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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.
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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. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Episode 1" | Jeffrey Walker | Shelley Birse | 25 December 2019 (2019-12-25) | |
| "Episode 2" | Jeffrey Walker | Shelley Birse | 25 December 2019 (2019-12-25) | |
| "Episode 3" | Rowan Woods | Shelley Birse | 25 December 2019 (2019-12-25) | |
| "Episode 4" | Rowan Woods | Matt Ford | 25 December 2019 (2019-12-25) | |
| "Episode 5" | Jennifer Leacey | Michael Miller | 25 December 2019 (2019-12-25) | |
| "Episode 6" | Jennifer Leacey | Matt Cameron | 25 December 2019 (2019-12-25) | |
| "Episode 7" | Jeffrey Walker | Michael Miller | 25 December 2019 (2019-12-25) | |
| "Episode 8" | Jeffrey Walker | Shelley Birse | 25 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.
- Official website
- The Commons at IMDb
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