| The Straits | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Directed by | Peter Andrikidis Rachel Ward Rowan Woods |
| Starring | Aaron Fa'aoso Brian Cox Rena Owen Firass Dirani Jimi Gela Suzannah Bayes-Morton |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Penny Chapman Helen Panckhurst |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC1 |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original airing | 2012 |
The Straits is an upcoming Australian television drama series for ABC1 [1] currently being filmed in Cairns and other Far North Queensland locations.
The series is based on an idea by actor Aaron Fa'aoso and produced by Penny Chapman and Helen Panckhurst from Matchbox Pictures. It is directed by Peter Andrikidis, Rachel Ward and Rowan Woods. It is written by Louis Nowra, Blake Ayshford, Nick Parsons, Kristen Dunphy and Jaime Browne.
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The series follows the Montebello family, whose business involves smuggling drugs into Australia as well as guns and exotic wildlife out, making use of ties of blood and loyalty in the Torres Strait Islands. When Harry Cox, the head of the family, starts to plan his succession, he sparks a vicious family power struggle, while under attack from ambitious bikies and mercurial Papua New Guinea raskols, the family must hold together through torture, assassination and imprisonment. [2]