How many episodes are in Treasure & Dirt?

Treasure & Dirt has 6 episodes in this listed season.

When does Treasure & Dirt premiere?

Treasure & Dirt premieres on 2026-07-19.

Is Treasure & Dirt a new series?

Treasure & Dirt is a new series (Season 1).

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Treasure & Dirt(2026)

Also known as Treasure and Dirt

Archived · ABC iview

M6 eps

S01

CrimeThrillerDrama

ON AIR: JUL 19Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Treasure & Dirt follows a single murder investigation at a steady pace, letting clues emerge bit by bit as suspicion shifts between suspects. Its whodunit is murky rather than brisk, with greed and old wrongs complicating the search for answers. The gruesome crime gives the drama a bleak edge, while the uneasy partnership between Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan adds friction to the detective work.

Dusty main streets, dugouts and underground opal workings give the mystery a concrete sense of place. This is a remote community where people dig, trade and gamble on stones, and everyone knows everyone else's business. That closeness offers no easy clarity: secrets persist despite the familiarity, and the desert isolation makes the town feel more confined than its open surroundings suggest.

Best for

remote town mystery, murder whodunit and Crime

Story lane

Crime and Thriller

Commitment

Season 1 · 6 episodes

Where

ABC iview

Official Premise

A beheaded miner in an opal town leads detectives Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan into a tangled web of secrets, greed, and buried sins in the desert.

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Strongest Match

Treasure & Dirt and Mystery Road: Origin both build crime mysteries from the hush and isolation of remote Australian towns, where old secrets make every conversation feel guarded. Treasure & Dirt has a gruesome murder and a wary detective partnership, while Mystery Road: Origin lets family strain and a slow, watchful dread take the lead.

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Why this pick

Treasure & Dirt and Dustfall turn sunlit Australian towns into uneasy places, where a steady crime mystery and buried secrets keep ordinary encounters tense. Treasure & Dirt centers on a murder among opal miners, while Dustfall follows a detective confronting assaults and the harm done to survivors, making its story more intimate and painful.

Lanterns

HBO • Aug 16, 2026

DramaMystery

Two intergalactic police officers are drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery while investigating a murder in the American heartland. A new recruit works alongside a legendary veteran, bringing cosmic duty into a grounded, suspenseful case.

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Why this pick

Treasure & Dirt and Lanterns make small-town murder mysteries compelling through guarded locals, clues revealed gradually, and a steady sense of danger beneath everyday life. Treasure & Dirt stays grounded in a remote opal town and its miners, while Lanterns adds an odd-couple detective team and bursts of cosmic action.

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