The Clearing

The Clearing is an Australian eight-part psychological thriller television series produced for Disney+ and inspired by the dark story of a real-life cult with a female leader. The series premiered on 24 May 2023 on Disney+ and Hulu. Directed by Jeffrey Walker and Gracie Otto, it is based on the book In the Clearing by J. P. Pomare, a fictionalised account of the Australian New Age group The Family, and stars Miranda Otto, Teresa Palmer and Guy Pearce. Synopsis A woman is forced to face the demons of her past in order to prevent a cult from kidnapping children. Cast Teresa Palmer as Freya Heywood Miranda Otto as Adrienne Beaufort Guy Pearce as Dr. Bryce Latham Julia Savage as Amy Beaufort Hazem Shammas as Yusuf Joe Saad Jeremy Blewitt as Anton Beaufort Kate Mulvany as Tamsin Latham Xavier Samuel as Colin Garrison Anna Lise Phillips as Hannah Wilczek Mark Coles Smith as Wayne Dhurrkay Harry Greenwood as Anton Beaufort Erroll Shand as Henrik Wilczek Doris Younane as Christine Claudia Karvan as Mariam Herzog Miah Madden as Max Dhurrkay Gary Sweet as Wilkes Alicia Gardiner as Judith Matt Okine as Devon Lily La Torre as Asha Ras-Samuel Welda’abzgi as Mo Berlin Lu as Kim Wu Kristof Kaczmarek as Ari Herzog Jake Schlieper as Paul Saad John Voce as Father Campbell Episodes