Fires: Season 1

2021

Created by Tony Ayres, Belinda Chayko
6 episodes
Drama
Award Winner

An anthology drama series inspired by the extraordinary accounts from people who survived the catastrophic fire season in Australia of... More

An anthology drama series inspired by the extraordinary accounts from people who survived the catastrophic fire season in Australia of late 2019 and early 2020. The ensemble cast includes Sam Worthington, Miranda Otto, and Anna Torv.

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Where to watch Fires: Season 1

Fires: Season 1 is available to stream in New Zealand... More now on Neon.

Fires: Season 1 episodes

Episode 1

Inspired by true stories about the devastating Australian bushfires of... More 2019/2020. Lighting strikes and starts what is to become a long, hot and treacherous summer for young volunteer firefighters Tash and Mott.

Episode 2

Dairy farmers Kath and Duncan return to their farm in... More the aftermath of the fire while grief and blame threaten to tear the family apart.

Episode 3

Tash and Mott join the local fire-fighting effort in a... More small beachside community as locals and tourists alike have to make the difficult decision of whether to stay or flee.

Episode 4

On Christmas Eve, Tash and Mott escort locals from a... More small rural community to a community hall for refuge from the fires.

Episode 5

The fire fronts join up creating a "megafire". As a... More wall of flames bear down on Ruth and Nawra defending their home and the wildlife they care for, conflicting priorities at the fire control centre leave them in peril.

Episode 6

It's New Year's Eve. A usually picturesque holiday town looks... More like a war zone - as day turns to night, then the sky turns blood-red, people rush to the water's edge for safety.