Home and Away spoilers follow.
A new Home and Away teaser has confirmed a dramatic shooting storyline is coming up.
The ominous clip below warns that there’s “a stranger in the Bay” while showing a blurred figure walking along the beach, carrying a large black case.
The teaser then cuts to chaotic scenes of Summer Bay residents fleeing for their lives as Alf Stewart screams
for everyone near the Surf Club to get inside.
“I need an ambulance and police to Summer Bay,” he’s shown saying on the phone.
Police soon arrive on the scene to begin a massive manhunt across the beach for the shooter, with the soap flashing scenes of several of the most popular characters fleeing.
“Who will make it?” a narrator asks viewers.
Among those who could be in danger are Mackenzie Booth, Cash Newman, Remi Carter, Dana Matheson and even newlywed Leah Patterson – though others could certainly fall victim to this mysterious shooter.
The cryptic footage caps off with Felicity Newman phoning her ex, Tane Parata, to tell him about the shooting as he prepares for his court hearing over baby Maia.
“There’s been a shooting, and whoever’s done it hasn’t been found yet,” Felicity reports.
Tane is then shown chasing after a possible suspect, though he may be putting himself directly into the shooter’s line of fire.
It remains to be seen whether the shooting could tie into Stevie Marlow’s stalking storyline, where viewers have seen her threatened on numerous occasions by an obsessed fan.
Fans in Australia will see these scenes play out on screen next week, and they’ll be transmitted in the UK a bit later this year.
It has already been an exciting few weeks in Summer Bay, with even more to look forward to on the horizon at UK pace – including some familiar faces attending the long-awaited wedding of Justin Morgan and Leah.
Elsewhere in the Bay, Tane will worry his loved ones in scenes airing next week in the UK, as he runs away with baby Maia.
Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.45pm on Channel 5, with repeat screenings at 6pm on 5STAR and first look screenings at 6.30pm on 5STAR. Selected classic episodes are available via Prime Video in the UK.
In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and streams on 7Plus.