Jana McKinnon (who plays Zoe Jacobs) and the Glass House mountains in the new season two of Black Snow. Photos: Stan
The Glass House Mountains will serve as the backdrop to the second season of Black Snow after filming wrapped up on the Sunshine Coast.
The second six-part season of the Stan detective drama premieres on New Year’s Day and stars Travis Fimmel (Boy Swallows Universe, Vikings) as Detective James Cormack.
Cormack is investigating the disappearance of a young woman from her 21st birthday party in 2003 and searching for his younger brother, who vanished when they were children.
Other cast members include Kat Stewart (Offspring), Jana McKinnon (Bad Behaviour), Megan Smart (Class of ‘07), Alana Mansour (Erotic Stories), Dan Spielman (Bad Behaviour, The Newsreader) and Victoria Haralabidou (The Tourist).
Travis Fimmel.
Producer Rosemary Blights said filming in the Glass House Mountains was an incredible experience.
“Once we discovered the Glass House Mountains we knew we had discovered the heart of the story of Black Snow 2,” Blight said.
“The mountains’ provided a powerful and cinematic backdrop for season two. It was an incredible experience to film there.”
More than 90 cast and crew members produced the second season with 11 properties across the Glass House Mountains, Maleny and Caloundra used in filming.
Locations included private properties on the Mt Beerwah, Johnston, Roys, Marshs and Coonowrin roads as well as at the Wild Horse Mountain Scenic Lookout and Glass House Mountains Cultural Heritage Centre.
REGIONAL REACTION
Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli emphasised the importance of the screen industry to the region.
“The continued growth of a vibrant screen industry brings significant benefits to tourism, arts and culture,” Mayor Natoli said.
“Our diverse film locations and local talent make the Sunshine Coast an ideal location for screen production and we are proud to be a film-friendly Council, working closely with Screen Queensland to facilitate filming in our region.”
Sunshine Coast Screen Collective president David Edgar emphasised the region’s unique appeal.
“The Sunshine Coast has all the ingredients to capture a larger share of Queensland’s screen industry market,” Mr Edgar said.
“This includes hundreds of skilled screen professionals, a diverse range of film locations and emerging infrastructure including Australia’s fastest East Coast data and telecommunications link to Asia and the second fastest to the United States.”
Visit Sunshine Coast CEO Matt Stoeckel says the region is an ideal location for film production.
“Black Snow 2 showcases that the Sunshine Coast’s natural beauty goes beyond our pristine beaches and highlights to a global audience our region’s promising potential as an ideal screen destination,” Stoeckel says.
The second season will premiere on January 1, 2025.
The first season, set in North Queensland, received a Logie nomination for most outstanding drama series and earned Fimmel two AACTA Award nominations.
Watch the trailer here: Black Snow Season 2
