An Internet journalist and his hacker brother stumble on a secret that puts their lives at risk. A teacher in the remote outback defends an Aboriginal student wrongly blamed for the death of a teenage girl. All are linked by a secret that key members of the Australian government will kill to keep. Filmed in Sydney, Canberra, and the red desert country, this Aussie political thriller stars Dan Spielman, Ashley Zuckerman, and Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) as teacher Alex Wisham. 6 episodes, 2 DVDs, SDH.

Trailer

• Behind-the-scenes featurette

Details

Packaging: Boxed set
Run Time: 341 minutes, plus bonus programming
Format: Widescreen
Number of discs: 2
Language: English
Subtitles: No
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: Yes
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Audio Format: Stereo
Rating: NR. Contains coarse language, nudity, sexual situations, disturbing images, and graphic violence.

Cast

Dan Spielman, Ashley Zuckerman, Adele Perovic, Adam Garcia, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Paul Tassone, Dan Wyllie, Lucy Lawless, Aden Young, David Wenham

Press

"Pounding, intelligent... cyber-gripper" - The Guardian (UK)
"A blisteringly hot Australian take on Nordic noir" - The Guardian (UK)
"An edge-of-your-seat portrayal of political skullduggery and subterfuge" - The Australian

Awards

Australian Directors Guild Award Winner - Best Direction Television Drama Series (2015)

Australian Film Institute Award Winner - Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy (2015)

Australian Film Institute Award Winner - Best Editing in Television (2015)

Australian Film Institute Award Winner - Best Original Music Score in Television (2015)

Australian Film Institute Award Winner - Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama (Ashley Zukerman, 2015)

Australian Film Institute Award Winner - Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama (Chelsie Preston Crayford, 2015)

Australian Film Institute Award Winner - Best Television Drama Series (2015)

Australian Film Institute Award Nomination - Best Screenplay in Television (2015)

Australian Film Institute Award Nomination - Best Production Design in Television (2015)

Australian Film Institute Award Nomination - Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama (Dan Spielman, 2015)

Australian Film Institute Award Nomination - Best Sound in Television (2015)

Australian Writers Guild, Awgie Award Winner - Television-MiniSeries - Original (2014)

Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming, Golden FIPA Award Winner - TV Series and Serials: Screenplay (2015)

Logie Awrds, Silver Logie Award Nomination - Most Outstanding Actor (Ashley Zukerman, 2015)