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Playing Gracie Darling

Some games never end.

  • 2025
  • Ended
  • Drama · Mystery
  • ~45m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 6.1/10

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.

Latest: Miniseries · 2025

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When Joni's best friend Gracie vanished at 14 during a séance, it haunted her. 27 years on, kids play a sinister game reenacting it until another girl goes missing. To uncover the truth, Joni must face her fears about that fateful night.

  1. E1. Darling Girl

    Aug 14, 2025 · 43m

    A missing girl draws Joni back to a dark mystery from her teenage years.

  2. E2. Gray Starling

    Aug 14, 2025 · 43m

    Joni suspects a misfit from her past. Mina witnesses a game gone terribly wrong.

  3. E3. Murmurations

    Aug 14, 2025 · 44m

    Joni investigates the kids' strange symptoms, fearing something dark is at work

  4. E4. Let Me Out

    Aug 14, 2025 · 44m

    An ominous discovery at the tip sends shockwaves through the town.

  5. E5. Nine of Swords

    Aug 14, 2025 · 44m

    Joni and Jay hold a séance to recover long-hidden memories.

  6. E6. Dies Irae

    Aug 14, 2025 · 44m

    Joni finally uncovers what happened to Gracie. Is it the key to finding Frankie?

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