Deep Water (TV series)

Deep Water
GenreCrime drama
Written by
Directed byShawn Seet
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerSue Masters
Producers
Production companyBlackfella Films
Original release
NetworkSBS
Release5 October (2016-10-05) –
26 October 2016 (2016-10-26)
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Deep Water is an Australian crime drama series screened on SBS from 5 October 2016.[1] This four-part miniseries is a Blackfella Films' production, directed by Shawn Seet with Director of Photography Bruce Young.

The drama is based on the historical, unsolved hate murders of possibly 30 to 80 gay men in Sydney's eastern suburbs and beaches in the 1980s and '90s. SBS broadcast a documentary of these events, Deep Water: The Real Story (2016), in conjunction with the miniseries.[2]

  1. ^ "SBS launches Deep Water: a drama, a documentary and online investigation". Special Broadcasting Service. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Deep Water: The Real Story - a crime documentary that pulls no punches", SBS: Programs, 27 September 2016; accessed 5 July 2017