Set in Middle Earth, the television adaptation will explore new story lines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring.

When an unidentified woman is found brutally murdered, Detective Molly McGee teams up with fellow cop, Alex O'Connell-with whom she shares a tragic past-to solve the crime.

The disappearance of a baby from a small coastal town in Australia is the catalyst for a journey into the disintegrating psychology of a young couple as they deal with an unthinkable tragedy under both the white light of public scrutiny and behind closed doors.