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Secret City

Secret City

20166.52 Seasons12 EpisodesEnded

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.

Created by Chris Uhlmann
Written by Chris Uhlmann, Steve Lewis
NetworksshowcaseFOX Showcase

Top Cast

Anna Torv

Anna Torv

Harriet Dunkley

Andrew McFarlane

Andrew McFarlane

Lockwood

Benedict Hardie

Benedict Hardie

Declan Boyd

Robert Rabiah

Robert Rabiah

Sami Almasi

Don Hany

Don Hany

Ewan Garrity

Rob Collins

Rob Collins

Joseph Sullivan

Danielle Cormack

Danielle Cormack

Karen Koutoufides

Aleks Mikic

Aleks Mikic

Thomas Maher

Louisa Mignone

Louisa Mignone

Mina Almasi

Laura Gordon

Laura Gordon

Caroline Treloar

Themes & Keywords

journalistbased on novel or bookaustraliapoliticsconspiracypolitical thriller

About Secret City

Secret City is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of journalist, based on novel or book, australia, politics, conspiracy, political thriller. Created by Chris Uhlmann, it stars Anna Torv, Andrew McFarlane, Benedict Hardie. 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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