The Dry

The Dry is currently streaming in Australia on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Hulu and Philo, and its case-by-case structure never gets in the way of the bigger story. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Eric Bana's performance alone is worth the time investment. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Netflix.

There is a reason The Dry keeps coming up in conversation. The plotting gives The Dry its backbone, but it is the characters you come back for. Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl. Eric Bana and Genevieve O'Reilly lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2021. What makes The Dry hold up is that the resolution matters less than how the characters get there. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Viewers who think they have seen every crime drama tend to find The Dry proves them wrong. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Watch Eric Bana work — it is a masterclass in the genre. Few crime dramas earn their twists this consistently.