Top of the Lake

Episode 1Paradise Sold

49 min

In a breathtaking but remote mountain town in South Island, New Zealand, a twelve year-old girl named Tui is discovered to be pregnant. Local police enlist help from Detective Robin Griffin, a child protection specialist who has recently returned to the area to care for her mother.

Episode 2Searchers Search

49 min

As Tui's disappearance remains unsolved, fear for her survival increases, while her father solicits help, Robin has a run-in with the girl's half-brother and a perverted local.

Episode 3The Edge of the Universe

49 min

Robin makes a breakthrough in her investigation, but Al warns that her own dark past is colouring her judgement.

Episode 4A Rainbow Above Us

49 min

A violent indiscretion sees Robin thrown off the case but she cannot let go. Her passionate affair with Johnno, Tui's half-brother, intensifies and complicates.

Episode 5The Dark Creator

49 min

Robin is back on the case, whilst Matt gathers troops to hunt his daughter down. Tui's friends trek deep into the mountains to celebrate her birthday, with tragic consequences.

Episode 6No Goodbyes Thanks

49 min

With fresh intelligence on where Tui’s hiding, Matt launches a full-scale search party. Before Robin can intervene, tragedy strikes.

Episode 7Top of the Lake

Tui is about to give birth. Matt reveals a secret that almost destroys Robin. The investigation reaches its shocking conclusion.