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Total Control

2019–2024 · 3 seasons

A gripping, cerebral political drama that immerses you in backroom deals and personal cost, demanding close attention.

Genres
Drama
Overview
A local Indigenous politician is recruited to the senate by the Australian Prime Minister after a contentious video goes viral.
How it feels
Tense, earnest, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Power, politics, race, identity
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Darren Dale, Miranda Dear, Rachel Griffiths
Written by
Angela Betzien, Pip Karmel, Rachel Perkins, Stuart Page
Starring
Deborah Mailman, Rachel Griffiths, Rob Collins, Wayne Blair, Harry Richardson, Anthony Hayes, William McInnes, Wesley Patten
Length
3 seasons, 18 episodes, 50 min each
Network
ABC TV
Country
Australia
Languages
German, English

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