Playing Gracie Darling (Season 1) (2025)
“Some games never end.”
Series202545mEnglish
Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 44 ratings.
Series review: Playing Gracie Darling (Season 1)
Playing Gracie Darling is a series from 2025. It is catalogued under Drama, Mystery. Its listed tagline is “Some games never end.”
Story
When Joni was 14, her best friend Gracie Darling disappeared during a séance. Some 27 years on, the local kids in a small town get their kicks with a game of 'Playing Gracie Darling' – but the seemingly innocent game turns sinister when another girl disappears. Joni, by then a child psychologist, returns to the town and partners with a police sergeant Jay to uncover the truth, while Gracie's sister Ruth faces a mother's worst nightmare when her own daughter vanishes under hauntingly similar circumstances.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.3/10 based on 44 votes.
Production
Release date: August 14, 2025 · Runtime: 45 minutes · Original language: English
Official trailer
Cast
Morgana O'Reilly
Rudi Dharmalingam
Chloe Brink
Ariel Donoghue
Celia Pacquola
Annie Maynard
Dominic Ona-Ariki
Eloise Rothfield
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