There’s been a whole lotta ~mystery~ surrounding upcoming Stan Original Series Bloom, aside from the fact that it’s set in Victoria, features a host of epic Aussie talent and is about recapturing your youth, and the streaming giant has just given us our first look at the show.
The cast of the 6-part mystery drama includes two-time Oscar-nominee Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook, Animal Kingdom) Bryan Brown (The Light Between Oceans, Red Dog True Blue, Gods of Egypt), Aussie darling Phoebe Tonkin (The Originals, The Vampire Diaries), yr boi Ryan Corr (Holding the Man, Hacksaw Ridge), old mate Daniel Henshall (The Babadook) and last, but defo not least, Sam Reid (’71, Prime Suspect 1973, The Railway Man).
One year after a terrible flood claims the lives of five locals, a strange new plant grows with the power to restore youth. The characters are then faced with the v. loaded question: if you could go back, would you?
Now behold, the first blessed images of the series, coming to Stan this summer.
Jacki Weaver as Gwendolyn “Gwen” Reed
Jacki Weaver as Gwendolyn “Gwen” Reed and Bryan Brown as Ray Reed
Phoebe Tonkin as Young Gwen
Ryan Corr as Sam
Phoebe Tonkin as Young Gwen and Sam Reid as Young Max
Bryan Brown as Ray Reed and Phoebe Tonkin as Young Gwen
Phoebe Tonkin as Young Gwen and Ryan Corr as Sam
Bryan Brown as Ray Reed and Phoebe Tonkin as Young Gwen
Sam Reid as Young Max and Phoebe Tonkin as Young Gwen
Bryan Brown as Ray Reed and Phoebe Tonkin as Young Gwen
Bryan Brown as Ray Reed
Phoebe Tonkin as Young Gwen
Thomas Fisher as Isaac Langlan and Ryan Corr as Sam