High Country is an Australian mystery drama series created by Marcia Gardner and John Ridley, which commenced broadcast on 19 March 2024 on Binge and Showcase. The series stars Leah Purcell, Ian McElhinney, Sara Wiseman and Aaron Pedersen.

When detective Andrea 'Andie' Whitford is transferred to the town of Brokenridge, located within the Victorian High Country, she is assigned to the mysterious case of five missing persons, who have disappeared into the wilderness. As she delves further into the investigation, she begins to uncover a complex web of murder, deceit and revenge.

• Leah Purcell as Andrea 'Andie' Whitford^[2]
• Ian McElhinney as Sam Dryson^[2]
• Sara Wiseman as Helen Hartley^[2]
• Aaron Pedersen as Owen Cooper^[2]
• Shannon Berry as Sophie
• Linda Cropper^[2] Rose
• Geoff Morrell^[2] as Brian Harris
• Henry Nixon as Damien
• Nathaniel Dean as Nash Mason
• Nicholas Bell as Snr Sgt Cripps
• Leah Vandenberg as Tammy Samson^[2]
• Luke McKenzie as Brett Sweet^[2]

The eight-part series was commissioned for Foxtel, in association with Screen Australia, VicScreen, and its production company Curio Pictures. Filming commenced in April 2023, and set in the Victorian Alps, a region rarely captured on screen.^[3] Foxtel Chief CEO, Graeme Mason believes that "High Country is sure to be a landmark television series".^[3] Jo Porter, Rachel Gardner, Lana Greenhalgh, Penny Win, Marcia Gardner and John Ridley serve as executive producers for the series.^[4]

High Country premiered on 19 March 2024 on Foxtel-on-demand service, Binge, followed by a television screening on Foxtel's Showcase on the same day. Episodes will be released on Tuesdays through Binge at noon, and Tuesday nights on Showcase at 8.30 pm.^[5][2][6]

On 3 May 2024, all eight episodes from the first season were made available in New Zealand on Three's streaming service, ThreeNow.^[7]

Reviews for the series have been positive. David Knox of TV Tonight rated the series at 4 out of 5 stars, stating that "It’s fair to say the themes of High Country, being missing persons and associated crimes, have been explored in a range of other series, including Scandi-noir drama. Here it gets the First Nations treatment thanks to the fine talents of Leah Purcell." He did particularly praise Purcell's performance – "Purcell is outstanding as a grounded, diligent cop, using her smarts and following the law, whilst being challenged spiritually."^[8]

In a review for Screenhub, Anthony Morris gave the series a 4 out of 5 star rating and said that "The Victorian-shot series starring Leah Purcell stands out from the pack with its authentically shady sense of place."^[9]

Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian gave the series a rating of 3 stars out of 5 and commented on Purcell's "rock-solid" performance, mentioning that "Leah Purcell is as engaging as ever in a decent, if familiar crime series".^[10]

Following its debut in New Zealand, Tara Ward of the online magazine The Spinoff, said that "High Country is the ideal crime drama for a cold winter night", while she also praised the show for its setting, as well as the cast performances. On a negative note, she did criticise the series as being a clichéd mystery drama, stating, "“People disappearing into the wilderness” is… not exactly a new idea for a murder mystery. And it feels like High Country ticks every box in the genre," but she did ultimately recommend the series.^[11]