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Genre | Animated sitcom |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
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Location(s) | Gold Coast. Queensland |
Production company(s) | Working Dog Productions |
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Original network | The Comedy Channel |
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Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 27 November 2016 | – present
Pacific Heat is an Australian animated sitcom co-created by Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, and Tom Gleisner. The series is a Working Dog Productions for Foxtel's The Comedy Channel. The series, which was first commissioned by Foxtel in February 2014, premiered on The Comedy Channel on 27 November 2016. It was repeated on Network Ten on Mondays 8 May and Eleven on Wednesday 10 May 2017.
Pacific Heat is set on the Gold Coast, a sun-drenched paradise where sun and surf meet soaring crime rates. The series is based on the exploits of an undercover special unit known as “Pacific Heat” established by police authorities to tackle everyone from petty crooks to international drug cartels.
The series premiered on Netflix in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada on 2 December 2016, streaming all episodes simultaneously.
Pacific Heat has received generally negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported a 17% "rotten" rating. The critic consensus is yet to be reached.Metacritic reported a score of 27 out of 100 indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".The Guardian and The A.V. Club criticised the series, accusing it of imitating the art style of the American animated series Archer.