when was top of the lake season 2 filmed
December 2015
title: Top of the Lake text: Top of the Lake Top of the Lake is a mystery drama television series created and written by Jane Campion and Gerard Lee, and directed by Campion and Garth Davis. It aired in 2013, and the sequel, entitled "Top of the Lake: China Girl", in 2017. It marks Campion's first work for television since "An Angel at My Table" in 1990. Season 1 follows Detective Robin Griffin (Elisabeth Moss) and deals with her investigation of the disappearance of a pregnant 12-year-old girl in New Zealand. Season 2, "China Girl", is set in Sydney four years later, as Detective Griffin investigates title: Top of the Lake text: May 2017 Cannes Film Festival. In the UK, it premiered on BBC Two on 27 July 2017, and the entire series was released on the BBC iPlayer immediately afterwards. In the US, it premiered in September 2017, on Sundance TV, and each episode will be available on Hulu the day after its screening on SundanceTV. In Canada, "China Girl" premiered on 25 October 2017, on CBC Television. Reviews of "Top of the Lake" have been positive, referring to the series as "masterfully made", "beautiful", "mysterious", "riveting", and "a masterpiece". It received a score of 86 out of 100 from Metacritic title: Top of the Lake text: filled the funding gap left by the ABC. Philippa Campbell was the New Zealand-based producer. Filming took 18 weeks and was shot entirely on location in Queenstown and Glenorchy, in Otago, on the South Island of New Zealand. While Queenstown is referred to during the series, Glenorchy doubles as the fictitious town of Laketop. The scenes in the women's commune were filmed at Moke Lake. In early 2013, co-creator Jane Campion said that "Top of the Lake" comes to a distinct ending, and there would be no additional series. Despite this, it was announced in October 2014 that the series title: Top of the Lake text: had been renewed for a second season. "China Girl" began shooting on location in Sydney, Australia in December 2015. Campion returned as co-writer and co-director. Gerard Lee returned as co-writer. The original co-director, Garth Davis, was replaced by Ariel Kleiman due to scheduling conflicts. Philippa Campbell returned as producer. Actress Nicole Kidman joined the cast for "China Girl", which is the second time she has worked with Campion. Kidman "plays an Australian mother, Julia, whose story dovetails with that of Detective Robin Griffin", played by Elisabeth Moss. Christie, a fan of Campion's "The Piano", joined the cast after sending a title: Philippa Campbell text: In 2008, Campbell produced Florian Habicht’s documentary "Rubbings From a Live Man", performed by Warwick Broadhead, which was nominated for Best Picture (budget under $1 million) at the 2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards. After "Rubbings from a Live Man, "Campbell produced a short film directed by Dan Salmon, "Licked". Campbell produced season 1 and 2 of Jane Campion's 2013/2017 television miniseries "Top of the Lake, "which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival"." Top of the Lake won an Emmy Award, two Golden Globes, and a New Zealand Film Award. Campbell has consulted to screen production development workshops in New