Director: Cherie Nowlan, Ben C. Lucas
Cast: Yerin Ha, Miriama Smith, Charlie Vickers, Robyn Malcolm, Catherine McClements
The Survivors is a 2025 Australian crime-thriller series directed by Cherie Nowlan and Ben C. Lucas, set against the rugged coastline of a small seaside town where a long-buried tragedy resurfaces fifteen years later, forcing two guilt-ridden survivors to confront the secrets they left behind.
What is The Survivors about?
When Kieran returns to Evelyn Bay after more than a decade of self-imposed exile, he triggers a chain of events neither he nor Mia anticipated. The two share a bond forged in grief — both lost people they loved in a single catastrophic storm that reshaped their coastal community. Mia, who never truly left, has built a fragile new life over the ruins of her guilt. With Kieran's arrival, old wounds reopen, dormant questions about what really happened that night begin circulating again, and the town's uneasy silence starts to crack. As buried truths edge toward the surface, both characters must decide whether confronting the past will bring them peace or unravel everything they have spent fifteen years trying to hold together.
Cast & crew
Yerin Ha and Miriama Smith anchor the series as Kieran and Mia, bringing quiet intensity to two characters defined by what they carry rather than what they say. Charlie Vickers, Robyn Malcolm, Catherine McClements, Damien Garvey, Ned Morgan, and Eloise Rothfield round out an ensemble that gives Evelyn Bay its layered, lived-in texture.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking and diaspora viewers, The Survivors resonates with a near-universal experience — the weight of returning to a place and a community that holds versions of you that no longer exist. The coastal-town mystery format, popularised in Australian and British drama, delivers measured pacing and genuine emotional stakes rather than pure plot mechanics. The series is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub as well as Persian subtitles, so viewers can choose the experience that best suits them — ideal for family viewing or for those still building comfort with Australian-accented English dialogue.
Where & how to watch
The Survivors is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone with no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Subscription is flexible — cancel anytime.