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Back in 1975, director Peter Weir adapted Joan Lindsay’s Picnic at Hanging Rock into a feature film, telling a deeply compelling story centered on the mystery surrounding the disappearance of a group of young female friends. During a literal picnic at Hanging Rock on Valentine’s Day, a group of girls goes missing, and it’s up to you to figure out what truly happened.

This year, Amazon brings a brand new version of Picnic at Hanging Rock to their Prime Streaming service, in the form of a six episode mini-series debuting on May 25.

Amazon’s Picnic at Hanging Rock is being billed as…

“A gripping reimagining of the Australian novel that plunges into the mysterious disappearance of three schoolgirls and their governess.

Starring Natalie Dormer as the enigmatic headmistress of Appleyard College, the six episode limited series follows the subsequent investigation and the event’s far-reaching impact on the students and staff of the college.”

Starring alongside Dormer as the three students who mysteriously vanish include Samara Weaving as Irma Leopold, a Rothschild heiress; Madeleine Madden as Marion Quade, daughter of a high court Justice; and Lily Sullivan as Miranda Reid, the rebellious tomboy who grew up with four brothers on a cattle station. These girls have a strong bond and together resist the edicts of society. Other cast members include Lola Bessis, Yael Stone, Anna McGahan, Sibylla Budd, Ruby Rees and Inez Curro.

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Thandiwe Newton Joins the Cast of “Wednesday” Season 2

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Pictured: Thandiwe Newton in 'God's Country' (2022)

Last week we learned that Steve Buscemi had joined the cast of “Wednesday” Season 2 at Netflix, and Variety lets us know that Thandiwe Newton (“Westworld”) has also signed on.

Jenna Ortega is back as Wednesday Addams in the upcoming second season of Netflix’s “Wednesday,” with Steve Buscemi playing the new principal of Nevermore Academy.

Jenna Ortega stars in the hit series as Wednesday Addams, with Luis Guzmán playing Gomez and Catherine Zeta-Jones playing Morticia in Tim Burton’s Netflix series. Christina Ricci also appears in the show, playing a brand new role, with Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester.

“Wednesday” is described as “a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy.” The series follows…

“Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships.”

Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (“Smallville”) are the writers and showrunners, with Tim Burton executive producing and directing several episodes of the show’s debut season.

We don’t know much about “Wednesday” Season 2 at the moment but Jenna Ortega has promised that the new season will be “bolder” and darker than the first season of the series.

“We’ve decided we want to lean into the horror more,” Ortega said last year.

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