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Serangoon Road (2013)

Serangoon Road poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
Australia
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rated
M
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A private detective works in 1960s Singapore, navigating crime and personal secrets. The series follows his cases amid the city's changing political and social landscape.

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What happens

Serangoon Road is an Australian-Singaporean drama television series that premiered on 22 September 2013 on ABC and HBO Asia. It is a detective noir drama set in Singapore in the mid-1960s. The series takes its name from the eponymous road in Singapore's Little India area. The 10-part series is a collaboration between ABC and HBO Asia and was filmed largely in Singapore. It was created by Paul D. Barron and directed by Peter Andrikidis and Tony Tilse. The final episode of the series aired on 29 November 2013. Though the series received encouraging ratings, HBO has no plans for a second season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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