Black Snow is an Australian crime drama television series created by Lucas Taylor for Stan. The series is set in and filmed throughout different locations in Queensland, Australia. Each season follows a different cold case being investigated by Detective James Cormack as he struggles with his own family demons. The first season premiered on 1 January 2023 on Stan and the second season premiered on 1 January 2025. On 5 March 2026, it was renewed for a third season.
Season one introduces Detective James Cormack in 2019. Cormack is placed in charge of an inquiry into the cold case murder of 17-year-old Isabel Baker in 1994 in the fictional town of Ashford. A majority of the season focuses on the Australian South Sea Islander community Isabel was a part of.
Season two, subtitled "Jack of Clubs" and set in 2024, focuses on Detective Cormack investigating the missing persons case of Zoe Jacobs in 2003 in the fictional town of Moorevale. Cormack is simultaneously informally looking into the disappearance of his younger brother in 1994.
The first series of Black Snow was made in 2022 and directed by Matthew Saville and Sian Davies. It was written by Lucas Taylor, Boyd Quakawoot, and Beatrix Christian The first season was filmed in and around Proserpine, Queensland. Ziggy Ramo made his acting debut in the first season produced the music for the series alongside along with Jed Palmer.
On 9 April 2024, Black Snow began production for its second season, which was filmed in and around the Glass House Mountains in Queensland. Fimmel serves as an executive producer for the second season and confirmed that production had wrapped on 11 November 2024.
On 5 March 2026, the series was renewed for a third season. The third season takes place in Far North Queensland.
Black Snow was released on Australian streaming service Stan on 1 January 2023. It was renewed for a second season on 12 March 2024, which premiered on 1 January 2025.
In the United States, the series was released on Sundance Now and AMC+. In the United Kingdom, the show aired on BBC Four in August 2023 and BBC Two in April 2025, and was released as catch-up on BBC iPlayer.
The Sydney Morning Heralds Karl Quinn wrote that "Black Snow is a Trojan horse of a show. It's an effective crime drama that does pretty much all you could ask of it. But lurking inside there's a whole legion of more challenging ideas." Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian gave it three stars, saying it is "a mostly well-made murder mystery that starts strong but runs out of gas as it approaches its twist-filled ending".