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8/10 TV First episode date 2 February 2012 | 7.6/10 IMDb Genre Drama Original language(s) English Final episode date 29 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Louis NowraBlake AyshfordNick ParsonsKristen DunphyJaime Browne Directed by Peter AndrikidisRachel WardRowan Woods Starring Aaron Fa'aosoBrian CoxRena OwenFirass DiraniJimi BaniEmma Tate Networks American Broadcasting Company, ABC Cast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Straits is an Australian television drama series for ABC1 filmed in Cairns, the Torres Strait Islands and other Far North Queensland locations.
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The series is based on an idea by actor Aaron Fa'aoso and produced by Penny Chapman and Helen Panckhurst from Matchbox Pictures. It is directed by Peter Andrikidis, Rachel Ward, and Rowan Woods. It is written by Louis Nowra, Blake Ayshford, Nick Parsons, Kristen Dunphy, and Jaime Browne. On 19 October 2012, it was announced that a second series will not be produced.
In December 2012, the show began airing exclusively on Hulu.
Synopsis
The series follows the Montebello family, whose business involves smuggling drugs into Australia, and guns and exotic wildlife out, making use of ties of blood and loyalty in the Torres Strait Islands. When Harry Montebello, the head of the family, starts to plan his succession, he sparks a vicious family power struggle. While under attack from ambitious bikers and mercurial Papua New Guinea Raskol gangs, the family must hold together through torture, assassination, and imprisonment.