Janet King (TV series)

Janet King
GenreLegal drama
Political thriller
Written by
  • Greg Haddrick
  • Jane Allen
  • Kris Mrksa
  • Shaun Grant
  • Stuart Page
  • Niki Aken
  • Felicity Packard
Directed by
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes24 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
  • Des Monaghan
  • Greg Haddrick
Producers
Production locationAustralia
EditorsAntonio Mestres (4 episodes); Nicole LaMacchia (2 episodes)
Running time57 minutes[1]
Production companyScreentime
Original release
NetworkABC1
Release27 February 2014 (2014-02-27) –
13 July 2017 (2017-07-13)
Related
Crownies
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Janet King is an Australian television drama program which began airing on ABC1 from 27 February 2014. It was created as a spin-off from the 2011 legal drama Crownies. It follows the story of Senior Crown Prosecutor Janet King (Marta Dusseldorp), tracking her journey in Series 1 in the Department of Public Prosecutions to a Royal Commission into Serious Firearm Crime in Series 2 to the National Crime Commission in Series 3.

Various cast members who appeared alongside Dusseldorp in Crownies also appeared in Janet King. A number of new characters were also created. The show was commissioned for an eight part series and filming began in 2013. A second series aired from March 2016, and a third began in May 2017.

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