Cleverman (TV series)

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Cleverman
Genre
Written by
  • Michael Miller
  • Jon Bell
  • Jane Allen
Directed by
Starring
Country of origin
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • United States
Original languagesEnglish
Kumbainggar
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Sally Riley
  • Kylie du Fresne
  • Ben Grant
  • Martin Baynton
  • Adam Fratto
  • Jan David Frouman
  • Amelie Kienlin
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release1 June 2016 (2016-06-01) –
2 August 2017 (2017-08-02)
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Cleverman is an Australian television drama program based on an original concept by Ryan Griffen. The series premiered on 1 June 2016 on SundanceTV in the United States and 2 June (other side of International Date Line) on ABC in Australia.[1]

The six-part drama series reimagines several stories of the Aboriginal Dreamtime in a modern, superheroic context, and reflects on racism, asylum seekers and border protection.[2] Its central story revolves around two estranged Gumbaynggirr brothers who are forced together to fight for their own survival when one of them is passed the mantle of the "Cleverman". Creatures from the Dreaming also feature in the series' real world dystopian landscape.[3]

The series was renewed for a second season on 2 June 2016,[4] set six months later,[5] having received A$450,000 in funding from Screen NSW.[5] The second season aired another 6 episodes in 2017, concluding the series with a total of 12 episodes.

  1. ^ Bibel, Sara (3 September 2015). "Sundance TV greenlights 6 episodes of new genre drama Cleverman". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. ^ Annabel Brady-Brown (1 March 2016). "Seven things you'll be talking about this year, from the Berlin International Film Festival". Junkee. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (29 April 2015). "Iain Glen Stars in Cleverman, drama series for Sapphires Helmer Wayne Blair". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. ^ Halliwell, Kate (2 June 2016). "SundanceTV sci-fi drama Cleverman renewed for Season 2". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  5. ^ a b Knox, David (3 June 2016). "Screen NSW: latest funding". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 June 2016.