THE NARROW ROAD is a historical-romantic war series co-produced by Australia and the USA, created by Shaun Grant and Justin Kurzel. Adapted from Richard Flanagan 's novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North, it revisits the story of an Australian surgeon haunted by memories of captivity and impossible love. The series will be broadcast on Canal+ from October 9, 2025 at 9:09pm.
The trailer for THE NARROW ROAD reveals a fresco at once intimate and epic, between the memories of a tragic love and the harsh reality of prison camps during the Second World War. Justin Kurzel 's direction underscores the tension between the brutality of conflict and the power of memory.
THE NARROW ROAD will be broadcast on Canal+ from Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 9:09pm.
Synopsis: In 1989, in Australia, Dorrigo Evans (Jacob Elordi), renowned surgeon and war hero, is preparing to give a speech at the launch of a book devoted to the Second World War. This event brings back memories of his past: in 1943, as an army doctor taken prisoner by the Japanese, he was forced to work on the railway linking Thailand to Burma. In the hell of the jungle, between violence, disease and loss, he found the strength to survive thanks to the memory of his forbidden love with Amy Mulvaney, his uncle's wife.
THE NARROW ROAD is adapted from Richard Flanagan's 2014 Man Booker Prize-winning novel. The work explores memory, guilt and redemption through the voice of a survivor scarred for life by war. The series transposes this complex narrative to the screen, alternating eras - from the battlefield to the old age of a disillusioned hero.
A tale of captivity and impossible love, THE NARROW ROAD parallels two ordeals: survival in a Japanese labor camp and the forbidden passion between Dorrigo Evans and Amy Mulvaney. This duality between horror and tenderness gives the story a universal dimension, where memory and desire confront the pain of the past.
Revealed in Euphoria and Saltburn, Jacob Elordi plays the young Dorrigo Evans, while Ciarán Hinds plays the character in his old age. Odessa Young lends her features to Amy Mulvaney, the central figure in the memory. The cast also includes Olivia DeJonge, Essie Davis, Simon Baker, Show Kasamatsu and Thomas Weatherall.
Directed by Justin Kurzel(True History of the Kelly Gang, Macbeth), the series deploys a realistic yet poetic aesthetic, true to its distinctive visual style. Set in Australia and Southeast Asia, the production meticulously recreates the Thai jungle and prison camps, symbols of a world shattered by war.
This series will appeal to fans of historical dramas and tragic romances. Those who enjoyed Band of Brothers: Hell in the Pacific, The Ways of Destiny or The English Patient will find the same emotional intensity, between historical reconstruction and introspection. THE NARROW ROAD blends documentary precision with the power of love.
Co-produced by Australia and the USA, the series is supported by Curio Pictures and Paramount Television Studios. With its natural settings and meticulous reconstruction, The Narrow Road to the Northern Lands promises to be a major work for the small screen in 2025, blending history, drama and humanity.
This article is based on information available online; we have not yet viewed the series mentioned.
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