True Colours (Australian TV series)
True Colours is an Australian drama miniseries broadcast from 4 July 2022 on SBS TV and NITV. The four-part miniseries was created, written and directed by Erica Glynn and Steven McGregor, and stars Rarriwuy Hick as a detective in a remote community in the Northern Territory.
Synopsis
[edit]True Colours tells the story of detective Toni Alma, who is assigned to investigate a suspicious car accident in Perdar Theendar, the Aboriginal community she left as a child. The story touches on the place of Indigenous Australian art and the practices of the global art world, and explores Aboriginal culture.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Rarriwuy Hick as Detective Toni Alma
- Warren H. Williams as Samuel Alma
- Luke Arnold as Nick Gawler
- Errol Shand as Bull
- Emilie de Ravin as Liz Hindmarsh
- Trisha Morton-Thomas as Theodora
- Ben Oxenbould as Gingerbread Man
- Miranda Otto as Isabelle Martin
- Megan Hollier as Amanda
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Australia viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Erica Glynn | Steven McGregor, Warren H Williams, Erica Glynn | July 4, 2022 | N/A |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Steven McGregor | Danielle MacLean, Warren H Williams, Erica Glynn | July 5, 2022 | N/A |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Erica Glynn | Erica Glynn, Warren H Williams | July 6, 2022 | N/A |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Steven McGregor | Steven McGregor, Warren H Williams, Erica Glynn | July 7, 2022 | N/A |
Production
[edit]The four-part miniseries was created, written and directed by Erica Glynn and Steven McGregor.[2] Danielle MacLean also wrote for the series, which was produced by Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey and Penny Smallacombe for SBS Television and NITV.[3]
It was filmed entirely on location in the Macdonnell Ranges, east of Alice Springs,[3] including in the community of Amoonguna.[4] Hundreds of works by artists from Central Australia feature in the series, which represents Arrernte culture and language.[5]
Release and reception
[edit]True Colours premiered simultaneously on SBS Television and National Indigenous TV on 4 July 2022 as well as on SBS on Demand, running over four consecutive nights on television.[5]
Critics gave the series favourable reviews, with TV Week calling it "authentic and powerful".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Knox, David (5 August 2021). "SBS / NITV begin filming new local drama, True Colours". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Keast, Jackie (18 November 2020). "SBS orders 'Copping it Black'; Yoson An, Alyssa Sutherland to lead 'New Gold Mountain'". if.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b "SBS & NITV team up with new murder mystery drama 'True Colours'". NITV. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "SBS continues proud drama tradition with new commission True Colours". FilmInk. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "What the critics are saying about groundbreaking drama 'True Colours'". SBS Television. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- True Colours at IMDb
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