The Straits

As someone who spent time in North Queensland, I really loved this TV show. I'm surprised with the lack of reviews and ratings on here. This show plays out like a family mafia story set on the backdrop of the Torres Strait islands.

There's drama, gangster shoot-outs, intrigue and betrayal. It's a gritty show and has stellar actors such as the likes of the supreme and veteran actor Brian Cox. Hence why I'm so surprised by the lack of publicity when this show was released and lack of broadcast even to this date.

Hopefully we will see a revival of this series, which personally I feel ended too soon.

I like Brian Cox, so thought I would give this a go on the strength of some positive reviews. It's about a mobster family running drugs, guns and whatnot over or via the islands of PNG and the surrounds to and from Australia. It starts off promising as the family is quite disperate, and there's a suggestion that the old man is looking for a successor. Game of thrones? It gets a bit silly sadly, a bit too soon. And there's lots of young boys waving guns about. The interesting themes such as cultural and family history, customs and the different islands don't get explored enough and people seem to be physically unscathed after being tortured and shot at. If fleshed out more over a couple of seasons, it may have been better. There was something good here in the mix, but ultimately it is rather meh.

The straights catches the mood of fnq beautifully and captures the frontier mood. Worth a look

I saw this program listed on Netflix. I knew nothing about it. Brian Cox was the only actor in the series I had ever heard of.

I have watched the first ten episodes - and was mesmerized.

It is one of most well scripted series I have seen in longer than I can remember.In this type of program, the script drives everything else - and it is very well done.

The ensemble cast is totally believable from start to finish. They sell the script in a completely convincing way.

Another great perk is that this series is filmed in Queensland Australia,. Each episode is brim full of incredibly beautiful scenery and the local flavor and culture.

I started watching this show on Hulu without knowing anything about the show. The acting is fantastic! The story lines are compelling and believable for that sort of gangster lifestyle. The scenery is lovely especially the views from the airplane which shows all the little islands off the coast of Australia with the aqua colored waters. The actors were very well chosen for this show. It seems to me they use locals as extras who are sooo believable to their rough characters. This show is definitely a winner and I hope they are filming a second season as they can't leave us with such curiosity for more. Go to Hulu and watch the entire first season it's worth it!!