Secret City | |
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Based on |
The Marmalade Files and The Mandarin Code by Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis |
Starring | See cast |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Location(s) | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
Production company(s) |
Foxtel Productions Matchbox Pictures |
Distributor | Foxtel |
Release | |
Original network |
Showcase Foxtel |
Original release | 5 June 2016 | – present
Secret City is an Australian drama television series that aired on Foxtel's Showcase. The six-part miniseries is based on the novels The Marmalade Files and The Mandarin Code by Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis. The series is written by Belinda Chayko, Matt Cameron, Marieke Hardy, Alice Addison, Tommy Murphy, Kris Mrksa, and Greg Waters. It is produced by Joanna Werner.
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.
The series premiere was watched by an average of 80,000 viewers upon its first airing.