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The Commons (TV series)

The Commons is a 2019 Australian television drama series on Stan about climate change and biotechnology set in the future. The eight-part, character-driven thriller looks at ethical boundaries and the place of humanity in saving the planet.


The Commons
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Drama
Dystopia
Shelley Birse
Shelley Birse
Matt Ford
Michael Miller
Matt Cameron
Jeffrey Walker
Rowan Woods
Jennifer Leacey
Roger Mason
Australia
English
Shelley Birse
Graham Yost
Fred Golan
Michael Dinner
David Maher
David Taylor
Diane Haddon
Earle Dresner
50mins
Playmaker Media
Stan
25 December 2019 (2019-12-25)

The Commons is a 2019 Australian television drama series on Stan about climate change and biotechnology set in the future. The eight-part, character-driven thriller looks at ethical boundaries and the place of humanity in saving the planet.

Eadie, a radical and gifted neuropsychologist, is desperate for a child. In that quest, she faces intellectual property theft, disaster capitalism and eugenics.

  • Joanne Froggatt as Eadie Boulay
  • David Lyons as Lloyd
  • Ryan Corr as Shay
  • Rupert Penry-Jones
  • Damon Herriman as Ben Childers
  • John Waters as Herman
  • Fayssal Bazzi as Abel
  • Simone McAullay as Francesca Boulay
  • Andrea Demetriades as Karina
  • Felix Williamson as Carl Anderson
  • Inez Currò
  • Dominic Ona-Ariki
  • Zara Michales
  • Sara West as Zoe
  • Anthony Brandon Wong as Harlow
  • Carma Sharon as Nurse Mumford
  • Finn Curran
  • Alex Chard
  • Susan Prior as Lena Gordon
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
"Episode 1"Jeffrey WalkerShelley Birse25 December 2019 (2019-12-25)
"Episode 2"Jeffrey WalkerShelley Birse25 December 2019 (2019-12-25)
"Episode 3"Rowan WoodsShelley Birse25 December 2019 (2019-12-25)
"Episode 4"Rowan WoodsMatt Ford25 December 2019 (2019-12-25)
"Episode 5"Jennifer LeaceyMichael Miller25 December 2019 (2019-12-25)
"Episode 6"Jennifer LeaceyMatt Cameron25 December 2019 (2019-12-25)
"Episode 7"Jeffrey WalkerMichael Miller25 December 2019 (2019-12-25)
"Episode 8"Jeffrey WalkerShelley Birse25 December 2019 (2019-12-25)

The Commons was written by Shelley Birse with Matt Ford, Michael Miller and Matt Cameron. It is produced by Diane Haddon for Playmaker in association with Sony Pictures Television. Jeffrey Walker is the director with Rowan Woods and Jen Leacey.

The series aired on Sundance Now in the United States in 2020.

Birse won the 2020 John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science-Fiction Writing at the AWGIE Awards for The Commons.

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