What We Know About ‘Treasure & Dirt’ Season 2 So Far
The six part crime thriller is based on the novel by best selling author Chris Hammer and stars Michael Dorman and Liv Hewson as the two lead detectives. The series takes viewers to the dust choked opal mining town of Nulla, where the shocking beheading of a local miner draws big city detective Ivan Lucic into a complex investigation, with Nell Buchanan assigned to help him navigate the town’s secrets.
Because the show has not even aired its first frame yet, there is understandably no confirmed word from ABC on a follow up season. A UK air date tracker lists the show’s renewal status simply as not known, while noting that a hypothetical next season would be labeled Season 2 if it happens. That is about as official as things get right now, meaning fans hoping for concrete news will have to wait and see how the debut season performs first.
The Chris Hammer Source Material Could Fuel More Seasons
One reason a follow up season feels plausible down the line is the source material itself. Treasure & Dirt is described as the next adaptation of Chris Hammer’s catalogue, and Hammer has built a career writing multiple crime novels, several of which could theoretically supply future storylines if the ABC wanted to keep mining his bibliography.
Matt Cameron created the series for television and wrote five of the six episodes while also serving as Executive Producer, with Kate Mulvany penning the remaining episode two script.
That kind of creative bench, paired with an author who has more than one book to draw from, is exactly the setup networks like when they are deciding whether to greenlight additional installments. It does not guarantee anything, but it does mean the raw material for more ‘Treasure & Dirt’ exists well beyond this initial outback mystery.
Cast and Crew Behind the Outback Mystery
The series was produced by Rebecca Summerton of South Australia’s Closer Productions, with the Easy Tiger production supported through the ABC SAFC Content Pipeline Fund. Directed by Madeleine Gottlieb, the show lists Executive Producers Ian Collie, Rob Gibson, Matt Cameron and Gottlieb herself, alongside ABC Executive Producers Rebecca Anderson and Rachel Okine.
On the acting side, IMDb’s full cast listing includes Dean O’Gorman, Mark Mitchinson and Thomas M. Wright rounding out the ensemble around Dorman and Hewson. O’Gorman specifically plays a character known as ‘The Irishman’ within the story. A cast and crew this stacked, working from a proven crime novelist’s world, is another quiet signal that the ABC may be building something with longer term potential in mind.
Production Investment Signals ABC’s Confidence in the Franchise
The financial commitment behind ‘Treasure & Dirt’ is notable for a first season. The production is anticipated to inject 8.4 million dollars into South Australia’s economy, and the six part series created around 120 jobs for a majority South Australian crew. The show also secured funding from Screen Australia and the South Australian Film Corporation while filming on location in Coober Pedy.
That level of investment, plus the involvement of the BBC alongside the ABC, suggests this is not a small passion project the network will quietly walk away from if it performs reasonably well. Treasure & Dirt joins previous Closer Productions and ABC collaborations like Ladies in Black and Gold Diggers, a track record of the ABC returning to producers whose shows land with audiences.
For now, everything about ‘Treasure & Dirt’ Season 2 remains speculation dressed up in promising numbers, so once the outback mystery finally airs this weekend, do you think Ivan and Nell’s investigation in Nulla will hook enough viewers to justify digging up a second season?
