The Commons is a 2019 Australian television drama series on Stan about climate change and biotechnology set in the future. The eight-part, character-driven thriller looks at ethical boundaries and the place of humanity in saving the planet.
Premise Eadie, a radical and gifted neuropsychologist, is desperate for a child. In that quest, she faces intellectual property theft, disaster capitalism and eugenics.
Cast Joanne Froggatt as Eadie Boulay David Lyons as Lloyd Ryan Corr as Shay Rupert Penry-Jones Damon Herriman as Ben Childers John Waters as Herman Fayssal Bazzi as Abel Simone McAullay as Francesca Boulay Andrea Demetriades as Karina Felix Williamson as Carl Anderson Sara West as Zoe Anthony Brandon Wong as Harlow Carma Sharon as Nurse Mumford Susan Prior as Mayor Lena Gordon Fletcher Humphrys as Angry Driver
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Production The Commons was written by Shelley Birse with Matt Ford, Michael Miller and Matt Cameron. It is produced by Diane Haddon for Playmaker in association with Sony Pictures Television. Jeffrey Walker is the director with Rowan Woods and Jen Leacey.
The series aired on Sundance Now in the United States in 2020.
Awards Birse won the 2020 John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science-Fiction Writing at the AWGIE Awards for The Commons.
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