Secret City

Season 1

TV-MA
86%
A student's protest leads to a government scandal that has personal and professional repercussions for one of Australia's toughest journalists.

6 Episodes

  • A Donation to the Struggle
    E1
    A Donation to the StrugglePolitical journalist Harriet Dunkley sees the gutted body of a young man washed up on the lakeshore she suspects a conspiracy and determines that, whatever the personal or professional cost, she must pursue a story that could overturn everything Australians believe about our Government and our place in the world.
  • The Watchers
    E2
    The WatchersOne person Harriet has questioned in pursuit of her story is dead, another is missing. The conspiracy may be hidden deep, but it involves those who are powerful, ruthless and with a great deal at stake.
  • Beware the Jabberwock
    E3
    Beware the JabberwockA shocking murder leaves Harriet shattered but angry. Australian intelligence agencies are determined to shut down the story, however, Harriet has been deliberately left a clue that only she will understand and as she pursues the trail of secrets, finds the pieces of several different puzzles forming a larger picture. People she should be able to trust are revealed as determined enemies but she discovers an unlikely ally.
  • Falling Hard
    E4
    Falling HardA sophisticated cyber attack cripples Australia's air traffic control for 13 terrifying minutes. All the evidence points to China seeking vengeance for their dead sailor.
  • Ghosts in the Machine
    E5
    Ghosts in the MachineDetermined to become hunter rather than prey, Harriet convinces ASIO agent Charles Dancer to pursue her attacker and the murderer while she investigates how a Chinese assassin can operate in Australia with apparent impunity.
  • The Light on the Hill
    E6
    The Light on the HillHarriet’s story on missing Chinese dissidents may have embarrassed Beijing into returning Sabine Hobbs to Canberra, but the connections to Australian intelligence and the murder remain hidden. The path she chooses will blow apart the plans of everyone – Bailey, Toohey and Paxton.

Cast of Season 1

  • Anna TorvHarriet Dunkley
  • Dan WyllieMal Paxton
  • Sacha HorlerLudie Sypek
  • Jacki WeaverCatriona Bailey
  • Alan DaleMartin Toohey
  • Alex DimitriadesCharles Dancer
  • Damon HerrimanKim Gordon
  • Eugenia YuanWeng Meigui
  • Matt ZeremesSean Brimmer
  • David RobertsGeneral McAuliffe
  • Jeanette CroninMrs. Hobbs
  • Alice ChastonSabine Hobbs
  • Huw HigginsonReardon
  • Sean TaylorWheeler
  • Ferdinand HoangAmbassador Dhao
  • Benedict SamuelFelix Crawford
  • Aleks MikicThomas Maher
  • Kate MulvanyRonnie
  • Miranda TapsellSasha Rose
  • Gary YoungZheng
  • Justin SmithWilliam Vaughn
  • Marcus GrahamAndrew Griffiths
  • Emma FreemanDirector
  • Daniel NettheimDirector
  • Tony KrawitzDirector
  • Steve LewisWriter
  • Chris UhlmannWriter
  • Joanna WernerProducer

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