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    Here's The "Picnic At Hanging Rock" TV Cast Compared With The Movie Cast

    The story has been given a 2018 makeover and it looks damn good.

    Jenna Guillaume
    by Jenna Guillaume

    Editor-at-Large, BuzzFeed Australia

    Australian Film Commission, Foxtel

    Picnic at Hanging Rock has been an Australian classic since the book came out in 1967, and Peter Weir's incredible movie adaptation followed in 1975. Now the story has been reimagined as a six-part series on Foxtel. See how the new cast compares to the original...

    Mrs Appleyard: Rachel Roberts vs Natalie Dormer

    Australian Film Commission, Foxtel

    The severe headmistress of Appleyard College has been aged down for this adaptation, and given a bigger and more mysterious backstory.

    Miranda: Anne-Louise Lambert vs Lily Sullivan

    Australian Film Commission, Foxtel

    The TV series gives Miranda a bit more to do before she disappears, including breaking several school rules, butting up against Mrs Appleyard, and a frightening run-in with a predatory man.

    Irma: Karen Robson vs Samara Weaving

    Australian Film Commission, Foxtel

    As in the original movie and the book, Irma is a heiress who follows Miranda into Hanging Rock.

    Marion: Jane Vallis vs Madeleine Madden

    Australian Film Commission, Foxtel

    The intelligent and bookish Marion is played by an Indigenous actress in the TV series, and racism plays a large part in the character's feelings of isolation.

    Edith: Christine Schuler vs Ruby Rees

    Australian Film Commission, Foxtel

    Edith remains the annoying tag-along who alerts the group to the disappearance of Miranda, Irma, and Marion.

    Michael: Dominic Guard vs Harrison Gilbertson

    Australian Film Commission, Foxtel

    The reasons behind Michael being sent to Australia, his obsession with the missing girls, and his relationship with Albert, are given more detail in the new series.

    Albert: John Jarratt vs James Hoare

    Australian Film Commission, Foxtel

    Albert remains one of the few characters in the story not completely alienated by the Australian landscape.

    Mlle. de Poitiers: Helen Morse vs Lola Bessis

    Australian Film Commission, Foxtel

    The girls' French teacher is still one of the only kind adults in their lives.

    Miss Lumley: Kirsty Child vs Yael Stone

    Australian Film Commission, Foxtel

    The religious and strict Miss Lumley is the cause of a lot of strife for the girls at school.

    Sara: Margaret Nelson vs Inez Currõ

    Australian Film Commission, Foxtel

    Sara's dedication to Miranda has much more room to unfold in the new series.

    Miss McCraw: Vivean Gray vs Anna McGahan

    Australian Film Commission, Foxtel

    Miss McCraw goes missing with the girls in the TV series as she does in the original story, but she's given more layers in flashbacks.

    Picnic at Hanging Rock airs from May 6 on Foxtel in Australia, and will be distributed by the BBC in the UK and Amazon Prime in the US.