GET ready to embark on an incredible journey with award-winning actor Mark Coles Smith (Mystery Road: Origin) as he explores one of Australia’s most remote and majestic landscapes during The Kimberley.
In the remote north-western corner of Australia lies a magnificent landscape that defies time. The Kimberley spans over 400,000sqkm – three times the size of England – and contains sprawling savannas, towering gorges, rivers, tropical coastlines and desert.
The region’s rugged terrain provides a last refuge for countless rare mammals, reptiles and birds, including the world’s smallest marsupial, and the largest and fiercest reptile.
Guided by Mark, a Nyikina man from the lower Martuwarra (Fitzroy River) area, this three-part series is an adventure
into a place like nowhere else on Earth.
Following the six distinct seasons on the Nyikina calendar – Lalin, Jirrbal, Willakarra, Koolawa, Barrakana and Willbooroo – we track the quest of the Traditional Owners and passionate ecologists working to protect the region’s incredible biodiversity. With daring camerawork and cutting-edge cinematography techniques, this landmark natural history series captures never-before-seen animal sequences as we share a year in the lives of the unique wildlife that calls The Kimberley home.
*Commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, The Kimberley is a Wild Pacific Media production for the ABC.
Major production investment from Screen Australia in association with the ABC, and financed with support from Screen NSW. The Kimberley is premiering on Tuesday, May 13 at 8pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
