Secret City | |
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Genre | |
Based on | The Marmalade Files and The Mandarin Code by Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis |
Written by | Matt Cameron Belinda Chayko Greg Waters Elise McCredie Angela Betzien |
Directed by | Emma Freeman Tony Krawitz Daniel Nettheim |
Starring | |
Composer | David Bridie |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
Production | |
Executive producers | Penny Chapman Penny Win Carly Heaton |
Producers | Joanna Werner Stephen Corvini |
Production locations | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
Cinematography | Mark Wareham Garry Phillips |
Running time | 46–52 minutes |
Production companies | Foxtel Matchbox Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | Fox Showcase Foxtel Netflix |
Release | 5 June 2016 4 March 2019 | –
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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.