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The Luminaries

joint British and New Zealand drama television miniseries
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The Luminaries

Summary

The Luminaries is a miniseries[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Luminaries's instance of is recorded as miniseries[3].
  • The Luminaries was directed by Claire McCarthy[4].
  • Eleanor Catton wrote the screenplay for The Luminaries[5].
  • The Luminaries's genre is drama television series[6].
  • The Luminaries's genre is period drama film[7].
  • The Luminaries's based on is recorded as The Luminaries[8].
  • A cast member of The Luminaries was Eve Hewson[9].
  • A cast member of The Luminaries was Eva Green[10].
  • A cast member of The Luminaries was Himesh Patel[11].
  • A cast member of The Luminaries was Ewen Leslie[12].
  • A cast member of The Luminaries was Marton Csokas[13].
  • A cast member of The Luminaries was Benedict Hardie[14].
  • A cast member of The Luminaries was Erik Thomson[15].
  • A cast member of The Luminaries was Richard Te Are[16].
  • A cast member of The Luminaries was Callan Mulvey[17].
  • The Luminaries's production company is recorded as Working Title Films[18].
  • The Luminaries's production company is recorded as Fremantle[19].
  • The original language of The Luminaries was English[20].
  • The Luminaries's original broadcaster is recorded as TVNZ 1[21].
  • The Luminaries's color is recorded as color[22].
  • The Luminaries's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[23].
  • The Luminaries's country of origin is recorded as New Zealand[24].
  • The Luminaries was published on May 17, 2020[25].
  • The Luminaries began on 2019[26].
  • The Luminaries ended on 2019[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Luminaries was directed by Claire McCarthy[4]. Eleanor Catton wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Eve Hewson[9], Eva Green[10], Himesh Patel[11], Ewen Leslie[12], Marton Csokas[13], and Benedict Hardie[14].

Publication

The Luminaries was published on May 17, 2020[25]. The original language of it was English[20]. Genres include drama television series[6] and period drama film[7].

Why It Matters

The Luminaries has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Eleanor Catton Eva Green Fremantle Marton Csokas New Zealand United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    End time → +2019-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Production company → Working Title Films, Fremantle
    Narrative location → New Zealand, West Coast Region
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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