TOTAL CONTROL

Producers:	Darren Dale (Creator), Miranda Dear (Creator)
Executive Producer:	Rachel Griffiths (Creator)
Story Producer:	Stuart Page (Co-Creator)
Writers:	Stuart Page, Kim Wilson, Rachel Perkins, Pip Karmel, Angela Betzein
Director:	Rachel Perkins
Cast:	Deborah Mailman, Rachel Griffiths, Harry Richardson, Rob Collins, Aaron Pederson, Anthony Hayes, Celia Ireland, Wesley Patten, Huw Higginson, William McInnes, David Roberts, Shantae Barnes-Cowan, Trisha Morton-Thomas, Lisa Flanagan, Luke Carroll, Sacha Horler
Genre:	Drama Series
Year:	2019
Distributor:	All 3 Media International
Links:	IMDB
Purchase:	Stream: ABC Iview Buy: iTunes Buy: YouTube

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An unlikely national hero, Alex is catapulted into government in a cynical power play. Used, abandoned and underestimated, now she's on a path that will send the political establishment into meltdown.

ABC

8:30pm, Sunday 13th October 2019

Toronto International Film Festival 2019
Friday 6th September 2019

2019 AACTA Awards
WINNER Best Drama Series
WINNER Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama - Deborah Mailman
WINNER Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama - Rachel Griffiths
NOMINATED Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy - Rachel Perkins
NOMINATED Best Editing in Television - Deb Peart
NOMINATED Best Sound in Television - Nick Emond, Luke Mynott, Wes Chew, Cihan Saral, Julian Wessels
NOMINATED Best Casting - Anousha Zarkesh

2019 Casting Guild of Australia Awards
NOMINATED Best Casting in a TV Drama - Anousha Zarkesh

2020 Screen Music Awards, Australia
NOMINATED Best Original Song Composed for Screen

2020 MIPCOM Diversify TV Excellence Awards
WINNER Diversify TV Excellence for Representation of Race and Ethnicity

2021 New York Festival, Television & Film Awards
Bronze - Entertainment Program, Drama

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