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★ 7.5 12K votes 2020–2020 1 season · 6 episodes Ended ABC TV
Immigrant experienceLife lived between cultures.This show: 9/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 9/10Emotionally heavyDemands real emotional stamina from the viewer.This show: 8/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 8/10Tight limited runA compact, complete story told in just a few episodes.This show: 8/10Mental healthPsychological struggle treated with real seriousness.This show: 7/10Event miniseriesPrestige limited television built as an event.This show: 7/10Character studyInterior life matters more than plot.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Yvonne StrahovskiJai CourtneyAsher KeddieFayssal BazziDominic WestCate Blanchett
Written by
Cate BlanchettTony AyresElise McCredie
Starring
Yvonne StrahovskiJai CourtneyAsher KeddieFayssal BazziDominic WestCate Blanchett
Written by
Cate BlanchettTony AyresElise McCredie
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Votes per Episode
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About

"Four lives collide inside a broken system"

Set inside an Australian immigration detention center, this six-part drama weaves together four strangers: a flight attendant unraveling after a cult experience, an asylum-seeking father, a guard just trying to make a living, and a bureaucrat sent to fix the system. It moves slowly and deliberately, more interested in atmosphere and moral unease than plot twists. The tone is somber and empathetic rather than thrilling, carried by strong performances and a genuine sense of institutional dread. It rewards patience with a quietly devastating, humane portrait of a broken system.

Watch it for

the way four unrelated lives converge inside one detention center to expose a broken system.

Maybe skip if

you want fast plotting rather than slow, character-driven institutional drama.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12020
7.73K65h 14m
Four strangers — a troubled woman, an anguished refugee, a bureaucrat and a struggling dad — intersect at an Australian immigration detention center.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1The Circumstances in Which They Come7.4
61255 min
▶2Incognita7.5
53451 min
▶3The Right Thing7.5
50850 min
▶4Run Sofie Run7.7
49349 min
▶5Panis Angelicus7.8
49254 min
▶6The Seventh Circle8.1
51555 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Yvonne Strahovski Sofie Werner
Jai Courtney Cam Sandford
Asher Keddie Clare Kowitz
Fayssal Bazzi Ameer
Dominic West Gordon Masters
Cate Blanchett Pat Masters
Marta Dusseldorp Margot
Darren Gilshenan Brian Ashworth
Kate Box Janice
Maria Angelico Angie Sanford

Crew

Tony Ayres
Elise McCredie

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