It was the ABC’s breakout drama hit of 2023 and is already set for a return season.
But now Bay of Fires star Marta Dusseldorp has revealed that filming the crime show on location in Tasmania created quite a bit of tension in the community.
The 51-year-old, who also is a producer on the drama, was told by locals that the seedy goings-on depicted in the drama might give people the wrong idea about their home state.
‘I was getting quite a lot of flack,’ Dusseldorp said in a new interview with TV Tonight on Friday.
She said that locals were asking her, ‘are you depicting Tassie in a bad light’?
Bay of Fires star Marta Dusseldorp has revealed that filming the crime series on location in Tasmania made the locals uneasy. Pictured: Marta Dusseldorp on the red carpet in 2022
‘And I’m going, ”[The characters are] not Tasmanians!’’ But I couldn’t reveal it because I didn’t want to spoil [the storyline].’
In the show the former Wentworth actress plays a character called Stella who, after several attempts on life, is relocated with her family to a remote Tasmanian village.
Unfortunately for Stella, the (fictional) town of Mystery Bay appears to be full of crims and lowlifes in some form of witness protection.
The 51-year-old, who also is a producer on the drama, was told by locals that the seedy goings-on depicted in the drama might give people the wrong idea about their home state.
Dusseldorp continued: ‘I also didn’t want to spoil it for those who streamed it, because we were the top of ABC iview non-kids… but it really brought in a young and a male audience, which was really interesting.’
Elsewhere in the chat Dusseldorp revealed plot details for season 2 of the drama, which begins filming in Tasmania next week.
She said that Stella will still be running Mystery Bay, fans can expect her to face off against a new arrival.
‘Dusseldorp said in a new interview with TV Tonight on Friday that she received flack from locals. Ironically the focus of the shows plot is on town full of outsiders in witness protection.Pictured: A scene from the show
Starring alongside Dusseldorp in season 1 are John Wick actor Toby Leonard Moore, Nicholas Bell (A Place to Call Home) and Pamela Rabe (Wentworth).
Also starring are Kerry Fox (The Dressmaker) and Last King of the Cross actor Matt Nable.
Currently, the ABC plan to debut season 2 of Bay of Fires next year.
