Top of the Lake

*Top of the Lake*
Top of the Lake
Genre	Drama
Created by	Jane Campion; Gerard Lee;
Written by	Jane Campion; Gerard Lee;
Directed by	Jane Campion; Garth Davis; Ariel Kleiman;
Starring	Elisabeth Moss; David Wenham; Peter Mullan; Thomas M. Wright; Holly Hunter; Gwendoline Christie; David Dencik; Ewen Leslie; Alice Englert; Nicole Kidman;
Theme music composer	Mark Bradshaw; Veljo Tormis;
Composer	Mark Bradshaw
Country of origin	Australia; United Kingdom; New Zealand;
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	13 (Sundance); 12 (BBC);
Production
Executive producers	Emile Sherman; Iain Canning; Jane Campion; Jamie Laurenson;
Producers	Philippa Campbell; Libby Sharpe;
Production locations	Queenstown, New Zealand; Sydney;
Cinematography	Adam Arkapaw; Germain McMicking;
Editors	Alexandre de Franceschi; Scott Gray;
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	45 minutes (Sundance); 60 minutes (BBC);
Production company	See-Saw Films
Original release
Network	BBC UKTV (Australia and New Zealand); BBC Two (United Kingdom);
Release	18 March 2013 –; 31 August 2017

Top of the Lake is a mystery drama television series created and written by Jane Campion and Gerard Lee, and directed by Campion and Garth Davis. It was broadcast in 2013, and the sequel, entitled Top of the Lake: China Girl, in 2017. It is Campion's first work for television since An Angel at My Table in 1990.

Series 1 follows Detective Robin Griffin (Elisabeth Moss) and deals with her investigation of the disappearance of a pregnant 12-year-old girl in New Zealand. Series 2, China Girl, is set in Sydney five years later, as Detective Griffin investigates the death of an unidentified Asian girl found at Bondi Beach.

Top of the Lake was co-produced for BBC Two in the UK, BBC UKTV in Australia and New Zealand, and Sundance Channel in the United States. It has been generally very well received.