The trailer for ‘The Narrow Road To The Deep North’, starring Jacob Elordi, is finally here

Following star-making turns in 'Saltburn' and 'Priscilla,' Elordi takes the lead in new Australian WWII series alongside Olivia DeJonge, Simon Baker, Thomas Weatherall, and more

By Ella Sangster

Published: Mar 18, 2025

Jacob Elordi (left) and Thomas Weatherall starring in *The Narrow Road To The Deep North*. All imagery courtesy of Prime Video

BETWEEN ‘SALTBURN’, ‘PRISCILLA’ and that one specific TikTok edit, the past two years have been huge for Jacob Elordi. This year, the actor has returned to home shores, continuing his streak of lead roles (and period dramas) in the upcoming Australian drama series, The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

An adaptation of Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name, the series will star Elordi as Lieutenant-Colonel Dorrigo Evans. The trajectory of Evans’ life is reshaped by a brief love affair with a woman named Amy Mulvaney, played by Shirley‘s Odessa Young, and the story of its fallout is told over multiple decades (think One Day, but set against the backdrop of World War II).

So far, distributors Prime Video have only released two images from the series, including a first look at Elordi in character. But that’s not to say we know nothing else about it. Scroll on for everything to know about The Narrow Road to the Deep North – including who else is included in the starry young, Aussie cast.

What is The Narrow Road to the Deep North about?

The Narrow Road to the Deep North is a new five-part drama series set against the shadows of the Second World War. Given that the Prime Video series is based on Flanagan’s novel, we can assume the plot will be relatively similar to the book’s.

The story centres around Elordi’s character, Dorrigo Evans, who we follow across multiple time periods. It begins with Evans’ experience as a prisoner-of-war on the Thailand-Burma Railway during WWII, an experience he is clearly haunted by when we find him later in life, as a respected doctor and Australian war hero. The tale also explores an affair Evans had with his uncle’s wife, and how its fallout would go on to shape the trajectory of his life.

Described as both “a love story to sustain audiences through the darkest of times,” and “an intimate character study illustrating the strength of the human spirit,” by Prime Video, it sure sounds as though we’re in for a gripping viewing experience.

If you count yourself as reading the material first, you can pick up a copy of Flanagan’s text here.

Odessa Young and Simon Baker in *The Narrow Road To The Deep North*.

The Narrow Road to the Deep North cast

The Narrow Road to the Deep North features a stellar cast of both young and iconic talent.

Jacob Elordi as Dorrigo Evans, the lieutenant-colonel turned prisoner-of-war
Odessa Young as Amy Mulvaney, Evans’ love interest and the wife of a colleague
Olivia DeJonge as Ella, Evans’ wife, whom he marries after returning from war
Simon Baker as Keith, Evans’ uncle
Thomas Weatherall as Frank Gardiner, Evans’ Australian army comrade who also becomes a POW
Ciarán Hinds as older Dorrigo Evans
Show Kasamatsu as Major Nakamura, the camp commander where Evans is held. Nakamura is a methamphetamine addict