Cleverman (Sundance)

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  1. This is a very interesting series based on Australia's Original peoples' mythology. The lead is actually the son of Black American ballerina and a famous Original musician.


    Cleverman

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    Cleverman is an Australian-New Zealand-American television drama series based on an original concept by Ryan Griffen. The series premiered on 1 June 2016 on SundanceTV in the United States and on ABC in Australia the following day.[1]

    The six-part drama series reimagines several stories of the AboriginalDreaming in a modern, superheroic context, and reflects on racism, asylum seekers and border protection.[2] Its central story revolves around two estranged indigenous brothers who are forced together to fight for their own survival when one of them is passed the mantle of the "Cleverman". Creatures from the Dreaming also feature in the series' real world dystopianlandscape.[3]

    The series was renewed for a second season on 2 June 2016,[4] and received A$450,000 in funding from Screen NSW.[5]

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