Top of the Lake

Season 1

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While visiting her dying mother in New Zealand, Detective Robin Griffin begins investigating the disappearance of Tui Mitcham, a twelve-year-old pregnant girl from the small town of Laketop.

Where to Watch Season 1

7 Episodes

Paradise Sold
E1
Paradise SoldIn a breathtaking but remote mountain town in South Island, New Zealand, a twelve year-old girl named Tui is discovered to be pregnant. Local police enlist help from Detective Robin Griffin, a child protection specialist who has recently returned to the area to care for her mother.
Searchers Search
E2
Searchers SearchUnexpectedly, Tui has mysteriously disappeared, so Robin organises a thorough investigation focusing on possible suspects and someone with a rather dark history, while in the meantime, she pays a visit to Matt who is strangely indifferent.
The Edge of the Universe
E3
The Edge of the UniverseThe search for missing Tui continues under GJ's ominous prophecies, fruitless investigations and elusive secrets, while in the meantime, the gruesome finding of a dead man and a concealed small grave will upset Robin.
A Rainbow Above Us
E4
A Rainbow Above UsRobin, who is becoming obsessed with missing-Tui's case, is forced to unearth her painful past. Meanwhile, there is an outburst of violence in Paradise and an incident of suppressed aggression that will bear unforeseen results.
The Dark Creator
E5
The Dark CreatorAl brings Robin back on the force and makes a proposal to her. Nearing death, her mother asks Robin for a promise. These emotional jolts come on top of Robin's revisiting, in conversations with Johnno, her rape at 15, and watching Al physically and emotionally mistreat a boy who's Tui's friend. Robin's mother visits GJ. Johnno calls on one of Robin's rapists. Matt returns to his mother's grave after a family argument.
No Goodbyes Thanks
E6
No Goodbyes ThanksMiraculously, Tui who is alive returns to the safety of Paradise, while Matt, who takes matters into his own hands combing the mountains with a posse of hand-picked men, seems to be ultimately willing to make a startling confession.
Top of the Lake
E7
Top of the LakeRobin is squashed under the burden of Matt's disclosures, nevertheless, she will gather up her remaining strength for a valiant ultimate effort to locate Tui, utterly unprepared however for the inconceivable truth that lies before her.