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Secret City

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Secret City

2016- 2019

2 Seasons

12 Episodes

6.6(139 votes)

Ended

Drama

War & Politics

Overview

Beneath the placid facade of Canberra, amidst rising tension between China and America, senior political journalist Harriet Dunkley uncovers a secret city of interlocked conspiracies, putting innocent lives in danger including her own.

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Production Companies

Matchbox Pictures

Foxtel

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Anna Torv

Anna Torv

Harriet Dunkley

Justin Smith

Justin Smith

William Vaughn

Marcus Graham

Marcus Graham

Andrew Griffiths

Aleks Mikic

Aleks Mikic

Thomas Maher

Laura Gordon

Laura Gordon

Caroline Treloar

Louisa Mignone

Louisa Mignone

Mina Almasi

Danielle Cormack

Danielle Cormack

Karen Koutoufides

Andrew McFarlane

Andrew McFarlane

Lockwood

Benedict Hardie

Benedict Hardie

Declan Boyd

Robert Rabiah

Robert Rabiah

Sami Almasi

Creative team

Created by: Steve Lewis
Chris Uhlmann
Showrunner: Carly Heaton
Penny Chapman
Written by: Matt Cameron
Belinda Chayko

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