The Straits (2012)

Crime · Drama

Set among the turquoise waters and lethal wildlife of Australia’s Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait, The Straits is an exotic, darkly humorous crime drama. The Montebellos are not your average Australian family. Modern day smugglers, their family business is transporting drugs into Australia and guns and exotic wildlife out, making use of ties of blood and loyalty in the Torres Strait Islands.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (615 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2012)

8.04 avg 10 episodes 7.5 → 8.4 55 min avg

Slow burn

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Proposition	7.5	30
2	The Trouble with Raskols	7.7	22
3	Yawor My Lovely	8.1	22
4	The Hunt for Vlad	7.4	19
5	Epiphanies	7.9	20
6	The Price	8.4	17
7	Poison	8.0	17
8	The Big Mistake	8.6	20
9	Dead Reckoning	8.4	18
10	Fatherhood	8.4	20