Yesterday Stan unleashed a brand new season of its thriller original Black Snow.
For those who slept on season one, in Black Snow we are introduced to cold case detective James Cormack (Travis Fimmel), who solved the murder of Isobel Baker. Meanwhile in his personal life, Tommy (Nicholas Hope) was incarcerated for killing Cormack’s mother and claimed his brother Ritchie visited him.
When season 2 opens, Tommy has served his time and Cormack is suspended after losing his temper on a case. The good news is that he can be reinstated when he sees clinical psychologist Doctor Nina Hirsch (Ella Scott Lynch), who takes a firm approach with him.
The timing is perfect as Cormack is quickly brought to Moorevale where Zoe Jacob’s (Jana McKinnon) backpack has been found in an abandoned community radio station, where she used to work alongside Constable Samara Kahlil (Megan Smart).
Zoe, who had just turned 21, had left behind a note telling her parents that she needed time to “follow her own path.” And then she was never seen again. Her father, Leo (Dan Spielman), came to believe that Zoe never left Moorevale and was murdered. Her mother, Nadja (Victoria Haralabidou), does believe that she did run away and that one day they would find her.
Through a series of flashbacks, we get to meet Zoe hanging out with a young Sam (Alana Mansour), her former best friend now investigating her disappearance, and fellow radio DJ Cody (Nicholas Bakopoulos-Cooke). All seems to be relatively easy and care free, but events take a dark turn and the mysteries of the town start to unravel.
Lucas Taylor and the team have developed a whodunit with twists galore, and the after-effects that continue to reverberate 20 years later. Fimmel and McKinnon shine in the cast, including Kat Stewart in a very different role than usual.
Black Snow continues to deliver the summer thriller you won’t solve until the final episode.
4 Stars
The first two episodes are now streaming on Stan, with a new episode dropping Wednesdays until January 29.
