Secret City (TV series)

Secret City
Genre
Based onThe Marmalade Files and The Mandarin Code
by Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis
Written byMatt Cameron
Belinda Chayko
Greg Waters
Elise McCredie
Angela Betzien
Directed byEmma Freeman
Tony Krawitz
Daniel Nettheim
Starring
ComposerDavid Bridie
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producersPenny Chapman
Penny Win
Carly Heaton
ProducersJoanna Werner
Stephen Corvini
Production locationsCanberra, Australian Capital Territory
CinematographyMark Wareham
Garry Phillips
Running time46–52 minutes
Production companiesFoxtel
Matchbox Pictures
Original release
NetworkFox Showcase
Foxtel
Netflix
Release5 June 2016 (2016-06-05) –
4 March 2019 (2019-03-04)
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Secret City is an Australian political thriller television series based on the best-selling novels The Marmalade Files, The Mandarin Code, and The Shadow Game by Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis. It premiered on Foxtel's Showcase on 5 June 2016 and on Netflix internationally on 26 June 2018. The series is produced by Matchbox Pictures and Foxtel.[1][2]

A sequel to the series called Secret City: Under the Eagle was green-lit in February 2018. It aired on 4 March 2019 in Australia and launched worldwide on Netflix on 6 March 2019.[3] It is unknown if there will be a season 3.

The sequel storyline is a departure from the books written by Uhlmann and Lewis, who joined the series as story consultants.

  1. ^ "Secret City returns". Fox Showcase.
  2. ^ Knox, David (6 August 2014). "Foxtel to produce political thriller set in Canberra". TVTonight. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Secret City Season 2 Coming to Netflix in March 2019". What's on Netflix. 6 February 2019.

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