The Straits (2012)
- Genre
- drama television series
- Country
- Australia
- Length
- 1 season, 10 episodes
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A crime family in Far North Queensland runs a smuggling operation across the Torres Strait. The series follows the patriarch's children as they deal with loyalty, betrayal, and the pressures of their dangerous business.
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What happens
The Straits is an Australian television drama series for ABC1 filmed in Cairns, the Torres Strait Islands and other Far North Queensland locations. 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 would not be produced. In December 2012, the show began airing exclusively on Hulu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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