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- 2016
- TV-14
- Sundance
- 2016
- TV-14
- Sundance
Summary Set in the near future, creatures called Hairypeople seek to survive amongst humans who want to either use them or destroy them when a series of murders is blamed on them. Koen (Hunter Page-Lochard) West--who is destined to unite the world--must find a way to work with his estranged brother Waruu (Rob Collins) to save the world.
- 2016
- TV-14
- Sundance
- 2016
- TV-14
- Sundance
Cleverman
Season 1 Premiere: Jun 1, 2016
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6.8
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Summary Set in the near future, creatures called Hairypeople seek to survive amongst humans who want to either use them or destroy them when a series of murders is blamed on them. Koen (Hunter Page-Lochard) West--who is destined to unite the world--must find a way to work with his estranged brother Waruu (Rob Collins) to save the world.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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29% Positive
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71% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
61
29% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
71% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The narrative can sometimes be confusing. But the multiple, long arcs become legible, and sort themselves out satisfactorily in the end, if not in any way surprisingly. And there are good, under-the-top performances that enliven characters fetched from mothballs.
The first episode is confusing, introducing a multitude of characters and agendas. Stay with it. The second episode brings several of the characters and the conflicts into focus.
Cleverman works up to a point, but the failure of the show’s creative team to build upon the promise of its conceit and its underlying ideas leaves a sour taste in one’s mouth.
[An] appealingly gritty but haphazardly constructed show.
Cleverman is full of potential. It just takes all season to embrace it.
Hunter Page-Lochard sines as an amoral Hair "passing" for human. And Game of Thrones' lain Glen deliciously leans into his Untrustworthy Media Mogul role. Unfortunately, Cleverman can't settle on a tone, weaving ham-handed political melodrama with a yet-more-ham-handed mystical chosen-one narrative. [3 Jun 2016, p.101]
The first hour is confusing and the acting a bit forced, so it may try your patience.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 34 User Ratings
6.8
65% Positive
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18% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 34 User Ratings
6.8
65% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
18% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
18% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
- Screen Australia
- Screen NSW
- Red Arrow Studios International
- SundanceTV
- Head Gear Films
- Metrol Technology
- Goalpost Pictures
- Pukeko Pictures
Initial Release Date: Jun 1, 2016
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
Logie Awards
• 3 Nominations
The Equity Ensemble Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
