Secret City (TV series)
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| Based on | The Marmalade Files and The Mandarin Code by Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis |
| Starring | See cast |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Production companies | Foxtel Productions Matchbox Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | Showcase Foxtel |
| Release | 5 June 2016 – present |
Secret City is an Australian drama television series that aired on Foxtel's Showcase. The six-part miniseries is based on the novels The Marmalade Files and The Mandarin Code by Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis. The series is written by Belinda Chayko, Matt Cameron, Marieke Hardy, Alice Addison, Tommy Murphy, Kris Mrksa, and Greg Waters. It is produced by Joanna Werner.[1]
Synopsis
Beneath the placid facade of Canberra, amidst rising tension between China and America, senior political journalist Harriet Dunkley uncovers a secret city of interlocked conspiracies, putting innocent lives in danger including her own. [2]
Cast
- Anna Torv as Harriet Dunkley, political journalist
- Damon Herriman as Kim Gordon, ASD senior analyst
- Daniel Wyllie as Mal Paxton, Minister of Defence
- Alex Dimitriades as Charles Dancer, ASIO officer
- Jacki Weaver as Senator Catriona Bailey, Australian Attorney-General and Australian Labor Party power broker
- Alan Dale as Martin Toohey, Australian Prime Minister
- Mekhi Phifer as US Ambassador Moreton
- Sacha Horler as Ludie Sypek, the PM's Chief of Staff
- Marcus Graham as Andrew "Griff" Griffiths, political correspondent
- Miranda Tapsell as Sasha Rose, Canberra journalist
- Eugenia Yuan as Weng Meigui, wife of the Chinese ambassador
- Benedict Samuel as Felix Crawford, ANU tutor
- Justin Smith as William Vaughn, ASD Director
- Brenna Harding as Cassie, ANU student
- Matt Zeremes as Sean Brimmer, Senior Constable
- Chris Haywood as Lloyd Rankin, former Head of Mission in China
- Max Cullen as Les Gordon, Kim's father
- Huw Higginson as Gus Reardon, Editor of The Nation Newspaper
- Max Brown as Kevin Dang, ANU student
- Kimie Tsukakoshi as Ivy Chen
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "A Donation to the Struggle" | 5 June 2016 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Watchers" | 5 June 2016 |
| 3 | 3 | "Beware the Jabberwock" | 12 June 2016 |
| 4 | 4 | "Falling Hard" | 19 June 2016 |
| 5 | 5 | "Ghosts in the Machine" | 26 June 2016 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Light on the Hill" | 3 July 2016 |
Reception
The series premiere was watched by an average of 80,000 viewers upon its first airing.[3]
References
- ^ Knox, David (6 August 2014). "Foxtel to produce political thriller set in Canberra". TVTonight. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Knox, David (17 June 2015). "Anna Torv joins Canberra thriller, Secret City". TVTonight. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Knox, David (6 June 2016). "Secret City is top non-Sports drawcard on Pay TV". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
External links
- Secret City at IMDb