The Killings at Parrish Station: Season 1
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Write a JSON object for "The Killings at Parrish Station" Season 1. Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 bullet points). Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown/asterisks/headings/bullets in the prose (except the primer array which is a JSON array). Output valid JSON only. Content: overview: Factual
Season overview
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a JSON object for "The Killings at Parrish Station" Season 1.
Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 bullet points).
Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown/asterisks/headings/bullets in the prose (except the primer array which is a JSON array). Output valid JSON only.
Content:
overview: Factual 160-220 word summary.
primer: 4 concise bullet points (essential lore/character positions/stakes).
Title: The Killings at Parrish Station.
Year: 2026.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Horror.
Creator: Ben Jenkins.
Main Character: Detective Georgia Cooke.
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Heather Mitchell, Xavier Samuel, Robert Taylor, Alan Dale, Doris Younane.
Plot (1987): Detective Georgia Cooke investigates the massacre of four scientists who were brutally murdered in inexplicable ways. There is one lone survivor who is the obvious suspect. The case involves mania, ritual, and the occult.
Plot (37 years later): New killings force Georgia to revisit the Parrish Station case.
Setting: Remote research station.
Themes: Cosmic mystery, horror, occult elements.
Goal: 160-220 words.
Drafting:
The Killings at Parrish Station is a crime drama and mystery series set against a backdrop of cosmic horror. The narrative begins in 1987 when Detective Georgia Cooke is called to investigate a gruesome massacre at a remote research station. Four scientists have been brutally murdered in inexplicable ways, leaving behind a lone survivor who becomes the primary suspect. As Detective Cooke delves into the investigation, she uncovers a complex case entangled in elements of mania, ritual, and the occult. Her obsessive quest for the truth involves probing these inexplicable circumstances, even as the investigation risks everything. The story spans decades, as the mystery is described as a decades-long enigma. Thirty-seven years after the initial events, new killings occur, which force Detective Cooke to revisit the Parrish Station case. This resurgence of violence connects the original massacre to the present day, intertwining a cosmic mystery with a deep-seated investigation into the unexplained. The series, created by Ben Jenkins, explores the intersection of crime and horror through the lens of this enduring and inexplicable mystery that continues to haunt the characters long after the initial tragedy at the station.
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Episode Guide
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Muzjiks
Jun 24, 2026 · 46 min
A brutal massacre at a desert research facility in the middle of Australia awakens horrors across two timelines -1987 and 2024 - dragging Detective Georgia Cooke into a decades-lon
The Signal and the Noise
Jun 24, 2026 · 49 min
In 1987, Georgia Cooke’s investigation into a mysterious book and a missing scientist pulls her deeper into a dark mystery. In the present, Georgia resists opening up this pandora’
Moorland
Jun 24, 2026 · 49 min
In 1987, Georgia spirals deeper into her obsession with the mysterious Bone Gospel, which she learns is a real book, while in the present day, the investigation into a series of co
It’s Your Kidnapping
Jun 24, 2026 · 49 min
In 1987, Georgia uncovers an old case with eerie similarities to the Parrish Station killings. In 2024, Michael presents Georgia with disturbing evidence linking all the murder mys
SOS
Jun 24, 2026 · 49 min
As the scientists descend into madness and a ritual linked to the signal unfolds in 1987, Georgia and Michael race to find Millie and uncover the truth in 2024 - only to realise th
Not Here For a Haircut
Jun 24, 2026 · 47 min
In 2024, Georgia Cooke and Michael Thorne race to Parrish Station to prevent Callum Parrish fromaccessing the celestial signal and performing his deadly ritual once again…and to sa