It was almost inevitable that Frances Neagley would earn her own series. From the moment Maria Sten first appeared opposite Alan Ritchson’s human brick wall in Reacher, she proved one of the few characters capable of matching his intimidating competence without feeling like she had been engineered purely to keep up with him. She was…
Frances Neagley has never needed much introduction. Across Reacher, Maria Sten’s fiercely self-sufficient private investigator proved such a commanding presence that giving the character her own spotlight felt less like a gamble and more like an inevitability. But Neagley isn’t interested in simply replicating the formula of its parent series. Instead, it takes a character…
There’s an inherent challenge in spinning a supporting character off from a series as successful as Reacher. Frances Neagley (Maria Sten) has already proven herself a fan favourite, but the qualities that make a character compelling in concentrated doses don’t necessarily translate to carrying an entire series. For creator and showrunner Nick Wootton, the answer…
Frances Neagley may be the name above the door, but Neagley quickly expands its world beyond the formidable private investigator audiences came to know through Reacher. As a suspicious death from her past pulls Neagley (Maria Sten) into an increasingly dangerous investigation, she crosses paths with Keno (Jasper Jones) and Renee Birdwhistle (Adeline Rudolph), two…
Meanjin/Brisbane indie-rock artist Harley is preparing to release his debut EP, You’re The One I’ll See At Home, this Friday, 18 September, and today we’re stoked to be giving you an exclusive first listen. Harley is no stranger to the AU review. Back in June, we premiered “Tell Me You Love Me”, one of the…
