Secret City (2016)

Mystery · Thriller

Beneath the placid facade of Canberra, amidst rising tension between China and America, senior political journalist Harriet Dunkley uncovers a secret city of interlocked conspiracies, putting innocent lives in danger including her own.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (11,037 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 ↑ +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

7.62 avg 6 episodes 7.3 → 7.9 49 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Donation to the Struggle	7.3	471
2	The Watchers	7.5	387
3	Beware the Jabberwock	7.7	368
4	Falling Hard	7.7	356
5	Ghosts in the Machine	7.6	340
6	The Light on the Hill	7.9	366

Season 2 (2019)

7.72 avg 6 episodes 7.7 → 7.7 50 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Run Little Rabbit	7.7	303
2	The War Zone	7.6	244
3	Pale Horse	7.8	251
4	Broken Bird	7.7	247
5	From Whom the Bell Tolls	7.8	242
6	Two Cheers for Democracy	7.7	255

Secret City (2016)

Cast

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