The Tourist

When a man wakes up in the Australian outback with no memory, he must use the few clues he has to discover his identity before his past catches up with him.

The Tourist (2022-2024) is a British-produced mystery thriller series created by Jack Williams and Harry Williams for BBC One, running two seasons of six episodes each. Jamie Dornan plays Elliot Stanley, a man who wakes in the Australian outback with no memory and only a few scraps of clues to his identity, while Danielle Macdonald plays Helen Chambers, a probationary constable whose path crosses his. Each season builds its story around the tense hunt for who he was and why his past is closing in, as dangerous pursuers, sudden roadside confrontations and dead-end leads push him across vast, sun-bleached landscapes. The tone mixes bleak suspense with flashes of dark comedy and warm chemistry between the leads, and the wide outback photography gives the chase a lonely, dusty scale. Fans of Top of the Lake and the amnesia-driven Bourne Identity will find resonance in its blend of rural Australian menace and a stranger's fractured self. Set in the present day, the series is a serialized thriller where each episode tightens the net, and viewers are drawn by the mystery of a man who does not know his own name.

Audiences find the thriller engaging, with Jamie Dornan and Danielle Macdonald's chemistry and the Outback imagery standing out, though the second season is seen as weaker.

• Top of the Lakerural australian menace, serialized mystery built around a hunt for identity
• The Bourne Identityamnesia driven identity thriller with a fugitive protagonist
• Broadchurchtense british thriller with a flawed investigator and dark undercurrents

Created by

Jack Williams, Harry Williams

Release Date

2022-01-01

Episode runtime

58 min

Rating

7.1 / 10 (253)

What is The Tourist about?

A man wakes in the Australian outback with no memory and must piece together his identity before his past catches up with him.

What is The Tourist like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Tourist as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is The Tourist violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Tourist as moderate.

What did critics think of The Tourist?

Audiences find the thriller engaging, with Jamie Dornan and Danielle Macdonald's chemistry and the Outback imagery standing out, though the second season is seen as weaker.

Which shows are like The Tourist?

Shows with a similar feel include Top of the Lake, The Bourne Identity, and Broadchurch.

How long is The Tourist?

The Tourist: 2 seasons, 12 episodes.

Is The Tourist still running?

No, The Tourist has ended.

Where can I watch The Tourist?

In United States, The Tourist streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.