A powerful and haunting story from Oscar winning writer/director Jane Campion starring Elisabeth Moss, David Wenham, Peter Mullan and Holly Hunter. 12 years old and 5 months pregnant, Tui Mitcham walks into a freezing lake ... then disappears. Robin Griffin is a gutsy but inexperienced detective called in to investigate. As Robin becomes more and more obsessed with the search for Tui, she slowly begins to realize that finding Tui is tantamount to finding herself - a self she has kept well hidden. Set against one of the most amazing and untouched landscapes left on the planet, Top of the Lake is a powerful story about our search for happiness where the dream of paradise attracts it dark twin, the fall.
Episode 1: A twelve-year-old girl in a remote region of New Zealand is discovered to be pregnant. Detective Robin Griffin, recently returned to the area to care for her mother, takes on the case, but her investigation sends shockwaves through the town.
Top Of The Lake Season 1, Episode 1
Air date: Mar 18, 2013 | Network: Sundance (US)
Genre: Drama