Utopia (2014)

Directed by

Rob Sitch

Genre

sitcom

Country

Australia

Length

5 seasons, 40 episodes

Rated

M

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A team at a government agency tries to manage major infrastructure projects. Their grand plans keep getting tangled in red tape and political nonsense.

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What happens

Utopia, internationally titled Dreamland, is an Australian television comedy series by Working Dog Productions that premiered on the ABC on 13 August 2014. The series follows the working lives of a team in the fictional Nation Building Authority, a newly created government organisation. The authority is responsible for overseeing major infrastructure projects, from announcement to unveiling. The series explores the collision between bureaucracy and grand ambitions. The second series aired in 2015, beginning with the first episode on 19 August 2015. The third series aired in 2017, beginning with the first episode on 19 July 2017. The fourth series aired in 2019, beginning on 21 August 2019. A fifth series aired from 7 June 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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