Mystic Series 1

Media Praise for Mystic Series 1:

The show’s smart storytelling and beautiful scenery will have global appeal. It takes the ingredients of a gripping drama series — adventure, humour and plenty of surprises – and wraps it up in a beautifully filmed package.
The Spinoff (NZ)

It’s a show that puts these determined kids at the centre of their own story, setting them on an exciting adventure into mysterious and dangerous places. You don’t have to love horses to love Mystic, and you don’t even have to be young to enjoy it. But in a world where quality teenage dramas are far and few between, it will certainly help.
The Spinoff (NZ)

A beautiful coming out scene.
Pink News

A heartfelt LGBT scene.
Gay Times

Sweetly moving… which taught a valuable lesson about being true to yourself and the dangers of stereotyping.
Attitude

A groundbreaking coming out scene.
The Sun

Despite its fantastical elements, it’s Mystic’s groundedness that makes it an entertaining and engrossing watch. Series creators Amy Shindler and Beth Chalmers (Threesome, Horrible Histories) have done a great job of creating a cadre of complex, likeable characters and giving them believable dialogue to spout.
Stuff (NZ)

They also get the tone right. What could have come across as overly preachy or po-faced, is instead a much more relaxed delight. Think of it as like a teen/tween version of 800 Words or Mercy Peak, a drama where a water bottling plant up to the no-good shares screen time with a pig “doing something unspeakable in a gumboot".
Stuff (NZ)

Mystic Series 1 Synopsis

When London-born Issie Brown moves to the quiet New Zealand town of Kauri Point, she thinks her life is over, but it’s actually just about to begin. After an encounter with an enigmatic and ghostly white stallion – Mystic – she realises her own remarkable talents and affinity with Kauri Point. But it looks like multi-national water company Hexronn are up to no good and want to take over the town. Can Issie and her friends at the stables – with the help of Mystic – uncover the hidden secrets of the Kauri Point herd and save the forest before it’s too late?

In August 2020, the series won widespread critical acclaim for its sensitive handling of Caleb’s coming out story, including: ‘A beautiful coming out scene’ Pink News; ‘A heartfelt LGBT scene’ Gay Times; ‘Sweetly moving… which taught a valuable lesson about being true to yourself and the dangers of stereotyping’; Attitude ‘A ground-breaking coming out scene’ The Sun.

Distributors: Daro
Available on: CBBC and BBC iPlayer (UK), TVNZ (New Zealand), Super Channel (Canada), ZDF (Germany), Canal + (France), Netflix (Benelux), UPtv (USA).

All 3 Series now available on BBC iPlayer.