We Bury the Dead — Characters & Cast

To locate her husband Mitch in quarantined Tasmania and find emotional closure.

Begins in an obsessive fugue state searching for her missing husband, gradually strips away her romanticized illusions upon confronting his infidelity, and transitions into a resilient survivor and protector.

Personal survival and navigating the post-disaster chaos on his own terms.

Moves from a self-serving, irreverent volunteer to a supportive partner who assists Ava in executing her final, painful choices.

Maintaining order, executing military directives, and protecting recovery squads.

Struggles between enforcing rigid military containment protocols and feeling empathy for desperate civilians entering high-risk red zones.

Driven by pre-disaster career aspirations and hidden personal desires.

Exists initially as an idealized missing spouse; when discovered dead, his revealed infidelity shatters Ava's romanticized memories.