Unter der ruhigen Fassade von Canberra, inmitten steigenden Spannungen zwischen China und Amerika deckt hochrangige politische Journalistin Harriet Dunkley eine geheime Stadt Interlock Versc... Alles lesenUnter der ruhigen Fassade von Canberra, inmitten steigenden Spannungen zwischen China und Amerika deckt hochrangige politische Journalistin Harriet Dunkley eine geheime Stadt Interlock Verschwörungen setzen unschuldige Menschenleben in Gefahr, einschließlich ihrer eigenen.Unter der ruhigen Fassade von Canberra, inmitten steigenden Spannungen zwischen China und Amerika deckt hochrangige politische Journalistin Harriet Dunkley eine geheime Stadt Interlock Verschwörungen setzen unschuldige Menschenleben in Gefahr, einschließlich ihrer eigenen.
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Right from beginning the impressive title credits , which I think not by accident reminded me of House of Cards I was hooked . The camera sweeps over our National Capital Canberra to a suspenseful dramatic soundtrack by composer David Bridie and gives the impression that there's a Political swamp needing to be drained under its impressive monuments.
Watching Anna Torv as Ace Canberra news reporter and main star Harriet Dunkley I was struck by her resemblance and style ,so similar to Cate Blanchette , Anna Torv owns this role and continues to impress in her role as investigative journalist Harriet Dunkley.
Jackie Weaver is outstanding as usual in the role of Catriona Bailey the Attorney General and powerbroker in a role spookily reminiscent of a certain ex Policeman and now one of the most powerful ministers this country has ever known. The thrilling action and intrigue in Secret City can hold its own worldwide and is a worthy match for similar overseas series like House of Cards .
Series 2 Under the Eagle I've just started to watch on Foxtel and although under new direction seems to keep up the standard so far.
Amusingly it begins with a brand new charismatic Prime Minister Ewan Garrity 2 years later replacing Alan Dale as Prime Minister Martin Toohey in Series One .
Logie Award winning actor Don Hany (Ali's Wedding, Tangle) plays new Australian Prime Minister Ewan Garrity. This seemed very appropriate as Australia has had so many Prime Ministers recently and this series also has a Jacque Lambi inspired character in Danielle Cormack as Karen Koutoufides, Independent MP for Wakefield, South Australia.
This is a really impressive series
Secret City is a well thought out complex drama, the type of which can be all too rare on television. With a stellar cast of some of Australia's finest actors its a superb show with first rate performances, characterisation and script writing. The legendary Jacki Weaver brings her appropriate feisty talents to a scheming senator with her fingers in more than one pie up while Underbelly veteran Dan Wyllie plays the politician trying to do the one thing while people come at him from all sides. The supporting cast are more fun to watch than the lead, played by Anna Tov. (Stubborn journo's not exactly being characters we haven't seen a dozen times before) The plot twists and turns and covers more than one contemporary issue which makes it all the more relevant today. Its got high production values and the core story travels well overseas making it have a far greater international appeal than many other series from down under. For those who like their political dramas, what it lacks in the dark comical tones of the spacey version of House of Cards, it more than makes up for with high wound tension and three dimensional characters, for the most part at least. Recommended.
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- WissenswertesBased on the novels The Marmalade Files and The Mandarin Code by Australian political journalists Steve Lewis and Chris Uhlmann.
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