Reckoning (TV series)

Reckoning is an Australian crime thriller television limited series developed for Sony Pictures Television Networks' AXN. It received a direct-to-series order of 10 episodes on 2 May 2018. Production started in early July 2018.

Premise

When a teenager goes missing and a serial killer is suspected after five years of being dormant, two fathers find themselves set on a course of mutual destruction that threatens to consume every part of their quiet, suburban community.

Cast

Main

Sam Trammell as Leo Doyle
Aden Young as Detective Sergeant Mike Serrato
Simone Kessell as Paige Serrato
Laura Gordon as Candace Doyle
Gloria Garayua as Detective Cyd Ramos
Jacqueline McKenzie as Linda Swain
Mitzi Ruhlmann as Amanda Serrato
Toby Schmitz as John Ainsworth

Recurring

Milly Alcock as Sam Serrato
Ed Oxenbould as Paxton Doyle
Finn Little as Jake Serrato
Anthony Phelan as Dr. Arlon Doyle
Diana Glenn as Tori McGrath
Robert Mammone as Chief Randy Sosa
Paula Arundell as Sheriff Woller
Di Smith as Dotty Doyle
Sean Barker as Edgar Harris
Nic English as Brad
Claude Scott-Mitchell as Gretchen McGrath
Kasia Stelmach as Iris Swan
Eduardo Santos as Officer Clifton
Andrea Demetriades as Valerie
Ritchie Singer as Dr Chaudhary
John Batchelor as Detective Purcell
Josh Quong Tart as Dr Hartman

Production

While the series' story takes place in Northern California, shooting and post-production were done in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia through incentives offered by the Made in NSW International Footloose Fund. The drama was produced by Playmaker Media, an Australian leader in premium scripted content. Sony Pictures Television Distribution handled worldwide sales of the series, with international release via the AXN pay channel.

Release

The series was released on the Netflix streaming service on 1 May 2020.

Reception

Film critic John Serba, questioned the originality of the show saying "It just doesn't offer enough original fodder to lure us into a 10-episode binge." Serba concludes his review describing how "the premise is too contrived and the characters too familiar to render it more than just another rote serial killer story."