InTHESLEEPYTOWNOFBROKENWOOD,NewZealand,theaffableresidentsmayseemharmless,butkillers,blackmailers,andthieveslurkineverypicturesquecorner.Toquellthecommunity'salarmingmurderrate,DetectiveMikeShepherd(NeillRea)usesanunconventionalstylethatcontrastswiththemethodicalapproachofhispartner,DetectiveKristinSims(FernSutherland),andtheeagerassistanceofDCSamBreen(NicSampson).InSeries6,Shepherdandhisteamfaceadeadlyexplosionatasteampunkfestival;abestsellingcrimeauthorkilledinthesamemannerasamurderinhisbook;theshootingofananimalrightsactivistprotestingaduckhunt;andasuspicioussuicideinsidethelocalwomen'sprison,thatpitsthemagainstconvictsthey'veputawayinthepast.Fullofdrywitandtwistyplotlines,thesemysteriesareascompellingastheyarequirky导演采用平实的艺术表达。影像修复技术为历史研究提供支持，全彩处理让历史更加生动，画面呈现增强真实感。但技术使用保持克制，整体色调追求历史真实。整体场面注重人文意义。色彩运用体现严谨理念，声音设计追求内敛风格。