The Inbestigators (series 1)
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No. of episodes | 20 |
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Original network | ABC Me Netflix |
Original release | June 21 – July 10, 2019 |
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The first season of the Australian children's mockumentary comedy drama television series The InBESTigators aired on ABC Me between June 21, 2019 and July 10, 2019,[nb 1] being released on Netflix worldwide on August 9, 2019, and consists of 20 episodes. The season was produced by Gristmill Productions with Screen Australia in association with Film Victoria and Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF). The series follows a group of Grade 5 kids which form a Detective Agency named The Inbestigators to solve crimes in school or neighborhood.
Season 1 is written by Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope, Molly Daniels, Lisa Marie Corso, Maddy Butler, Jayden Masciulli, Bob Franklin, and directed by Wayne Hope, Robyn Butler, Ian Reiser and Nina Buxton. Executive Producers are Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope, alongside Greg Sitch and Bernadette O’Mahoney.[1] Filming began in July 2018 at Moorabbin Primary School in Moorabbin, Victoria, and ended in November 2018.
The season features guest appearances of Zane Slater, Nicole Freeman, Matia Marks, Saxon Jenkins, Heldi Arena, Nicholas Dugdale, Alexandra Cashmere, Louisa Fitzhardinge, Monet Sirc, Maiah Stewardson, Jake Stone, Kaitlin Tanti, Grace Anderson, Bridget Anile, Kershawn Theodore, Mitchell Otto, Luka Pajic, Tim Potter, Sebastian Tremontana, Dylan Jett Georgiades, Dash Maxwell, Andy Matthews, Hannah Camilleri, Tony Rickards, Georgie Haralambopoulos, Kayleigh O'Dwyer, Kat Dunshea, Shayne Warren, Lachlan Martin, Declan O'Donovan, Olive Weeks, Tiana Hogben, Isabella Woodlock, Luey Kemp-Mykyta, Amy Keen, Jagger Serafin, Ezra Justin, Asmara Feik, Eden Vass, Bianca Cristiano, Aidan Synan, Annie Jones, Felix Star Higson-McBrearty, Jamie Foster and Melanie Lockman.
Plot
Ezra Banks is an 11-year-old boy who studies in fifth grade along with Ava and Kyle. His mother wanted him to be influenced from a special project, and Mr. Mcgilick says he is taking care of the school's new student, Maudie Miller, and he, Ava and Kyle are impressed with her intelligence that was able to solve a case without question. This brings the four together and merges an investigative agency called The Inbestigators to solve crimes at school and in the neighbourhood. At first, they were underestimated by adults for being children, so they always impress them with their cleverness and advanced investigative skills.[2]
In the middle of the season, Maudie loses her special notebook, which she uses for writing the clues for all cases and more things, and gets possessive desperate. Ezra, Ava and Kyle decides to help her remember how she lost her notebook to find it. The case ends when Kyle founds Maudie's notebook inside one of the boxes of Miss. Parides' sports shed. Then, Maudie is free from her desperating possession and gets happy for Kyle. She reveals some photos along with her mom, who died when Maudie was only a child and was one of her last moments before the tragedy.
In the season finale, Maudie is 11 years old and Ava is shocked to realize that Maudie has never had a birthday party. Meanwhile, the Inbestigators set out to solve a case at the behest of Mauide's father Brian Miller, who missed a letter from a conference in Hong Kong. Maudie discovers that it was a case invented by Ezra, Ava and Kyle like a form to celebrate her birthday and at the same time, Ava reveals having a surprise party at Maudie's house and she considers it the best day of her life.
Cast & Characters
Actor | Character | Role |
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Anna Cooke | Maudie Miller | Main |
Aston Droomer | Ezra Banks | Main |
Abby Bergman | Ava Andrikides | Main |
Jamil Smyth-Secka | Kyle Klimson | Main |
James Saunders | Mr. Mcgilick | Recurring |
Maria Angelico | Miss Tan | Recurring |
Hannah Jonhston | Amelia Fitzgerald | Recurring |
Clarke Richards | Mr. Barker | Recurring |
Madeleine Jevic | Miss Helen Parides | Recurring |
Eliza Ong | Poppy Banks | Recurring |
Soraya Briggs | Max | Recurring |
Matilda Hardwick | Caitlin | Recurring |
Sienna Foggie | Esther McCarthy | Recurring |
Ayiana Ncube | Ruby | Recurring |
Marita Wilcox | Miss Maniaci | Recurring |
Hannah Leigh Struckett | Pixie | Recurring |
Milla Bishop | Miranda | Recurring |
Zakariah Rahhali | Mario | Recurring |
Ethan Pham | Diet | Recurring |
Zac Mineo | James | Recurring |
Jack Goodsell | Archie | Recurring |
Bailey McMillian-Power | Justin | Recurring |
Production
Development
In June 2018, ABC and Screen Australia greenlights The InBESTigators, along with Hardball, 100% Wolf and a second season of Mustangs FC.[3]
Casting
According to Butler and Hope, there were 715 individual auditions for the main cast.[4] In June 2018, was announced the cast for the series, starring Abby Bergman as Ava Andrikides, Aston Droomer as Ezra Banks, Anna Cooke as Maudie Miller and Jamil Smyth-Secka as Kyle Klimson in the main cast. Also, in recurring roles, has Maria Angelico as Miss Tan, James Saunders as Mr. McGilick, Hannah Johnston as Amelia, Clarke Richards as Mr. Barker, Madeleine Jevic as Miss. Parides, Eliza Ong as Poppy Banks, Soraya Briggs as Max, Matilda Hardwick as Caitlin, Sienna Foggie as Esther, Ayiana Ncube as Ruby, Marita Wilcox as Miss Maniaci, Hannah Leigh Struckett as Pixie, Milla Bishop as Miranda, Zakariah Rahhali as Mario, Ethan Pham as Diet, Bailey McMilian-Power as Justin, Monty Henderson as Toby, which first appeared in the second season, and Jack Goodsell as Archie.[5]
Filming
The series was filmed beginning on 9 July 2018 at Moorabbin Primary School in Melbourne, Australia, and was pretended to end in December 2018, but filming officially wrapped in November 2018. Dan Maxwell acts as photography director, with Simon McCutcheon acting as production designer.[6]
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title [7] | Directed by [nb 2] | Written by [nb 2] | Original air date [8] | Australia viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "The Case of the Curious New Girl" | Wayne Hope | Robyn Butler | June 21, 2019[9][10] | N/A |
2 | 2 | "The Case of the Disappearing Deliveries" | Robyn Butler | Robyn Butler | June 22, 2019 | N/A |
3 | 3 | "The Case of the Missing Solar System" | Wayne Hope | Robyn Butler | June 23, 2019 | N/A |
4 | 4 | "The Case of the Distressed Dancer" | Wayne Hope | Robyn Butler | June 24, 2019 | N/A |
5 | 5 | "The Case of the Sleepover Secret" | Robyn Butler | Robyn Butler | June 25, 2019 | N/A |
6 | 6 | "The Case of the Big Mouth Challenge" | Wayne Hope | Wayne Hope, Lisa Marie Corso, Molly Daniels, Jayden Masciulli and Robyn Butler | June 26, 2019[11] | N/A |
7 | 7 | "The Case of the Pestering Prank Caller" | Wayne Hope | Robyn Butler | June 27, 2019 | N/A |
8 | 8 | "The Case of the Spoiled Sports Day" | Wayne Hope | Robyn Butler | June 28, 2019 | N/A |
9 | 9 | "The Case of the Exciting Excursion" | Ian Reiser | Jayden Masciulli and Robyn Butler | June 29, 2019 | N/A |
10 | 10 | "The Case of the Very Lost Notebook" | Wayne Hope | Robyn Butler | June 30, 2019 | N/A |
11 | 11 | "The Case of the Suspect Sprinkler" | Ian Reiser | Robyn Butler and Lisa Marie Corso | July 1, 2019 | N/A |
12 | 12 | "The Case of the Peculiar Pop Quiz" | Nina Buxton | Robyn Butler | July 2, 2019 | N/A |
13 | 13 | "The Case of the Science Sabotage" | Robyn Butler | Robyn Butler | July 3, 2019 | N/A |
14 | 14 | "The Case of the Wrecked Rehearsal" | Wayne Hope | Molly Daniels | July 4, 2019 | N/A |
15 | 15 | "The Case of the Perplexing Painting" | Ian Reiser | Molly Daniels and Jayden Masciulli | July 5, 2019 | N/A |
16 | 16 | "The Case of the Turtle Thief" | Nina Buxton | Lisa Marie Corso and Molly Daniels | July 6, 2019 | N/A |
17 | 17 | "The Case of the Misplaced Mug" | Ian Reiser | Maddy and Robyn Butler | July 7, 2019 | N/A |
18 | 18 | "The Case of the Sad Little Sister" | Robyn Butler | Robyn Butler | July 8, 2019 | N/A |
19 | 19 | "The Case of the Disoriented Drone" | Wayne Hope | Molly Daniels | July 9, 2019 | N/A |
20 | 20 | "The Case of the Baffling Birthday" | Robyn Butler | Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope | July 10, 2019 | N/A |
Reception
Critical response
Libbie Doherty, Head of Children's at ABC Television, said “The Inbestigators launched to great excitement and quickly secured the #1 crown for our Winter School Holiday “Best Fest” on ABC ME. Meanwhile, in the US, Decider Magazine's Joel Keller said he has been surprised how funny the show is for adults, too.
For Melbourne production company Gristmill, The Inbestigators marks their first Netflix Original production. Following the international success of their series Little Lunch, which Netflix acquired for major English language territories, this latest offering has already proven to satisfy and build on their loyal fanbase worldwide.[12]
Notes
References
- ^ "Cast announced for kid's series The InBESTigators". tvtonight.com.au. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "ABC greenlights 'The InBESTigators'". if.com.au. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ Groves, Don (2 July 2018). "ABC greenlights 'The InBESTigators,' 'Hardball,' '100% Wolf,' more 'Mustangs FC'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "The InBESTigators are on the Case!". ACTF. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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- ^ "New Series The Inbestigators Debuts June 21". Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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- ^ "The Inbestigators Goes Global on Netflix". Retrieved 2 October 2019.