo Tormis". Vaba Eesti Sõna. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Top of the Lake (TV series) (2013)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Nicole Kidman to star in Top of the Lake season 2: China Girl". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. ^ Szalai, Georg (4 April 2017). "MIPTV: 'Top of the Lake' Producer on Why Season 2 "Will Be More Accessible"". The Hollywood Reporter. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Top of the Lake and Two Mothers selected for the Sundance Film Festival" (Press release). Screen Australia. 4 December 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2013.