Sphere Abacus (SA) has secured worldwide distribution rights to award-winning Australian producer Easy Tiger’s thriller series Treasure & Dirt, produced for the ABC in association with the BBC and the South Australian Film Corporation.

Based on the novel by Chris Hammer, bestselling author of Scrublands, Treasure & Dirt stars Michael Dorman (Territory), Liv Hewson (Yellowjackets), Sarah Peirse (The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer) and Thomas M. Wright (Wolfram).

The 6 x one hour series is produced by Rebecca Summerton (The Hunting, Aftertaste) and directed by Madeleine Gottlieb (The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer). Executive Producers are award-winning Ian Collie and Rob Gibson (Colin from Accounts, Scrublands) and Matt Cameron (The Clearing, Prosper).

Jonathan Ford, Managing Director, SA comments “We are delighted to acquire this gripping thriller from the producers of Scrublands and Scrublands Silver, both high-end series which have proven incredibly popular around the world.  We’re sure this new series, which boasts an impeccable cast along with a dark and mysterious narrative, will be another international hit.”

In a dying opal town in the middle of the desert, law and order are little more than myths. Thieves raid the mines, zealots preach salvation to the lost, and billionaire magnates play god.

When a miner is found beheaded and left to decompose in the depths of his own small claim, big-city homicide detective Ivan Lucic (Dorman) is sent to investigate.  Assigned to him is rural detective Nell Buchanan (Hewson), who knows how this place really works – and how it warps people.

Together, they’re drawn into a labyrinth of secrets, greed, and old sins that won’t stay buried. As the case twists into something darker and more surreal, Ivan and Nell can’t tell whether it’s the town that’s unravelling or themselves.